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Sound Devices
Kinds of Poetry
Elements of Poetry
Figures of Speech
Poems
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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words
What is alliteration
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This poetry expresses a speaker's personal thoughts and feelings, usually short and musical
What is lyric poetry
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The use of "word pictures" to increase the emotional impact or to describe with greater detail
What is imagery
100
A comparison of two seemingly unlike things using like or as
What is simile
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Shakespeare compares life to this in his poem "The Seven Ages of Man"
What is a play
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The repetition of ending sounds in two or more words
What is Rhyme
200
Poetry that tells a story; two types are ballads and epics
What is narrative poetry
200
The atmosphere created by an author in a literary work
What is mood
200
A technique where an inanimate object is given human qualities
What is personification
200
Elements in poetry that appeal to the ear
What is sound device
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A sound word that imitates or suggests the sound it describes
What is onomatopoeia
300
Poetry that uses elements of drama, especially dialogue and emotional conflict
What is dramatic poetry
300
A reflection of the writer's attitude in a written work
What is tone
300
An exaggeration for humor or emphasis
What is hyperbole
300
This inspire the poem "The Ballad of Birmingham"
What is Birmingham Church bombed and children were killed.
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The repetition of vowel sounds in two or more words
What is assonance
400
"The Ballad of Birmingham" is this kind of poetry
What is narrative poetry
400
An exaggeration for humor or emphasis
What is hyperbole
400
A comparison of two or more unlike things that have something in common
What is metaphor
500
This is the pattern that end rhymes form in a stanza or poem
What is rhyme scheme
500
"Incident in a Rose Garden" is this kind of poetry
What is dramatic poetry
500
What is the difference between poetry and prose?
Poetry has patterns of verse. Prose does not.
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A comparison developed over several lines or throughout an entire poem
What is extended metaphor
500
In "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", this causes great joy for the speaker
What is daffodils