What is a poem?

What is a poem?

• A piece of writing that conveys a message through language and often relates to culture, art, nature, or life, emphasizing the language's musical qualities.

• A long narrative about historical events.

• A short story with a moral lesson.

• A factual report on a scientific experiment.

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What does the term "speaker" refer to in poetry vocabulary?

• The person listening to the poem

• The voice behind the poem; the character or narrator saying the poem

• The author of the poem

• The audience of the poem

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What is a line in poetry?

• A unit in poetry that consists of any words arranged in one row

• A four-line stanza

• A set of three lines that rhyme

• A specific line that is repeated in a poem

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What is a stanza in poetry?

• A grouping of lines that form a unit in a poem

• Two successive lines of poetry, often rhymed

• A specific line that is repeated in a poem

• A five-line stanza or grouping

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What is a quatrain?

• A four-line stanza or grouping of four lines of verse

• A set of three lines of verse rhyming together

• A specific line that is repeated in a poem

• A five-line stanza or grouping

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What is a couplet in poetry?

• A grouping of lines that form a unit in a poem

• Two successive lines of poetry, often rhymed

• A specific line that is repeated in a poem

• A four-line stanza or grouping of four lines of verse

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What is a cinquain?

• Also known as a quintain or quintet, composed of five lines

• A four-line stanza or grouping of four lines of verse

• A set of three lines of verse rhyming together

• A specific line that is repeated in a poem

What is a tercet in poetry?

• A set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme

• A four-line stanza or grouping of four lines of verse

• Two successive lines of poetry, often rhymed

• A specific line that is repeated in a poem

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What is a refrain in poetry?

• A specific line or lines that are repeated in a poem

• A set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together

• A unit in poetry that consists of any words arranged in one row

• A five-line stanza or grouping

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What does the term "symbol" refer to in poetry vocabulary?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An object or action that stands for something beyond itself

• A type of poem that tells a story

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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