9.2 Poetry Forms Flashcards
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poem
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A short piece of writing whose words have been chosen because of their sound as well as their meaning; A poem by Milton
2
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haiku
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an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
3
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couplet
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a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed
4
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limerick
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a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
5
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cinquain
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A cinquain is a five-line poem that does not rhyme.
