Poetry Review Unit 3 CKLA

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhyming in poetry, often represented by letters (e.g., AABB, ABAB).

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What does AABB rhyme scheme mean?

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A rhyme scheme where the first two lines rhyme with each other and the next two lines rhyme with each other.

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What is meter in poetry?

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The rhythmic measure of a line in poetry, which can affect the poem's flow and sound.

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What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines: 'How good to lie a little while / And look up through the tree! / The Sky is like a kind big smile / Bent sweetly over me.'?

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ABAB

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What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines: 'I cannot go to school today,' / Said little Peggy Ann McKay. / 'I have the measles and the mumps, / A gash, a rash and purple bumps.'?

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AABB

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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A grouped set of lines within a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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What is an example of an ABAB rhyme scheme?

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An example is: 'The cat sat on the mat (A) / It looked so very fat (B) / It played with a little rat (A) / And then it took a nap.' (B)

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What is an example of a meter in poetry?

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Iambic pentameter, which consists of five iambs (unstressed-stressed syllables) per line.

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What is an apostrophe in poetry?

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A figure of speech in which the poet addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing.

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What is anaphora in poetry?

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or clauses.