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INTRODUCTION TO POETRY

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    Poetry
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  • What is Limerick?
    A silly and fun poem
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  • How many lines does a limerick usually have?
    5 lines
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  • The rhyme scheme is usually found at the _______ of lines in the poems.  (BEGINNING, MEDIAL, END)
    end
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  • What is the rhyme scheme for limerick?
    AABBA
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  • __________ is a blank line between two stanzas.  (TITLE, POET, SPACE)
    Space
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  • ____________ are collection of words from left to right.   (STANZAS, POET, LINES)
    Lines
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  • THERE WAS A YOUNG BOY WITH A CAT, WHO SAT EVERY DAY ON A _______.  What is the suitable rhyming word? (bed, fat, mat)
    mat
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  • Limericks are usually serious poems.  (TRUE / FALSE)
    False
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  • I had a cat, Who was so fat, He could not sit, As he did not fit.  WHAT IS THE RHYME SCHEME?
    AABB
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  • A poem is a collection of ___________ that expresses feelings or ideas.   (LETTERS / WORDS)
    words
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  • How many syllables are there in the word HIPPOPOTAMUS?
    5 syllables
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  • How many syllables are there in the word DRAGONFLY?
    3 syllables
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  • How many syllables are there in the word HELICOPTER?
    4 syllables
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  • Stressed syllable is pronounced more __________ than the others. (SLOWLY / STRONGLY)
    strongly
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  • ______________ is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. (RHYME SCHEME, RHYTHM, REPETITION)
    Rhythm
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  • Rhythm is the ______________ of a poem. (BEAT AND MEMORY / BEAT AND PACE)
    beat and pace
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