Poetry Flashcard

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in a story.

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How many lines are in a stanza?

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A stanza can have any number of lines, but common types are 2 (couplet), 4 (quatrain), or 6 (sestet).

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What does 'rhyme' mean?

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Rhyme is when two or more words have the same ending sound.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is the beat or flow of a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is when a word or phrase is used more than once in a poem.

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What is a line in a poem?

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A line is a single row of words in a poem.

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What is a haiku?

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A haiku is a type of poem that has three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.

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What is a sonnet?

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A sonnet is a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.

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What is free verse?

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Free verse is a type of poetry that does not have a regular rhyme or rhythm.