Understanding Poetry Elements and Definitions

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What is a poem?

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form of writing that is written to inspire emotions or feelings

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What is a poet?

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a person who wrote a poem

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Which Element of Poetry is a turth, lesson, or message about life?

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Theme

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What is the Element of Poetry: Mood?

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the feeling or emotion the poet conveys (shows)

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What is the RHYTHM of a poem?

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the beat, sound, and feel of a poem

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A LINE of poetry means ___?

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a single line of words in a poem

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The METER of a poem is:

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the number and style of accented syllables in a line (in a pattern)

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What is RHYME?

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words with the same end sound

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A STANZA of a poem is:

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a group of lines in a poem

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What is IMAGERY?

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sensory language/descriptive language