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What is the origin of the word poetry and what does it mean?

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“Poetry” is a word of Greek
origin. It comes from a verb
that means “to make, to
create”.

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Define an ‘end rhyme’.

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End words that share a particular sound are end rhymes.

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Define an ‘internal rhyme’.

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Internal Rhyme is when there are rhyming words within
a line of poetry.

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Define a ‘rhyme scheme’.

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End Rhymes set up a definite pattern of sounds called a Rhyme Scheme.

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What is the origin of the word refrain?

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Refrain comes from Latin which means “to
repeat.”

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What is the most important function of a refrain?

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The most important function of a refrain is for
emphasis or to create rhythm. By using refrain,
poets make their ideas memorable and draw the
attention of the readers to a certain idea.

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Define a ‘refrain’.

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A Refrain in a poem is a repeated part of a
poem and usually comes at the end of a stanza
or when a poem divides into different sections.

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Define a clerihew

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A Clerihew is a whimsical, 4-lined biographical poem
invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley.

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What is the rhyme scheme of a clerihew?

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The Rhyme Scheme is AABB

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What is the first line of a clerihew

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The first line is the name of the poem’s subject.

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What does the second line of a clerihew rhyme with?

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the second line ends with something that rhymes with the name of the person.

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What is the mood of a clerihew

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Humorous

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What is a limerick?

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A Limerick is a humorous poem
consisting of five lines, popularized
by Edward Lear in the 19th century.

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What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?

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There are three long lines and two
short lines,

with the rhyme scheme AABBA.

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What is the mood of a limerick

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They are usually funny.

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What is the origin of the word Sonnet?

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The word Sonnet comes from the Italian word “sonetto” which
means “little song.”

17
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Define a Sonnet

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A sonnet is a poem containing 14 lines of iambic pentameter:
10 beats per line, stressed and unstressed.

18
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How many types of sonnets are there?

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There are three types of sonnets:

19
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Name the different types of sonnets

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Shakespearean (William Shakespeare), Petrarchan (Francesco Petrarca) and Spenserian (Edmund Spenser), made famous by their authors, and each follow a particular rhyme scheme.

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What is the Shakespearian Rhyme Scheme?

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The Shakespearian Rhyme Scheme is: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

21
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What is a Haiku?

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A Haiku is a Japanese Poem that can be written on
many themes, from love to nature.

22
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Who was the first great poet of Haiku?

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Basho Matsuo was the first great poet of the Haiku
in the 1600s.

23
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How many lines and syllables make up a Haiku?

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A Haiku consists of 3 lines and 17 syllables.
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables
Haikus don’t necessarily rhyme

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What is the difference between prose and poetry?

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Prose is primarily focused on the literal meaning of words, but poetry incorporates figurative language.

25
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Define the Figure of Speech: Simile

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A comparison of at least two things that uses “like” or “as”.
I slept like a log.

26
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Define the Figure of Speech: Metaphor

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To make a comparison without using “like” or “as”
He was a walking encyclopedia.

27
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Define the Figure of Speech:Personification

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When living traits are given to non-living things.
The moon smiled.

28
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Define the Figure of Speech:Onomatopoeia

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The sound of a word that sounds like the sound it is describing. The word makes the sound.
Bang

29
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Define assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds. It is often used in combination with consonance and alliteration.
He saw the cost and hauled off.
He saw the cost and hauled off

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Define the Figure of Speech:Alliteration

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Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant sound in words. An easier (though less exact) way to say this is that alliteration is when the first sounds in words repeat.
Jakia jumped in the jar of jelly.

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Define the figure of speech enjambment.

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Enjambment is when the writer uses line breaks meaningfully and abruptly to either emphasize a point or to create dual meanings.
Rolling through the field in the
dead
of winter.

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Define the figure of speech Imagery

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Imagery is when the writer or speaker uses their descriptions to access the senses of the reader of listener. Sometimes this is called, using sensory details referring to the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.

An old lump of snow melted in the corner.

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Define the figure of speech repetition

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Repetition is when the writer or speaker knowingly repeats a word or group of words for effect..

Nobody,
No nobody
can make it out here alone.
Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

34
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Define the Figure of Speech:Irony

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Irony is a contradiction between words and expressions.

35
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Define Pun

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A play on words

36
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Define hyperbole

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An exaggeration to show strong feeling or effect.
It was so hot that we fried.

37
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Define rhythm

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Rhythm is when the arrangement of words creates an audible pattern or beat when read out loud
I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny / but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.

38
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What elements make a poem a West Indian poem?

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Caribbean poetry is:
written by those part of the diaspora (those who live outside the area in which they lived, or from where their ancestors lived)
a way of showing pride about the Caribbean (through language, culture, etc)
written by the inhabitants of the Caribbean
written using traditional, Western poetic forms

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