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Poetry Unit Review
Review for the Poetry Unit Test
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English
10th Grade
11/28/2011

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Personification

Definition

human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea

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Metaphor

Definition

A comparison between two unlike things, not using the words like or as.


Ex. My mind is an ocean.

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Simile

Definition

A comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as.



Ex. You are as cute as a button.

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Onomatopoeia

Definition

The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings, such as buzz, gargle, and boom.


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Slant Rhyme

Definition

Rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kQBVneC30o&feature=youtu.be

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Exact Rhyme

Definition
A rhyme in which the later part of the word or phrase is identical sounding to that of another.
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