Acrostic poems

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What is an acrostic poem?

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A poem where the first letters of each line spell out a word or message.

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What does the term 'onomatopoeia' mean?

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Words that imitate sounds, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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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'.

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What is the structure of an acrostic poem?

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The first letters of each line form a word or phrase.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables of words.

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What is a haiku?

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A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.

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What is free verse?

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A type of poetry that does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or meter.

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What is a ballad?

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

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What is a limerick?

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A humorous five-line poem with a specific rhythm and rhyme scheme (AABBA).