The Elements of Poetry

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poetry that tells a story

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Narrative

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poetry that uses rhyme and rhythm to create a spoken musical experience

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Lyrical

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poetry that doesn't have rhyme or a regular meter

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Free Verse

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poetry uses these like paragraphs, separated by a blank space

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Stanza

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they may be complete sentences and they may not be; they create rhythm and emphasis

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Lines

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a repetition of sound in two or more words, especially at the end of lines in poetry

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Rhyme

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created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

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Rhythm

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repetition of the same letter (sound) at the beginning of two or more consecutive words in a poem

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Alliteration

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BANG! POW! BUZZ!

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Onomatopoeia

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descriptive language that appeals to the senses

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Imagery