Understanding Rhythm and Repetition in Poetry

What is the central theme of the text?

• The importance of breath control

• The significance of rhythm and repetition

• The complexity of human emotions

• The beauty of nature

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to the text, what is built into the very fabric of our being?

• Rhythm and repetition

• Creativity

• Language

• Emotions

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the text suggest is a common use of rhythm and repetition in language?

• Building blocks for poetry

• Writing essays

• Creating novels

• Forming speeches

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds?

• Assonance

• Rhyme

• Consonance

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds?

• Consonance

• Rhyme

• Assonance

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is alliteration also known as?

• End rhyme

• Front rhyme

• Middle rhyme

• Back rhyme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the effect of too much repetition according to the text?

• It enhances the poetry

• It can backfire

• It makes the poem more complex

• It simplifies the poem

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is an example of a tongue twister given in the text?

• How much wood would a woodchuck chuck

• She sells seashells by the seashore

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• Betty bought some butter but the butter was bitter

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the text suggest about the balance in poetic repetition?

• It is a balancing act

• It is not important

• It is easy to achieve

• It should be avoided

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the term for the repetition of like sounds in word endings?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Rhyme

• Consonance

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9