21st 2nd QT Flashcards
a type of literature that conveys a thought, describes a scene or tells a story in a lyrical arrangement of words
Poetry
the basic building block of a poem is a verse known as _____
Stanza
a group of lines related to the same thought or topic
Stanzaa
a stanza with two lines
Couplet
the basic rhythmic structure of a line within a work of poetry
Meter
a poetry written with a precise meter — almost always iambic pentameter — that does not rhyme
Blank Verse
A poetry that is divided into stanzas in which all or some of the lines have a rhyme word at the end
Rhymed Poetry
A poetry that lacks a consistent rhyme scheme, metrical pattern, or musical form
Free Verse
A lengthy, narrative work of poetry. Typically detail extraordinary feats and adventures of characters from a distant past
Epics
tells a story like an epic —- “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”
Narrative Poetry
a three-line poetic form originating in Japan
Haiku
A poem that concerns the natural world, rural life, and landscapes. Persevered from Ancient Greece to Ancient Rome to the present day
Pastoral Poetry
A 14-line poem, typically concerning the topic of love
Sonnet
a poem that reflects upon death or loss
Elegies
a tribute to its subject, although the subject need not to be dead or even sentient
Ode
A five-line poem that consists of a single stanza, AABBA rhyme scheme
Limerick
Refers to the broad category of poetry that concerns feelings and emotion
Lyric Poetry
a form of narrative verse that can be either poetic or musical
Ballad
a monologue in which a character speaks to himself, expressing inner thoughts that an audience might not otherwise know
Soliloquy
A nineteen-poem consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, has evolved to describe obsessions and other intense subject matters
Villanelle
A mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance
Drama
The muse of Comedy
Thalia
The muse of tragedy
Melpomene
The world’s first actor and who we got the coinage “Thespian”
Thespis
