Poetry- 5th Grade

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What is poetry?

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Poetry is a form of literary expression that uses rhythmic and often metaphorical language to evoke emotions and ideas.

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What is personification in poetry?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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What does mood mean in a poem?

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Mood refers to the emotional atmosphere created by the poet through word choice and imagery.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly, suggesting they are alike in some way.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the main idea of a poem?

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The main idea is the central point or message that the poet wants to convey through their work.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery involves using descriptive language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What does it mean for a poem to have a theme?

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The theme is the underlying message or insight about life that the poet explores in the poem.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables of lines in a poem.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.