Elements of Poetry

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  1. 2. the repetition of similar consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
  2. 5. language that appeals to the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
  3. 7. a group of lines that work together to express a central idea
  4. 8. the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
  5. 9. the use of any element of language more than once
  6. 12. compares two unlike things using the words like or as
  7. 13. a writer’s attitude toward his or her subject
  8. 15. the voice that narrates a poem
  9. 17. a poem that is shaped to look like its subject
  10. 18. gives human qualities to something that is not human
  11. 20. expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse
  12. 22. dictionary definition
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  1. 1. a Japanese form of poetry about nature, made up of three lines
  2. 3. a humorous, rhyming five-line poem with a specific rhythm, or pattern of rhyme
  3. 4. writing or speech that is not mean to be taken literally
  4. 6. tells a story in verse
  5. 10. the use of words to imitate sounds
  6. 11. a poem that does not have a strict structure, regular rhythm, or pattern of rhyme
  7. 14. the feelings a word evokes in people
  8. 16. the beat created by patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables
  9. 19. an extreme exaggeration
  10. 21. compares two unlike things without using like or as
  11. 23. the message or insight about life a poem conveys