Traditional Poetry

The way a poem is laid out on the page
is called

• stanza

• paragraph

• line break

• form

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A group of lines in a poem
is called

• stanza

• paragraph

• line break

• form

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It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 
 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many stanzas in the poem above?

• This poem has 1 stanza

• This poem has 2 stanzas

• This poem has 4 stanzas

• This poem has 8 stanzas

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It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 
 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many lines in the poem above?

• This poem has 1 line

• This poem has 2 lines

• This poem has 4 lines

• This poem has 8 lines

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The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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Using words that have the same

(or very similar)

ending sound

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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Techniques used by poets to build on the meaning and experience of a poem through the patterns of sounds in the poem is called

• Figurative Language

• Sensory Details

• Sound Devices

• Form and Structure

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A piece of writing in verse form in which words are used to show images and express feelings; Sometimes rhymes

• Informational

• Poetry

• Memoir

• Science Fiction

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What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes traditional poetry from free verse?

• A) Use of rhyme and meter

• B) Lack of structure

• C) Use of modern language

• D) Absence of themes

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