Poetry Structural Elements

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What is the termination of one line of poetry and the beginning of a new line called?

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Line break

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What do we call a group of words together in one line of a poem?

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Verse/Line

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What is the pattern of which lines in the poem rhyme called?

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Rhyme scheme

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What is a poet's tool to change the meaning, emphasis, and flow of a poem?

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Graphical element (e.g., capital letters, line length, punctuation, word position, bold letters)

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What do we call the repeating of sounds where words end in the same sound?

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Rhyme

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What is the rhythm of a poem created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables?

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Meter

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.

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What is the term for the beat or pace of a poem?

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Rhythm

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What do we call the use of the same word or phrase multiple times in a poem?

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Repetition

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What is the term for a poem that tells a story?

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Narrative poem