Poetry Test

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words, such as 'Taco Tuesday'.

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What is repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is the recurrence of phrases, words, lines, or stanzas in a poem to emphasize a particular idea or theme.

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What is prose?

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Prose is written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without the structured meter or rhyme found in poetry.

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What is free verse?

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Free verse is poetry that does not follow a specific rhythmical pattern or meter.

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What is a verse?

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A verse is a single line of poetry, or a group of lines that form a stanza.

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What is meter in poetry?

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Meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem, determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is an ode?

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An ode is a type of lyrical poem that expresses praise or admiration for a person, place, thing, or idea.

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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, often described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.

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What is a couplet?

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A couplet is a pair of consecutive lines in a poem that usually rhyme and have the same meter.