POETRY STRUCTURE

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What is poetry structure?

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Poetry structure refers to the way a poem is organized, including its lines, stanzas, and rhyme scheme.

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What is a rhyme?

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A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

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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 prose.

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What is a line in poetry?

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

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What does it mean to rhyme?

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To rhyme means to have the same ending sound in different words.

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What is a couplet?

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A couplet is a pair of lines in a poem that usually rhyme.

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What is a verse?

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A verse is a single line of poetry.

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What is a refrain?

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A refrain is a repeated line or group of lines in a poem.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.