Poetry Elements

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What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in other kinds of text.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words.

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What is hyperbole?

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A figure of speech in which an over-exaggeration is used for emphasis.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is mood in poetry?

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The feeling a poet or author is trying to convey, or make the reader feel.

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, e.g., 'buzz', 'whisper', 'bang'.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poetry.

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What is theme in poetry?

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The central idea or message that the poet wants to convey through the poem.