Elements of Poetry: Unit Test

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What is a poem divided into?

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Stanzas

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What is a Haiku?

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A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, three lines of five, seven, and five.

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What is a poem that tells a story called?

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Narrative poem

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How many stanzas are included in this poem?

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4

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What are poems that express personal emotions or feelings called?

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Lyrical poems

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What is a Sonnet?

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A 14-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter, with various rhyme schemes.

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What is free verse poetry?

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Poetry that does not follow a specific meter or rhyme scheme.

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What is an Ode?

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A formal, often ceremonious lyric poem that addresses and celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is the purpose 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 a metaphor?

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