Wit and Wisdom Module 1 Vocabulary

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What is rhythm?

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Rhythm is how the sound of a poem rises and falls, similar to the beats in music.

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is a style of writing that uses the five senses to create vivid descriptions.

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What does circular mean?

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Circular means having a round shape like a circle.

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What does anonymous mean?

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Anonymous refers to something from a person or author whose name is unknown.

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme is a word that ends in the same sound or almost the same sound as another word.

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What is meter in poetry?

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Meter is the structured rhythm of a poem, determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is a synonym?

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A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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What is inferred?

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Inferred means to conclude or deduce information from evidence rather than from explicit statements.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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What is a metaphor?

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