Types of Poetry

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What is imagery?

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The use of sensory details that allow the reader to picture the scene.

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Free verse poetry does not have...

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Rhyme or rhythm.

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What is a stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space.

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What structure is poetry written in?

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Lines & stanzas.

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What is significant about free verse poetry?

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It does not have to have a certain structure or rhyming pattern.

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What is a rhyme?

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A repetition of similar sounds in two or more words.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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The pattern of sounds and beats in a poem.

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What is a refrain?

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A repeated line or group of lines in a poem.

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What is a ballad?

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A type of poem that tells a story, often in a musical form.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.