CKLA Unit 3: Poetry

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other, such as 'Chocolate is heaven.'

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What is anaphora?

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Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines, like in the poem 'There were horses. There were cows.'

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What is a question?

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A question is a sentence that asks someone something, such as 'Will you open the door, please?'.

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What is a command?

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A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something, like 'Put your pencils down.'.

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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 the words 'like' or 'as', such as 'I was as red as a tomato.'

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What is a poem?

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A poem is a piece of writing that expresses feelings, ideas, or tells a story in a specific form, often using rhythm and rhyme.

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What is a stanza?

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

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables of words, often used in poetry.

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What is rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and beats in a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.