Elements of Poetry

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What is an Acrostic poem?

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A poem that spells out a word using the first letter of each line.

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What is a Clerihew?

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A quatrain (4 lines) poem based on someone's name.

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How many lines does a Haiku poem have?

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3 lines.

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What is a rhyme?

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Words that end with the same sound.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

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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 a quatrain?

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A stanza or poem consisting of four lines.

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What is free verse?

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A type of poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme.

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What is a couplet?

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A pair of lines in a poem that usually rhyme and have the same meter.

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What is a cinquain?

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A five-line poem that follows a specific syllable or word count.