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MIU8 Poetry
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Question | Answer |
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simile | a comparison using words like or as |
metaphor | a comparison of two different things without using like or as |
personification | describes something nonhuman as if it had human qualities |
hyberbole | an extreme exaggeration |
alliteraion | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning |
rhyme | the use of rhyming words at the end or within two or more lines of poetry |
blank verse | unrhymed verse |
mood | the feeling a reader gets from the writing |
tone | writer's attitude/feelings toward his or her subject |
stanza | a group of lines inside a poem |
drama | a story written to be performed by actors |
act | a major section of a play, usually made up of several scenes |
scene | a subdivision of an act; usually indicates a specific location and time |
script | the written text of a play |