Elements of Poetry

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What is the narrator of a poem called?

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Speaker

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What does 'rhyme' mean?

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The repetition of an ending sound.

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What is a regular rhyme or a pattern of sound like a beat called?

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Meter.

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What are several lines grouped together in a poem called?

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Stanza.

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True or False? Figurative language helps readers to visualize.

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True.

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What is the term for 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 that involves an exaggeration for emphasis?

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Hyperbole.

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What is the term for the emotional quality or atmosphere of a poem?

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Mood.

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What is the main idea or underlying meaning of a poem called?

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Theme.

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What is the use of language that appeals to the senses called?

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Imagery.