ELEMENTS IN POETRY

Front

What is a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in other kinds of text?

Back

Stanza

Front

What do you call a collection of words written to inspire ideas, imagination, or emotion in the reader?

Back

Poem

Front

What is a figure of speech that uses two opposite ideas to create an effective description?

Back

Oxymoron

Front

What term describes words that imitate or suggest the sound of what they describe, such as 'hiss' and 'thud'?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What is the term for repeating vowel sounds in poetry?

Back

Assonance

Front

What is the term for the pattern of beats or stresses in a line of poetry?

Back

Meter

Front

What do you call the emotional atmosphere created by a poem?

Back

Mood

Front

What is the central idea or message conveyed in a poem?

Back

Theme

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor