3rd Grade Poetry Review

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What is poetry?

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Poetry is a kind of writing that focuses on imagination and feelings.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a comparison between two things that does not use 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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A stanza is a group of lines in poetry.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of closely placed words.

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language uses words in a way that is different from their usual meaning to create a special effect.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in poetry.

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What does personification mean?

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Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things.

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What is the purpose of imagery in poetry?

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Imagery uses descriptive language to create pictures in the reader's mind.

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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.