Intro to Poetry

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What is End Rhyme?

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A rhyme that occurs at the end of two different lines in a poem.

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Why do poets use figurative language?

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To interest the reader and to provide detailed descriptions.

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True or False: All poems must rhyme.

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False

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What is an example of imagery?

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A poem describing a field of bright yellow daffodils fluttering in the crisp morning air.

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Why does a poet write with stanzas?

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The poet is organizing his thoughts and ideas like paragraphs.

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What is a stanza?

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

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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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'.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.