poetry

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What is poetry?

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Poetry is a type of writing that expresses feelings, ideas, or tells a story in a creative way, often using rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

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Do all poems have to rhyme?

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No, not all poems have to rhyme. Some poems use free verse, which does not follow a specific rhyme scheme.

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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 rhymes?

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Rhymes are words that have similar ending sounds, like 'cat' and 'hat'.

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What is a stanza?

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

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, often labeled with letters.

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language uses words in a way that is different from their literal meaning to create effects or express ideas.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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What is a line in poetry?

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A line is a single row of words in a poem, which can vary in length.

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What is an example of a poem?

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An example of a poem is 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star', which has rhythm and rhyme.