Poetry

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What is a stanza?

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

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What is a pun?

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A play on words usually when a single word with more than one meaning is used humorously to exploit both meanings.

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What is an acrostic poem?

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A poem in which words are spelled out through the first letter of each line.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

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How to analyze the rhyme scheme of a poem?

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Look to the last sound in each line.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a lyric poem?

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A type of poem that expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person.

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What is a narrative poem?

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A poem that tells a story and includes characters, a plot, and a setting.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates vivid mental pictures.