Poetry Elements

Front

What do you call a person who writes poems?

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poet

Front

What is the term for words or phrases that are repeated in a poem to show importance?

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repetition

Front

Who is the narrator of the poem (not the same as the poet)?

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speaker

Front

What is a line of a poem with a line break called?

Back

line

Front

What is the beat created by the sound of the words in the poem?

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rhythm or meter

Front

What do you call the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem?

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rhyme scheme

Front

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

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stanza

Front

What is the feeling or atmosphere that a poem creates?

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mood

Front

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

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simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true?

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metaphor