Poetry

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What is the poetic form free from regularity and consistency in elements such as line length, rhyme, and metrical form?

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Open Form

Front

What term describes the attitude that a poem conveys; the mood created for a reader?

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Tone

Front

What is a unit of a poem often repeated in the same form throughout a poem; a unit of poetic lines?

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Stanza

Front

What is the term for repeating a word, phrase, line, or stanza multiple times within a poem?

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Repetition

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What is the pattern of end rhymes in a poem, often written out with letters (ABAB)?

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Rhyme Scheme

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

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Simile

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What is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas?

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Personification

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What is a poetic device that involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words?

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Alliteration

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What is a group of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other groups of lines?

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Stanza

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What is the use of language that appeals to the senses and creates vivid imagery?

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Imagery