Poetry Test 2025 Study Guide

When a word or phrase is used more than once

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The pattern of rhyme in a poem

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The overall message or life lesson of a poem

(a)  

Repetition of beginning sounds/letter of words (ex. she sells seashells)

(a)  

Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas

(a)  

Descriptive words that appeal to a reader's senses

(a)  

An exaggeration for effect

(a)  

A phrase that has a special meaning that is different from its literal interpretation (ex. hit the road)

(a)  

A word that imitates the sound it represents

(a)  

A row of words in a poem

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