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What are truncated sentences?

a shortened sentence with missing words, often for a casual or concise effect

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What is enjambment?

the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line to the next without punctuation

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What is rhyme?

a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words that make the beat in a poem.

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What is a free verse poem?

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular rhythm.

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What is the definition of tone?

How the author has written their feelings or attitude toward the subject matter.

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What is a simile?

the comparison of one thing with another, used to make a description more vivid, using the words "like" or "as".

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trap

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star

Double points!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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lifesaver

Give 5 points!

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What is hyperbole?

Over exaggerating in a poem for effect.

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thief

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fairy

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Other team loses 20 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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What is the definition of ellipses?

3 dots that show an absence of words for certain effect.

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What is a rhetorical question?

A question asked to make a point rather than to get an answer.

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What is a noun?

A person, place or thing.

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What is a ballad?

a poem or song that tells a story, often with a focus on a dramatic or emotional event

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What is a verb?

a word used to describe an action; a "doing" word

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What is a sonnet?

A poem with 14 lines of iambic pentameter and a set rhyme scheme.

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baam

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shark

Other team loses 15 points!

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gift

Win 25 points!

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baam

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