Poetry Elements

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Verse

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A single line of poetry.

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What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem.

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What is meter?

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A stressed & unstressed syllabic pattern that serves as a sound pattern.

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What is a Haiku?

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A major poem that does NOT rhyme, Japanese verse divided into 3, 5, 7 lines & 5 syllables.

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What is Poetry?

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Type of literature that tells a story using patterns or word arrangements.

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What is a rhyme?

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A repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between 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 different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.