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What poetic device is being used here? "A country that is bruised, but whole, benevolent but bold"
Alliteration
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A SIMILE is...
..a statement which compares two dissimilar objects using comparing words such as "like, as or than."
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When a line of poetry has several words that begin with the same sound...
...ALLITERATION
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Which poetic device is used here?
Fred phoned Phil about the filthy flippers he found on the floor.
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"Word Pictures" or language that appeals to a reader's senses is known as...
...IMAGERY
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A comparison of two dissimilar objects where one thing is said (or implied) to be another is called...
...a METAPHOR
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Which poetic device is being used here? "To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man..."
Alliteration
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Words or expressions used out of their ordinary meaning in order to be more beautiful or forceful are known as...
...FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
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Saying that a non-human object has human qualities or abilities is...
...PERSONIFICATION
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The PERSONA is...
...the first person speaker (narrator) in a poem
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What figure of speech is being used here? We are ready to write a new chapter for our lives.
Metaphor
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Words that imitate the sounds they identify are known as...
...ONOMATOPOEIA
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A STANZA is...
...lines of poetry, grouped together. Poem "paragraphs"
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Which example of figurative language is used here?
"seriously funny"
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An OXYMORON is being used when...
...two contradictory terms appear side by side
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"That news is a freight train runnin' up all through your life." What figure of speech is this?
Metaphor
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"The song taunts me like a wrestler strutting into the arena to fight" is an example of WHICH figure of speech?
Simile
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Which figure of speech is being used here? "We've braved the belly of the beast; we've learned that quiet isn't always peace"
Metaphor
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FREE VERSE is...
...poetry that does not rhyme or follow a set beat
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When a poet tries to emphasize an idea by exaggerating, s/he is using...
...HYPERBOLE
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