Poetry Structure

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What is a line break?

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Where the line of poetry ends.

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What is Repetition?

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Repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas.

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What is Rhyme Scheme?

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Pattern of rhyme created at the end of lines of poetry.

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What is a rhyme?

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Repetition of similar sounds in two or more words.

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What is a stanza?

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Small section of a poem made up of one or more lines.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is a couplet?

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme.