Poetry Vocabulary HMH

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What is Repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is the use of lines or words that are used again to stress importance.

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What is a Stanza?

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A stanza is a group of lines within a poem.

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What are Stanzas made up of?

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Stanzas are made up of lines.

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What is a Line Break?

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A line break is where each line of the text ends.

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What is Rhyme?

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Rhyme is when words have the same ending sound.

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words.

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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.

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What is a Verse?

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A verse is a single line of poetry.

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What is a Couplet?

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A couplet is a pair of lines in a poem that usually rhyme.

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What is Imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language to create mental images for the reader.