Elements of Poetry

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What is poetry?

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Poetry is a form of writing that expresses feelings, ideas, or tells a story in a creative way, often using rhythm and imagery.

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TRUE OR FALSE: Only rap music is poetry.

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False - many types of music contain poetry.

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What is the 'sentence' of a poem?

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Line.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is the use of the same word or phrase multiple times to create emphasis or rhythm.

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Give an example of repetition in poetry.

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The bird whistled. The cat whistled. And even I whistled.

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Who is the speaker of a poem?

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The speaker is the person telling the poem.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental pictures.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem.

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What is a metaphor?

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