Poetry CKLA lesson 1 vocabulary

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What is a stanza break?

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A space or a line break that separates stanzas in a poem or song.

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What does dialogue mean?

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Words or sentences spoken by a character in a poem, play, or story.

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What is an excerpt?

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A small part of a larger work; for example, one chapter of a novel or one paragraph of a newspaper article.

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What does it mean to infer?

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To reach a reasonable conclusion based on available evidence.

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What is a stanza in a poem?

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A group of lines that form a unit within a poem.

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What is a poem?

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A piece of writing that expresses feelings, ideas, or tells a story in a specific form, often using rhythm and rhyme.

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What is rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly, suggesting they are the same in some way.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.