Poetry Elements

Front

What is the feeling the author is trying to convey in a poem?

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Mood

Front

What is the term for the pattern of rhyming words or sounds in a poem, labeled with letters (e.g., ABAB, AABB)?

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Rhyme scheme

Front

What do you call a group of lines in a poem arranged together, similar to a paragraph?

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Stanza

Front

What is a comparison in poetry that does not use 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What term describes the beat created by the sound of the words in a poem?

Back

Rhythm or meter

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line of poetry?

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Alliteration

Front

What do you call a direct address to an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction in poetry?

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Apostrophe

Front

What is the term for a recurring theme or idea in a poem?

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Motif

Front

What is the term for the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities in poetry?

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Symbolism