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elements of poetry

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poetry can be written in lines which are either sentences or fragments   form  
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paragraphs in poems are called these   stanzas  
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poetry uses devices to make it pleasing to the listener's ear   sound  
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when words at the end of lines sound alike   rhyme  
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pattern of rhyming lines in a poem   rhyme scheme  
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a poem creates a beat by using a certain number of words and syllables   rhythm  
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repeating a word or line in verse to emphasize a point or create a mood   repetition  
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words used to create mental pictures of sight and sound   imagery  
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a comparison using the words like or as   simile  
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a comparison that does not use like or as   metaphor  
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giving something nonhuman human characteristics   personification  
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repetition of the same consonant sound   alliteration  
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where an object stands for something else of deeper or wider meaning   symbolism  
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repetition of the same vowel sound   assonance  
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continuation of a comparison throughout a poem   extended metaphor  
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the use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings   onomatopoeia  
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poetry that tells a story   narrative poetry  
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narrative poetry which could easily be sung   ballad  
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poetry that expresses feelings, emotions, and thoughts of a poet   lyric poetry  
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a fourteen line poem with three quatrains and a rhyming couplet   sonnet  
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a poem which is five lines long and about an object or person's name   cinquain  
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poetry that does not need rhythm or rhyme   free verse  
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poem which is written so that the reader can visualize the poet's topic   shape poem  
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a humorous verse with five lines. It has the following rhyme scheme: a a b b a and with the following rhythm pattern: the first two lines with 3 stressed beats, the 3rd and the 4th with 2 stressed beats and the final line with 3 stressed beats   limerick  
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poetry which does not need to rhyme but has a rhythm such as iambic pentameter   blank verse  
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a three line Japanese poem which is mostly about nature   haiku  
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an exaggeration   hyperbole  
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a combination of two words to create a new word such as smoke and fog = smog   portmanteau word  
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using two opposite terms to create a contrast   juxtaposition  
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a play on words   pun  
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