Poetry Elements

Front

What is the term for words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point?

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Repetition

Front

What do the words Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP represent in poetry?

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Onomatopoeia

Front

What is it called when two or more words have the same ending sound?

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Rhyme

Front

What is the narrator of a poem referred to as?

Back

Speaker

Front

What is the central message of a poem called?

Back

Theme

Front

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

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Simile

Front

What is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What is the term for the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry?

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Meter

Front

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

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis?

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Hyperbole