Poetry Elements

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What do we call the person who writes a poem?

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poet

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A grouping of lines separated from other lines by a space is called a-

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stanza

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Why are line breaks important in poetry?

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They can create rhyme and make the poem look a certain way.

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What is the feeling the reader gets from a piece of text called?

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Mood

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True or False: Poems can have a point of view.

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True

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, separated from other groups by a space.

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What is the difference between mood and tone in poetry?

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Mood refers to the feeling the reader gets, while tone refers to the author's attitude toward the subject.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables of lines.

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What is a metaphor?

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