Poetry Elements

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is a literary device that involves extreme exaggeration.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is a figurative language technique where the same sound occurs at the beginning of closely placed words, as in 'Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped.'

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is the musical quality created by the meter in a poem.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where an object or animal is given human characteristics.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

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

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poetry.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a literary device where a word imitates the sound it represents, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle.'