Poetry Elements

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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Pattern of rhyming words or sounds in a poem, labeled with letters (e.g., ABAB, AABB).

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Who is a poet?

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A person who writes poems.

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What is a stanza?

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

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What is internal rhyme?

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Two or more rhyming words found within the same line of a poem.

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What is end rhyme?

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When a word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line.

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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 a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that creates mental pictures for the reader.

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What is the tone of a poem?

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The attitude or feeling expressed by the poet in the poem.

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What is a narrative poem?

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A poem that tells a story, often with characters and a plot.