Poetry Flashcard

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What does it mean when a poet has 'butterflies in her stomach'?

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It means she was nervous before the speech.

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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.' For example, 'The baby was a spider as he crawled around the room.'

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What is Free Verse poetry?

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A type of poetry that does not adhere to structural rules and often uses repetition and attention to language.

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What is the theme of a poem?

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The underlying message or insight the poem conveys.

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What defines the tone of a poem?

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The poet's attitude towards the subject matter of the poem.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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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.' For example, 'as brave as a lion.'

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What is a ballad?

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A form of verse, often a narrative set to music, that tells a story.

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What is a villanelle?

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A 19-line poem with a specific structure of five tercets followed by a quatrain, with a rhyme scheme of ABA.

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What is a sonnet?

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A 14-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter, with various rhyme schemes.