7. Poetry CA

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of the words that are close together.
Ex: run, round

Question 2

Assonance

Answer 2

When 2+ words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
Ex: Men sell the wedding bells.

Question 3

Consonance

Answer 3

Repetitive sounds produced by consonants. This repetition often takes place in quick succession such as in pitter, patter.
Ex: Shelley sells shells by the seashore

Question 4

End Rhyme

Answer 4

When the last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme with each other.
Ex: Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night

Question 5

Internal Rhyme

Answer 5

A rhyme that occurs within a single line or a verse.

Ex: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.

Question 6

Repitition

Answer 6

Use of a word, clause, phrase, etc. multiple times

Question 7

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 7

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem.

Question 8

Slant Rhyme

Answer 8

Slant Rhymes have a repetition in the final consonant

Ex: Afternoon, and Queen.

Question 9

Rhyme

Answer 9

Full rhymes have a repetition in both the final consonant and the preceding vowel or consonant
Ex. chic, fleek

Question 10

Allusion

Answer 10

Reference to anything famous

Question 11

Hyperbole

Answer 11

Uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or to create a comic effect.
Ex: My backpack weighed a ton

Question 12

Imagery

Answer 12

Language that appeals to the senses

Question 13

Symbolism

Answer 13

Person, place, or thing that stands for something beyond itself

Question 14

Stanza

Answer 14

Paragraph of a poem

Question 15

Couplet

Answer 15

2 consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme

Question 16

Tercet

Answer 16

A stanza consisting of 3 lines

Question 17

Quatrain

Answer 17

A stanza consisting of 4 lines

Question 18

Sestet

Answer 18

A stanza consisting of 6 lines

Question 19

Octave

Answer 19

A stanza consisting of 8 lines

Question 20

Rhythm

Answer 20

The pattern of stresses and pauses in a poem

Question 21

Foot

Answer 21

The basic unit of measurement in metrical poetry

Question 22

Iamb

Answer 22

A metrical foot of verse in which an unaccented syllable is followed by an accented one.
Ex: “a-rouse” and “a cat”

Question 23

Meter

Answer 23

Generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

Question 24

Iambic Pentameter

Answer 24

A meter consisting of 5 iambs

Question 25

Blank Verse

Answer 25

Poetry written in unrhymed IAMBIC PENTAMETER (5 iambs)

Question 26

Free verse

Answer 26

Poetry that doesn’t have a regular meter or rhyme scheme

Question 27

Narrative

Answer 27

Poetry that tells a story

Question 28

Ballad

Answer 28

1. Plot-focused narrative verse
2. Meant to be sung
3. Usually composed of 14-foot quatrains (4-3-4-3)
4. ABCB or ABAB rhyme
5. Has repetition
   Ex: Eclipse of the ♡

Question 29

Epic

Answer 29

Long story told in elevated language/poetry, about the deeds of a hero that represents a society

Question 30

Lyric

Answer 30

Poetry that doesn’t tell a story but is aimed only at expressing a speaker’s emotions or thoughts

Question 31

Elegy

Answer 31

A lament/ meditative poem, often written on the occasion of a death

Question 32

Haiku

Answer 32

1. 3 unrhymed lines
2. 5-7-5 syllables
3. Japanese poem that focuses on nature

Question 33

Limerick

Answer 33

A short, usually funny verse form of 5 lines w/ abba rhyme scheme.

Question 34

Ode

Answer 34

1. A lyric poem that addresses a particular subject.
2. Often written in elevated style with varied meter
3. Meant to be sung

Question 35

Sonnet

Answer 35

14-line lyric poem that’s usually written in iambic pentameter and has 1 of several rhyme schemes

Question 36

Shakespearean Sonnet

Answer 36

1. Composed of 3 quatrains + 1 rhyming couplet.

2. Rhyme scheme: abab, cdcd, efef, gg

Question 37

Petrarchan Sonnet

Answer 37

Composed of 1 octave + 1 seset w/ a set rhyme scheme.