Poetry Structures

Poetry is:

• a genre of music that emphasizes rhythm and melody.
• A type of literature that creates an emotional response. Poets select and arrange specific language for its meaning, sound, and rhythm

• a song that always rhymes

• a type of visual art that focuses on color and form.

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Stanza

• A word in a poem

• Measured by letters of the alphabet (ABBA)

• A poem
• A grouping of lines in a poem

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A line break is:

• A way to insert images into text.
• Where a line in the poem is broken and a new line begins

• A repeated phrase in a poem

• Ending a line with a complete sentence or clause

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A refrain in poetry is:

• A type of rhyme scheme in poetry.
• A metaphor used throughout a poem.
• A stanza that concludes a poem.
• A repeated phrase, line, or group of lines

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A symbol in poetry is:

• A symbol in poetry is the feeling created by the poet.

• A symbol in poetry is a type of meter.
• A person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself AND something beyond itself

• A symbol in poetry is a character in a story.

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Tone in poetry is:

• The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, subject or character

• the rhyme scheme used in the poem
• the feeling created by the poet for the reader

• the number of stanzas in the poem

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Mood in poetry is:

• A type of rhyme scheme

• The feeling created by the poet for the reader

• the author's personal feelings
• the structure of a sonnet

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What is an acrostic poem?

• A poem where the ends always rhyme.

• A poem that consists of only one line.
• Any poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word

• A poem that uses rhyme and meter exclusively.

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What is a ballad in poetry?

• A ballad is a short poem that expresses personal feelings and emotions.

• A ballad is a type of sonnet that follows a strict rhyme scheme.
• A narrative poem that tells a story; song-like

• A ballad is a poem that is always written in free verse without any structure.

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What is an elegy in poetry?

• A celebratory poem about a joyful event.
• A poem that often mourns the dead; usually formal

• A poem that describes nature and its beauty.
• A narrative poem that tells a story of adventure.

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