Poetry Elements

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What are Graphic Elements in poetry?

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Graphic Elements are features such as line length, spacing, and the use of capital and lowercase letters that affect the look of the poem on the page as well as its rhythm and meter.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare seemingly unlike things.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is the purpose of rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme adds musicality to poetry and can enhance the emotional impact of the poem.

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What is meter in poetry?

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Meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem, determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.