Poetry

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What is poetry?

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Poetry is a form of literature that uses rhythmic and often metaphorical language to express emotions, ideas, or stories.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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CCSS.RL.5.5

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What is a rhyme?

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A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is a stanza?

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

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CCSS.W.5.2D

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly, without using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is the meter in poetry?

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Meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem, determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

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What is the theme of a poem?

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The theme is the central idea or message that the poet wants to convey through the poem.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

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What is an alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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