"Ode to Common Things" Vocabulary (by Pablo Neruda)- Lift 2

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Structure of a Poem

Back

The physical form of a poem.

Front

Line Length

Back

How long every line is in the poem.

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Stanzas

Back

Groups of lines.

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Rhythm

/ ri-thm /

Back

The “beat” created by the words in the poem.

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Rhyme

/raim/

Back

When words have the same sound.

Examples: Bug & Hug, Dig & Big, All & Tall, Bee & Tree.

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• Unique

• / yu - nik /

Back

• Part of Speech: adjective

• Definition: Different from anyone or anything else

• Example: Each snowflake has a unique shape.

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• Feature

• / fi chr /

Back

• Part of Speech: verb

•  

  • Definition: To include as an important part

Example: ROSÉ featured Bruno Mars in the song, “APT.”

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• Hardship

Back

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: Suffering, a situation that is very difficult

• Example: People in dictatorships live through many hardships.

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• Demonstrate

Back

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: To show how something works

• Example: Jorge demonstrated to his grandfather how to use a cell phone.

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• Benefit

• / bene - ft /

Back

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: To be useful to someone or something

Example: The bees benefit my garden through pollination.