Poetry Terms

Question 1

a string of words in a poem, not necessarily a full sentence or phrase separated by line breaks

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line

Question 2

the basic unit of a poem, made up of a series of lines like a paragraph

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stanza

Question 3

a piece of writing that uses techniques such as rhyme and rhythm to describe a feeling, event, or idea in a unique way

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poem

Question 4

expressions used for descriptive or rhetorical effect that are not literally true but that express some truth beyond the

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figurative language

Question 5

This is the flow and beat of a poem. It is what a poem sounds like.

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rhythm

Question 6

The person in the poem, telling the poem, like the narrator

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speaker

Question 7

Words that end with the same sound

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rhyme

Question 8

a person who writes poems

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poet

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