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Poetry

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    Poetry terms and examples
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  • A three-lined poem with a 5/7/5 syllable pattern
    Haiku
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  • These two types of poems originated in Japan
    Haiku and Tanka
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  • What is an adjective?
    A describing word
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  • What is a noun?
    A person, place, or thing
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  • What is a verb?
    an action word
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  • How many lines does a cinquain poem have?
    5
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  • What shape is a diamante poem, roughly?
    a diamond
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  • What is another name for an acrostic poem?
    an alphabet poem
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  • what is an example of modern-day poetry?
    music
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  • What type of poem is this? Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
    Couplet
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  • "O Captain, My Captain" is an example of what type of poem?
    Elegy
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  • Emily Dickinson's "I heard a Fly buzz" is an example of what type of poem?
    Lyrical Poem
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  • What is a catalog poem?
    a poem that consists of a list or itemization of things or events
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  • T/F A Haiku poem has to rhyme
    False
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  • T/F An acrostic poem has each letter of a message as the last letter in the line
    False
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  • What are the two types of Sonnets?
    Shakespearean and Petrarchan
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