Elements of Poetry

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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 is repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is a repeating pattern of sounds or words.

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Which of the following words rhyme: true, do or baby, bat?

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The words 'true' and 'do' rhyme.

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What is an example of alliteration?

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'Birds bathe backward in the birdbath' is an example of alliteration.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery uses descriptive language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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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 a metaphor?

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

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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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.

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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.