Poetry Elements

Front

What is a group of lines of a poem arranged together?

Back

stanza

Front

What is the beat created by the sound of the words in the poem?

Back

rhythm or meter

Front

What do you call a line of a poem with a line break?

Back

line

Front

Who is the narrator of the poem (not the same as the poet)?

Back

speaker

Front

What is it called when a word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line?

Back

end rhyme or when words rhyme at the end of a line.

Front

What is a repeated sound or phrase in a poem?

Back

repetition

Front

What is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem?

Back

rhyme scheme

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

metaphor

Front

What is the feeling or atmosphere that a poem creates?

Back

mood

Front

What is a poem that tells a story?

Back

narrative poem