Elements of Poetry

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A grouping of lines in poetry is called a

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Stanzas

Front

A figurative language device that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

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Simile

Front

Provides the reader with details related to the senses.

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Sensory Language

Front

A device that gives human qualities to non-human things.

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Personification

Front

The writer's attitude about the subject of the poem is the -

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Tone

Front

What is the central or main idea of a poem?

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Theme

Front

The dove is a __________________ of peace.

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Symbol

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Specific words the poet uses to create images in the poem.

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Imagery

Front

A pattern of end rhyming words is known as -

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Rhyme Scheme

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A feeling the poem creates in the reader is the -

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Mood