Poetry DOK 1 Vocabulary

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What is the purpose of a stanza in poetry?

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To separate different ideas.

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What is a type of figurative language used in poetry?

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Metaphor.

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What do readers use to make inferences from a poem?

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Clues from the poem.

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How does a stanza in a poem resemble a paragraph?

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Both are used to group related ideas together.

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What is personification in poetry?

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Giving human traits to non-human objects.

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What is the definition of a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the role of imagery in poetry?

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To create vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

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A simile compares two things using 'like' or 'as', while a metaphor makes a direct comparison.

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What is the significance of rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme creates rhythm and can enhance the musical quality of a poem.

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What is alliteration in poetry?

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