Poetry

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What is a poem?

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A poem is a type of writing that expresses feelings or ideas in a special way, often using rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is the pattern of sounds in a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What are lines in a poem?

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Lines are the individual rows of words in a poem, similar to sentences in a story.

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What are stanzas in a poem?

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Stanzas are groups of lines in a poem, like paragraphs in a story.

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme is when two or more words have the same ending sound, like 'cat' and 'hat'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is when words that are close together start with the same sound, like 'big blue bird'.

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What does it mean to repeat words in a poem?

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Repeating words in a poem can create rhythm and emphasize important ideas.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a way of comparing two things without using 'like' or 'as', saying one thing is another.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a way of comparing two things using 'like' or 'as', such as 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that creates pictures in the reader's mind.