Poetry: Lengths of Time

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What is poetry?

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Poetry is a form of writing that uses rhythm, sound, and imagery to express feelings and ideas.

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What does 'stanza' mean in poetry?

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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 the purpose of imagery in poetry?

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Imagery helps create pictures in the reader's mind, making the poem more vivid and engaging.

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What does 'rhyme' mean?

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

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What is a 'metaphor'?

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

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What does 'personification' mean?

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Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things or ideas.

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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.

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What does 'tone' refer to in poetry?

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Tone refers to the attitude or feeling expressed by the poet in the poem.

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What is 'alliteration'?

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

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What does 'symbolism' mean in poetry?

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Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.