Elements of Poetry

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The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn

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theme

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The writer of a poem is called...

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poet

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A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.

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stanza

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The _________ are like paragraphs in a poem.

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stanzas

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Free verse poetry does not have...

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rhyme or rhythm

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Two words that have the same ending sound are called...

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rhyming words

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Poems that tell a story are called...

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narrative poems

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Poems that express personal emotions or feelings are called...

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lyrical poems

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The name of funny or silly poems is...

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humorous poems

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Descriptive or figurative language in writing where the author uses words that appeal to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

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imagery