Poetry Elements

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What is repetition in poetry?

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A repeating pattern of sounds or words.

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What element of poetry is shown in the sentence: 'The sun is a yellow skittle shining brightly in the sky'?

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Metaphor.

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What do we call a sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row?

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Line.

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What element of poetry is demonstrated in the phrase: 'Birds bathe backward in the birdbath'?

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Alliteration.

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What type of poetry does not follow any regular rhythm or rhyme scheme?

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Free Verse.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison between two 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 series of words.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines.

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What is a stanza?

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