Elements of Poetry

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What is a group of lines within a poem called?

Back

A stanza.

Front

What do we call it when the last words in a verse have similar ending sounds?

Back

Rhyme.

Front

Two words will rhyme if they sound the same at the ________

Back

End.

Front

Who is the author of a poem?

Back

A poet.

Front

Does a poem have to contain rhyme to be a poem?

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No.

Front

What is the main idea or message of a poem called?

Back

Theme.

Front

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

Back

Simile.

Front

What is a figure of speech that describes something as if it were something else?

Back

Metaphor.

Front

What is the pattern of beats or stresses in a poem called?

Back

Meter.

Front

What is the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words called?

Back

Alliteration.