Poetry Review

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What is a line in a poem?

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

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What is the theme of a poem?

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The theme is the author's message or lesson to be learned from the poem.

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What does meter mean in poetry?

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Meter is the number of syllables in a line and how they are accented, creating the poem's rhythm.

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What is a refrain in a poem?

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A refrain is a repeated phrase in a poem.

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What does repetition mean in poetry?

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Repetition means that words or phrases are repeated in a poem.

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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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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Rhyme is when the ending sounds of words are the same, often used at the end of lines.

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What is mood in poetry?

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Mood is the feeling or atmosphere that a poem creates for the reader.

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What is viewpoint in poetry?

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Viewpoint is the perspective from which the poem is written.

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What is an example of a line in a poem?

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An example of a line is: 'The sun sets in the west.'