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Poetry

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    Poetry
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  • What is the purpose of poetry?
    To express feelings/emotions, highlight an issue or important moment/thing/idea, share lived experiences, entertain etc.
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  • What is a stanza?
    A group of lines in a poem
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  • What is a couplet
    Two lines in a poem
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  • What is a quatrain?
    A stanza with four lines
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  • What is the poetic device: BOOM, BAM, POW!
    Onomatopeia
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  • What is the poetic device: Music to my ears
    Metaphor
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  • What is the poetic device: Brave like a lion
    Simile
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  • What is the poetic device: And so the bird flew / not leaving a clue.
    Rhyme
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  • What is the poetic device: He ran, he jumped, he ate, he slumped
    Repetition (or rhyme)
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  • What is the poetic device: These cunning cats were caught creating chaos
    Alliteration
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  • What is the poetic device: And so the wind sung through the air
    Personification
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  • What is the poetic device: If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh?
    Rhetorical question
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  • What is the poetic device: And the clouds exploded with rain
    Hyperbole
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  • What is the syllable structure of a haiku?
    5/7/5
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  • What is the rhyme scheme of a ballad?
    ABCB
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  • Where did haiku originate?
    Japan
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