Poetry Flashcards
1
Q
da da DA
A
anapEST (anapestic)
2
Q
DA da da
A
DActyl (dactylic)
3
Q
da DA
A
iaMB (iambic)
4
Q
DA da
A
TROchee (trochaic)
5
Q
1 2 3 4 5 6
A
mono di tri tetra pent hex
6
Q
5 stanzas of 3 lines with a concluding quatrain
A
Vallanelle
7
Q
14 lines typically 5 foot iambics
A
Sonnet
8
Q
narrative song usually ABCB rhyme
A
Ballad
9
Q
unrhymed iambic pentameter da DA
A
Blank verse
10
Q
celebrating a person concept or place
A
Ode
11
Q
long narrative poem with a hero
A
Epic
12
Q
Enjambment
A
A sentence over many lines
13
Q
Caesura
A
A break in words between a foot (a pause)
14
Q
Volta
A
Shift in poem
