CKLA Grade 4 Unit 3 Poetry Lessons 1 and 2 Vocabulary

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What is a line in a poem?

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Basic unit of a poem; together, lines form stanzas.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of sounds at the beginning of several words in order or near one another.

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What is a stanza?

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Section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines.

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Which sentence shows alliteration?

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Harry hurried and hopped to the hilly hill.

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What is an excerpt?

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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 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 alike 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, appealing to the senses.