Characteristic of Poetry: Ms. Overstreet

What is a poet?

• The author.

• Any writer.

• A person who writes poetry.

• The illustrator.

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What is a stanza in poetry?

• A line in a poem.

• A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.

• The title of a poem.

• The rhythm of a poem.

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What is the role of a poet?

• To write novels.

• To illustrate books.

• To write poetry, expressing emotions and ideas in a rhythmic way.

• To compose music.

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What is a verse in a poem?

• The title of the poem.

• A group of lines forming one of the divisions of a poem.

• The author of the poem.

• The theme of the poem.

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What is the rhythm in a poem?

• The title of the poem.

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.

• The author of the poem.

• The theme of the poem.

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What is the theme of a poem?

• The author of the poem.

• The title of the poem.

• The underlying message or concept that the poet wants to convey.

• The rhythm of the poem.

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What is a metaphor in poetry?

• The title of the poem.

• The author of the poem.

• A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

• The rhythm of the poem.

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What is the role of imagery in a poem?

• To write novels.

• To illustrate books.

• To create vivid mental pictures and appeal to the senses of the reader.

• To compose music.

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What is a simile in poetry?

• The title of the poem.

• A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.

• The author of the poem.

• The rhythm of the poem.

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What is the role of a title in a poem?

• To write novels.

• To illustrate books.

• To give the reader a hint of the poem's content or to set the tone of the poem.

• To compose music.

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