Question

A pair of rhyming lines in a poem A) Personification

The attitude of the speaker toward the subject B) Rhyme scheme
A comparison of two unlike things using C) Meter
The rhythm, or beat, of a poem D) Simile
A figure of speech that gives humanlike qualities to something nonhuman E) Alliteration
Repetition of beginning sounds in words F) Tone
The pattern found in poetry that occurs at the end of the lines, often represented by matching letters like ABAB, CDCD G) Hyperbole
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis H) Couplet

Answer 1

Before we look at some specific elements of poetry, it’d be helpful to attempt to define just what a poem is briefly.

What exactly makes a poem different, for example, from a piece of prose? Or song lyrics, even?

The truth is that when we get down to it, poetry isn’t all that easy to pin down. Even poets themselves disagree about what constitutes a poem. What chance, then, do our struggling students have?

Luckily, some broad, general characteristics can be agreed upon. In this article, we will look at these common features of poetry and how we can best instil an understanding