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Literary Devices in Poetry

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    English 10 Poetry Terms Review
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  • What is a row of words called in a poem?
    A line
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  • What is a group of lines in a poem called?
    A stanza
  •  15
  • When two or more words rhyme within one line of a poem, it is called...
    Internal Rhyme
  •  15
  • When a word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line, it's called...
    End rhyme
  •  15
  • When a poet compares two unlike things that have something in common, this is called a...
    Metaphor
  •  15
  • When a poet compares two unlike things that have something in common by using the words "like" or "as" it is called...
    A Simile
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  • Giving human qualities to an object is called...
    Personification
  •  15
  • The repetition of the same letter sound in a sequence of words is called...
    Alliteration
  •  15
  • Words that recreate a sound are called...
    Onomatopoeia
  •  15
  • When a poet uses lots of sensory detail, it is called...
    Imagery
  •  15
  • When a word or phrase appears over and over in a poem, it is called...
    Repetition
  •  15
  • How many stanzas are in this poem?
    Two
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  • What type of rhyme is used in the first line of this stanza?
    Internal Rhyme
  •  20
  • What type of rhyme is used in this poem?
    End Rhyme
  •  20
  • Which literary device is used? "Life is a broken-winged bird/That cannot fly."
    Metaphor
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  • Which literary device is used? "At night my brother snores so loud/it sounds just like a riot."
    Simile
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