Form of Poetry Flashcards
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Ballad
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A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain.
2
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Rhyming couplets
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two lines of the same length that rhyme
3
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Sonnet
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A poem consisting of 14 lines in iambic pentameter, usually with a rhyme scheme
4
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Free verse
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Non rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech
5
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Quatrain
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A four line stanza, rhyming
6
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Refrain
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A phrase or line repeated at intervals within a poem
7
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Monologue
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Speech of a single character, often to express their mental thoughts aloud
8
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Blank verse
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A poem with no rhyme but with iambic pentameter
9
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Narrative
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A poem that tells a story
