Poetry Elements

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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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 structure is poetry written in?

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Poetry is written in lines and stanzas.

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What does the term 'mood' refer to in poetry?

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Mood refers to the emotion created in the reader by the poem.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

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A simile compares two things using 'like' or 'as', while a metaphor does not.

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What is tone in poetry?

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Tone is the attitude a writer takes toward the subject of the poem.

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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 a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The theme is the central idea or message conveyed in a poem.