Genre of Writing

Question 1

verse

Answer 1

a single line in a poem

Question 2

stanza

Answer 2

a grouped set of lines in a poem

Question 3

rhyme

Answer 3

words that have the same sound

Question 4

rhythm

Answer 4

the beat and pace of a poem

Question 5

meter

Answer 5

the number and pattern of emphasis of syllables in a line of poetry

Question 6

feet

Answer 6

a specific number of syllables in a line of poetry

Question 7

plot

Answer 7

the storyline

Question 8

point of view

Answer 8

the perspective from which the story is told

Question 9

setting

Answer 9

where and when the story takes place

Question 10

conflict

Answer 10

the problem in the story

Question 11

characters

Answer 11

the individuals in a story

Question 12

theme

Answer 12

the main idea in the story

Question 13

epilogue

Answer 13

a speech or section at the end to provide a conclusion

Question 14

Haiku

Answer 14

three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third

Question 15

Ballad

Answer 15

for every four-line grouping, either the first and third line will rhyme or the second and fourth lines will rhyme

Question 16

limerick

Answer 16

a humorous verse of three long and two short lines rhyming (aabba).

Question 17

Sonnet

Answer 17

A poem of 14 lines using any number of format or rhyme schemes

Question 18

Elegy

Answer 18

Song of poem written to reflect upon a death, couplets written in honor of the decceased.

Question 19

Villanelle

Answer 19

A nineteen-line poem with two repeating rhymes and two refrains

Question 20

Blank Verse

Answer 20

a poem written in a specific mete, written in iambic pentameter, that doesn’t rhyme.