A Lesson to Teach Poetry Terms

A stanza in poetry is...

• a single line
• A group of lines arranged together (like a paragraph)
• a refrain
• a limerick

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True or false: Rhythm in poetry is defined as the beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem; it can be created using meter, rhymes, alliteration, and refrain.

• True
• False

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A pattern of stressed (strong) and unstressed (weak) syllables is known as...

• rhyme
• meter
• rhythm
• stanzas

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Words that sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds are known as...

• rhythms
• meters
• rhymes
• limericks

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True or false: A rhyme scheme has the following TWO characteristics:
1) a pattern of rhyming words or sounds (usually end rhyme, but not always)
2)uses the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to visually "see" the pattern

• True
• False

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End rhyme is...

• at the beginning of the poem
• when a word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line
• when a word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line
• there is no such thing as end rhyme

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When a word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line, this is known as...

• end rhyme
• near rhyme
• internal rhyme
• free verse

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Also known as imperfect or "close enough" rhyme; the words share either the same vowel or consonant sound BUT NOT BOTH (ex: ROSE, LOSE)

• no rhyme
• near rhyme
• end rhyme 
• internal rhyme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

A sound, word, phrase or line repeated regularly in a poem (usually at the end of each stanza or verse) is known as a....

• chorus
• refrain
• near rhyme
• stanza

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This literary technique is used in poetry to convey feeling and emotion and to set the mood for the work. It can be achieved through word choice, the grammatical arrangement of words (syntax), imagery, or details that are included or omitted

• tone
• irony
• theme
• imagery

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