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A traditional poem...
May use unconventional spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar
Has a regular patter of rhythm and rhyme
Does not have a regular pattern of rhythm and may not rhyme
Follows fixed rules, like a specific number of lines
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A poem written in honor of someone/something that has died is called.....
a free verse
an ode
a sonnet
an elegy
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A quatrain is....
All the lines in a poem
Two lines of poetry
Three lines of poetry
Four lines of poetry
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A poem that usually has iambic pentameter (or another rhythm) but may not have any rhyming lines is known as....
a blank verse
an elegy
a free verse
an ode
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A free verse poem...
Has a regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme
Does not have a regular pattern of rhythm and may not rhyme
May use unconventional spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar
Follows fixed rules, like a specific number of lines
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A poem written in honor of someone/something that is still ALIVE is called.....
an elegy
an ode
a sonnet
a free verse
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Rhyme is...
the repetition of an end sound.
the repetition of a letter.
comparing two unlike things, using "like" or "as."
comparing to unlike things without using "like" or "as."
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Which type of poem can also be referred to as an "organic" poem?
free verse
traditional
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A poem that tells a story is known as...
a ballad/narrative
an ode
a blank verse
a free verse
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A single line of poetry is called....
A verse
A stanza
A line
A syllable
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A couplet is...
four lines of poetry
if the poem has iambic pentameter
the "paragraph" in a poem
two lines of poetry
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A poem written that has no rhyme scheme and DOES NOT use a regular rhythm is known as....
a sonnet
an ode
a free verse
an elegy
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Poetry must rhyme.
False
True
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What do we mean when we talk about a poem's RHYME SCHEME?
The poem has more than one stanza
The pattern of line end rhyme in a poem
The poem has iambic pentamer
The form of a poem (like a sonnet)
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A stanza is...
the rhyme scheme in a poem
two lines of poetry
the "paragraph" of a poem
four lines of poetry
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In what structure is poetry written?
Rhythm & rhyme
Sentences & paragraphs
Free & blank verses
Lines & stanzas
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A poem that ALWAYS has 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme scheme is called...
an elegy
a sonnet
an epic
a free verse
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What is "slant" rhyme?
When words have the same rhyming sound at the end of each line
When words within a single line of poetry rhyme
Words rhyme only when they are spelled, but not when they are said
When words sound like they rhyme, but they are not exact rhymes
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A poem that is super, super long - like it can be as long as a book - is called.....
an epic
a sonnet
an ode
a ballad/narrative
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Which of these groups of lines shows the rhyme scheme ABAB? *NOTE: the "/" indicates that one line of the poem has ended
The fuzzy cat/And the fat dog/Found a hole with a rat/inside a fallen log
The fuzzy cat/and the fat dog/saw inside a log/a hole with a rat
The fuzzy cat/found a hole with a rat/and the fat dog/inside a fallen log
