Poetry Elements

Front

Poetry is usually arranged in ________________.

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lines

Front

______________ uses like or as to compare seemingly unlike things.

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simile

Front

A ________________ implies the comparison instead of directly stating it.

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metaphor

Front

A group of lines is called a _______________________.

Back

Stanzas

Front

Poems may have a regular _________________, which is the repetition of similar sounds.

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Rhyme

Front

The pattern of beats in a poem is called _________________.

Back

Meter

Front

Words that sound the same and are used in poetry are called _________________.

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Rhyme words

Front

A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as' is called a _________________.

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metaphor

Front

When human qualities are given to non-human things, it is called _________________.

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personification

Front

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called _________________.

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Alliteration