Poetry Mid Unit 3 Vocab

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What is anaphora?

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The repetition of words (or phrases) at the start of a series of lines in a poem.

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What is rhyme?

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Words that end in the same sound or sounds.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem.

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What is a stanza break?

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The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other.

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What is an apostrophe in poetry?

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Writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present.

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What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is tone in poetry?

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The attitude or emotional quality of the poem.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphors and similes, to convey meaning.

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What is repetition in poetry?

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The use of the same word or phrase multiple times for emphasis.

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What is a line break?

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The point at which a line of poetry ends and the next line begins.