Poetry Flashcards
What are the elements of poetry?
A short poem with three lines and a syllable count of 5-7-5
Japanese Haiku
In a japanese haiku, this is a seasonal reference
Kigo
In Japanese haiku, this is the cutting word placed between juxtaposed imagery
Ikireji
Similar to Japanese haiku, but is less restrictive with regards to the syllable count
English haiku
Even less restrictive in form as the English haiku, and written in Filipino
Filipino haiku
Comparable to the essence of a travel journal, this combines prose and poetry; the prose serves to vividly describe the location or scene, while poetry is meant to capture the atmosphere or “feeling” associated with the scene
Haibun
Japanese short poem (generally known as waka) with five lines following a syllable count of 5-7-5-7-7
Tanka
Composes of fourteen lines, conventionally follows iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme of a-b-a-b-c-d-c-d-e-f-e-f-g-g
English/Shakespearean sonnet
A poem with six verses with six lines, each following an alternating end-word pattern
Sestina
A nineteen-line poem of five tercets and a quatrain; the poem has two refrains and two rhyme patterns repeated throughout, involving the alternate repetition of the first and third lines of the first tercet
Villanelle
Filipino poetic form of four lines with seven syllables each, all of which rhyme together
Tanaga
Another Filipino poetic form, emphasizes narrative
Awit