Elements of Poetry

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What is the narrator of a poem called?

Options: Author, Narrator, Speaker, Main Character

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Speaker

Front

Define "rhyme."

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The repetition of an ending sound.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of a beginning letter sound.

Front

Groups of lines in a poem are called

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Stanzas

Front

When words end with the same sound, the words

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rhyme

Front

A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like"

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simile

Front

A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison. It often uses "is" in the comparison.

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Metaphor

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Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal

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Personification

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A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing.

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Onomatopoeia

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What is the following statement an example of? Life is a broken - winged bird that cannot fly.

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Metaphor