Elements of Poetry

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The author of a poem

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poet

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A poem that shares a story

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narrative

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The pattern of rhyming words in a poem that creates rhythm

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rhyme scheme

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Sound words that appeal to the reader’s sense of hearing

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onomatopoeia

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Figurative language used to help the reader create a mental image and appeal to the reader’s 5 senses

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imagery

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Groups of lines in a poem

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stanza

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A poem that usually rhymes and expresses lots of feelings and emotions

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lyrical

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A group of words in a line

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line

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Where each line of text ends, the space between stanzas

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line break

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A poem meant to share something funny or humorous with the reader

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humorous