Poetic Structure Flashcards
What does Structure mean in a poem?
The way the poet has organised the poem on the page for example number of stanzas,lines per stanzas breaks in between lines and stanzas.
Definition Form
Some poems adopt specific forms for example sonnets or narrative poems. Many don’t have an identifiable form.
Definition of Rhyme
The poem may have a rhyme scheme and a noticeable rhyme in each line
Definition of language
The power of individual words or phrases and the overall effect of language in a poem
What is an alternative rhyme?
Alternate rhyme is also known as ABAB rhyme scheme.It contains three stanzas with the rhyme scheme ABABBCBC.
What is a sestet?
A sestet is the last six lines of a sonnet
What is a octet?
A stanza of eight lines.
What is a tercet?
A tercet is a group of three lines of a verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an adjacent triplet.
What is a quatrain?
A quatrain is a verse with four lines having a independent and separate theme.
What is a couplet?
A couplet is a pair of successful lines of verse topically rhyming and of the same length.
Name a poem that uses natural imagery
In the orchard after midnight
Name a poem that is free verse
A poison tree
What does open rhyme scheme mean?
A poem which has no rhyme scheme like winter swans.
What does enclosed rhyme scheme mean?
A poem which rhymes like ABBA CDDC
How many stanzas do most poems have?
Approximately 2-3 stanzas
