Brown's Poetry Elements Practice

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What is poetry?

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literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by using distinctive style and rhythm

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What is structure in poetry?

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how a poem is presented

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How is a poem structured?

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lines, stanzas, rhythm, and meter

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Which poetic element deals with the repetition of sounds at the ends of words? Options: alliteration, repetition, rhyme, imagery

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rhyme

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Imagery

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Words or phrases that appeal to the senses, creating pictures in the mind using metaphors and similes, and a way of writing that helps a reader fully experience a poem.

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My fingers fly across the board Lightening fast and neat The words an extension of my brain Oh, how can I compete?
...is an example of? Options: imagery, alliteration, repetition, line break

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imagery

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Alliteration is...

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the repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Fast fingers fly forward across the keyboard
...is an example of? Options: alliteration, repetition, mood, tone

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alliteration

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Repetition is...

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the repeated use of any element of language - sounds, words, or phrases - in writing

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The writer's attitude toward his subject or audience is the _____________ in a poem.

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tone