Poetry Elements

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Paradox

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Contradictory statement that is given, that reveals a truth.

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The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.

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Onomatopoeia

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The repetition of the initial consonant sound at the beginning of words.

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Alliteration

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Giving human-like qualities to non-living objects or animals.

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Personification

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Language that appeals to the five senses.

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imagery

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When a rhyme occurs within a line of poetry

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internal rhyme

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The pattern of rhymes in a poem. (ABAB)

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Rhyme Scheme

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The comparison of two unlike things--stating that one thing is another without using "like" or "as."

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Metaphor

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The comparison of two unlike things while using "like" or "as"

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simile

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A "paragraph" in a poem.

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stanza