Elements of Poetry

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What structure is poetry written in?

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Lines and stanzas.

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Using words to paint a picture in the reader's mind is known as...

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Imagery.

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Which is an example of imagery?

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I feel hot, I hear the waves, my toes touch the sand.

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A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space are...

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Stanza.

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Choose the correct element: And the cows go 'moooo'

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Onomatopoeia.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-human things.

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines.

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What is alliteration?

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