Poetry Flashcard

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What is the pattern of rhyme a poem follows called?

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Rhyme Scheme: The specific order in which rhymes occur in a poem.

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What is the beat created by the sounds and words in the poem called?

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Rhythm: The musical quality of a poem created by the arrangement of words and sounds.

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What do we call a group of lines placed together to create a poem?

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Stanza: A set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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When a word inside a line rhymes with another word inside the same line, what is it called?

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Internal Rhyme: Rhyming words that occur within a single line of poetry.

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What is the author of a poem called?

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Poet: The person who writes a poem.

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What is a repeated part of a poem, often at the end of a stanza?

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Refrain: A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem.

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What do we call the use of the same sound at the beginning of closely placed words?

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Alliteration: The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is a poem that tells a story called?

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Narrative Poem: A poem that tells a story and has a plot.

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What is a short poem that expresses personal feelings?

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Lyric Poem: A poem that expresses the poet's emotions and thoughts.

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What do we call a poem that has a specific number of lines and a set rhyme scheme?

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Form: The structure of a poem, including its length and rhyme pattern.