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Poetry - literary devices

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  • In a poem, several lines together are called
    a rhyme
    a line
    a syllable
    a stanza
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  • How many syllables does the word 'Slovenia' have?
    4
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  • Indirectly referring to something is called an... (for example: Sad rom-coms are my kryptonite.)
    allusion
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  • A haiku consists of how many phrases/lines?
    3
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  • A limerick typically consists of how many lines?
    5
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  • The phrase 'sweet summer songs' is an example of....
    alliteration
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  • The repetition of certain words at the beginning of a phrase of a sentence to create emphasis is called...(for example: “It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass on his stomach. It rained all over the place.”)
    anaphora
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  • The repetition of vowel sounds, but not at the beginning of words is... (for example: 'between trees' or 'hop-scotch')
    Assonance
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  • The imagery in this poem affects which of the five senses? ("They silently inhale the clover-scented gale, And the vapors that arise From the well-watered and smoking soil.")
    Olfactory (sense of smell)
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  • What literary device is this? ("The fire swallowed the forest whole.")
    personification
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  • What literary device is this? ("The owl hooted.")
    onomatopoeia
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  • What literary device is this? ("He's as strong as an ox.")
    simile
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  • When the end of a phrase extends past the end of a line to create tension or add complexity, this is called...
    assonance
    juxtaposition
    enjambment
    onomatopoeia
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  • Placing two opposite things or concepts side by side to highlight their differences is called...
    juxtaposition
    alliteration
    enjambment
    simile
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  • Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
    John looks like a horse.
    The horse hid happily.
    Hold your horses! You're going too fast.
    I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
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