Elements of Poetry

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a way of using words to create images or express ideas in a more imaginative way, helping readers to visualize concepts.

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True or False? Figurative language helps readers to visualize.

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True

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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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 do we call the narrator of a poem?

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The narrator of a poem is called the speaker.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery refers to the ability to create an image in the reader's mind by using all five senses.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables of lines in a poem.

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What is ending rhyme?

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Ending rhyme occurs when the last words of two or more lines in a poem have the same sound.

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What is a line in poetry?

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A line is a single row of words in a poem.

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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 emphasize a point or theme.

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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'.