Genre

Question 1

Poetry

Answer 1

Creative writing written in verse and often including rhymes or heavy use of figurative language

Question 2

Volta

Answer 2

ninth line of a Petrarchan sonnet. ex- “That murmur, soon replies, God doth not need” from Milton’s “When I Consider How My Light is Spent”

Question 3

Lyric Poem

Answer 3

a poem that conveys feelings or emotions through imagery and figurative language. ex- “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost

Question 4

Sonnet

Answer 4

a fourteen line stanza with a specific rhyme scheme. ex- Shakespeare’s sonnets

Question 5

Shakespearean (English) Sonnet

Answer 5

three quatrains and a couplet. ex- the sonnet beginning “Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day?”

Question 6

Haiku

Answer 6

short, three line poems usually written about nature. ex- “In the Twilight Rain” by Matsuo Basho

Question 7

Limerick

Answer 7

humorous five line poems with a consistent AABBA rhyme scheme. ex- Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear

Question 8

Epic

Answer 8

a long, narrative poem featuring a hero on a journey while performing extraordinary acts. ex- The Iliad

Question 9

Mock Epic

Answer 9

a poem that pokes fun at heroes and literature that features them. ex- The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope

Question 10

Fiction

Answer 10

Writing that describes imaginary events and/or people. ex- Alice and Wonderland is an example of fictional writing.

Question 11

Cinquain

Answer 11

a poetic form on various topics that follows a strict five-line syllabic pattern. ex- “Snow” by Robert Frost

Question 12

Genre

Answer 12

Various forms of texts including short stories, essays, folktales, fairy tales, poetry, historical fiction, biographies and autobiographies, memoirs, comedies and tragedies. ex-Night by Elie Wiesel is an example of a memoir.

Question 13

Sestina

Answer 13

a poem with six stanzas with six lines and a triplet at the very end. ex- “Altaforte” by Ezra Pound

Question 14

Petrarchan (Italian) Sonnet

Answer 14

14 line poem in which the last words in the first, fourth, fifth, and eighth lines rhyme. ex- “When I Consider How My Light is Spent” by Milton

Question 15

Blank Verse

Answer 15

unrhymed poetic lines in an unstressed, stressed syllable pattern

Question 16

Imagist Movement

Answer 16

a reaction against Romanticism, encouraged reliance on visual imagery. ex- “In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound

Question 17

Acrostic

Answer 17

poems in which the first letter of each line of text spells a word, ex- “An Acrostic” by Edgar Allan Poe

Question 18

Villanelle

Answer 18

19 line poem with five tercets and a quatrain in a fixed verse form. ex- “Villanelle” by Jean Passerat

Question 19

Free Verse

Answer 19

a poem that can be on various topics and lacks any pattern. ex- poems from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

Question 20

Nonfiction

Answer 20

Writing based on factual information and that may tell a story or give information such as how to do something. ex- An example of a nonfiction (factual) book for children is The Evolution of Video Games.