Poetry Elements

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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 a story.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is when two or more words have the same ending sound, often used at the end of lines in poems.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one is the other, 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 the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What does it mean to personify something?

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To personify means to give human qualities or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is the purpose of imagery in poetry?

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Imagery uses descriptive language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is the theme of a poem?

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The theme is the main idea or message that the poet wants to convey through the poem.