Understanding Poetic Elements

Front

What is the voice that tells the poem?

Back

Speaker

Front

What is a complete thought or phrase that appears on a single line followed by punctuation?

Back

End-stopped Lines

Front

What do we call a group of words arranged in a row?

Back

Poetic Lines

Front

What is it called when writers repeat grammatically similar words throughout a poem?

Back

Parallelism

Front

What are intentional pauses or gaps between stanzas in a poem called?

Back

Stanza Breaks

Front

What is the term for a recurring theme or idea in a poem?

Back

Motif

Front

What do we call the emotional atmosphere created by a poem?

Back

Mood

Front

What is the use of language that appeals to the senses in poetry?

Back

Imagery

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor