Elements of a Poem

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What is the way a poem is formed called?

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Structure

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the ENDs of words.

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Are poems often divided into lines and stanzas?

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True

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How many stanzas are in the poem?

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The poem has 2 stanzas.

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What are stanzas made up of?

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Lines

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language to create mental pictures.

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What is a line in a poem?

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A line is a single row of words in a poem.

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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 the meaning of 'figurative language'?

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Figurative language uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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What is the effect of a poem?

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The effect of a poem is the emotional response it evokes in the reader.