Poetic Elements & Types of Poetry

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What is a haiku?

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A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five.

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Identify the poetic device used in the line: 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'

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Personification.

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Which poetic element is shown by the phrase, 'rain, rain, go away'?

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Repetition.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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Give an example of a metaphor.

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The classroom was a zoo.

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What is free verse poetry?

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A type of poetry that has no real rhyme or pattern.

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What is personification?

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A poetic device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Provide an example of a simile.

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The moon was like a ghostly ship sailing through the night.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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The repetition of similar sounds, usually at the end of lines.