Poetry Elements

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What is the meter of a poem?

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A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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Name two different words that rhyme.

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Examples: Long and wrong, decide and inside.

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What is the stanza of a poem?

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Lines grouped together like a paragraph.

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What is the definition of repetition?

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When the words or phrases are repeated.

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What is the basic definition of rhyme?

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When words have the same ending sound, usually at the end of the lines in a poem.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is a theme in poetry?

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The central idea or message conveyed by the poem.