Elements of Poetry

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison stating that one thing is something else without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that isn't meant to be taken seriously; includes simile, metaphor, and personification.

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What is alliteration?

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Repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words.

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What is a stanza?

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A grouping of lines in poetry.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A pattern of end rhyming words.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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What is the theme of a poem?

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The central idea or message conveyed by the poem.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.