Poetry Elements

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What is poetry usually arranged in?

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Lines

Front

What do poets use to help readers visualize what they read?

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Imagery

Front

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

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Stanzas

Front

What element is in the sentence: 'The third graders are as wild as a den of lions'?

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Simile

Front

What is the example of alliteration in the sentence: 'Birds bathe backward in the birdbath'?

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Alliteration

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that describes something as if it were something else?

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Metaphor

Front

What is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words?

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Alliteration

Front

What is language that appeals to the senses called?

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Imagery

Front

What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem.