HumanitiesPoetry: The Blazon, The English Sonnet, And Contemporary Song Lyrics
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Poetry: The Blazon, The English Sonnet, And Contemporary Song Lyrics

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Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. "Love Compared" by Nizar Qabbani Which statement describes this poem best?
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The poem uses imagery to show the speaker's love.
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What is iambic pentameter?
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lines of poetry with a pattern of 10 unaccented and accented syllables
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What is "parody"?
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a work intended to imitate and make fun of another; often used in satire
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Why is hyperbole useful in poetry?
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It allows the poet to emphasize something.
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Deliberately leaving details out of a piece of writing is called __________.
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omission
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What is the definition of "sonnet"?
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a 14-line poem that follows a particular rhyme scheme
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What is the parody in Shakespeare's Sonnet 130?
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He is making fun of the conventions of the blazon.
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What does "imagery" mean?
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the use of vivid language that creates sensory images
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Which sentence illustrates the meaning of meter in poetry best?
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Meter is the regular pattern of rhythm in a poem.
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Which statement illustrates society's view of women as illustrated by Spenser's sonnet?
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Women's physical beauty was glorified.
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Which quotation is an example of imagery?
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"Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet"