Elements of Poetry

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What clue words help identify a simile?

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like or as

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A word that imitates the sound of what it describes is called...

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onomatopoeia

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"Heidi, hopped, happily" is an example of ...

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alliteration

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"She is a gem." is an example of a ...

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metaphor

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A group of lines within a poem is called a

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stanza

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When poets use words with the same ending sound at the end of lines or stanzas, we call it a...

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rhyme scheme

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The same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines is called...

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alliteration

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A comparison of two things that DOES NOT use like or as is called a...

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metaphor

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"He runs fast like a cheetah" is an example of a ...

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simile

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Wham! PoP! POW! These are examples of...

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onomatopoeia