Poetry Elements Flash Cards

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Rhythm

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The beat of the poem heard in the pattern of the poem heard in the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

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repetition

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words, phrases, or lines that are repeated, usually to show importance.

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Stanza

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A group of lines separated by a space

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Rhyme

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Words that have the same ending sound, usually found at the end of a line.

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Line

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A single line of text from left to right.

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Voice or Speaker

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The speaker in a poem which could be the poet or a character that the poet created.

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Rhyme Scheme

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The pattern of rhymes within the poem (AABB)