Poetry

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What is a group of lines in a poem called that form a verse?

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Stanza

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Which of these is an example of personification?

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The trees waved goodbye to me as I ran to school.

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Do poems have to rhyme and have a specific meter in the lines?

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False. Poems can be free verse and do not have to follow a specific rhyme or meter.

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What is narrative poetry?

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Narrative poetry tells a story.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a metaphor?

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My dog is as smelly as dirty socks.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.' For example, 'as brave as a lion.'

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What is the purpose of imagery in poetry?

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Imagery uses descriptive language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

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What is free verse poetry?

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Free verse poetry does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or meter.

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What is an alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.