Poems Flashcards
1
Q
What is the structure of Anne Hathaway?
A
- Shakespearean sonnet
- no formal rhyme scheme
- loose iambic pentameter
- rhyming couplet
- volta comes before the last couplet, change to present tense
2
Q
Who wrote Anne Hathaway?
A
Carol Ann Duffy
3
Q
What is the structure of Adam’s Curse?
A
- mostly iambic pentameter
- heroic couplets
4
Q
What is he structure of Ballad or Birmingham?
A
Classic Ballad Structure
- 8 quatrains
- ABCB
- iambic tetrameter - iambic trimetre (alternating)
5
Q
Who wrote Ballad of Birmingham?
A
Dudley Randall
6
Q
What is he structure of Funeral Blues?
A
4 elegiac stanzas
- quatrains
- highly irregular iambic pentameter
AABB
heroic couplets
7
Q
What is the structure of Ballad of Orange and Grape?
A
Typical form for a modern ballad
seven septets
ABCBDBE
Last line of each stanza always longer
8
Q
Who wrote he Ballad of Orange and Grape?
A
Muriel Rukeyser
9
Q
Structure of Leda and the Swan?
A
Shakespearean sonnet
loose iambic pentameter
no rhyming couplet (no resolution, unlike most sonnets)
volta is the moment of conception/ejaculation
