Poetic Elements

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What is Rhyme?

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Rhyme is when two or more words have the same ending sound, like 'cat' and 'hat'.

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What is Rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is the beat or flow of a poem, created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is Repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is when the same word or phrase is used multiple times in a poem for emphasis.

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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 are Syllables?

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Syllables are the individual sounds in a word. For example, 'banana' has three syllables: ba-na-na.

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What is Imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that creates pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is a Poetic Element?

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Poetic elements are the techniques and devices used in poetry to create meaning and emotion.

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What is a Line in a poem?

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A line is a single row of words in a poem, similar to a sentence in prose.

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What is a Couplet?

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A couplet is two lines of poetry that usually rhyme and have the same meter.

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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, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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