Poetry Flashcards

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1
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What is the purpose of an ode?

A

To describe or appreciate a single noun.

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What is the tone of an ode?

A

Formal

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Does an ode have a required number of stanzas/lines/rhyme scheme?

A

No

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4
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What is the traditional subject of an ode?

A

Anything

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What is the purpose of a haiku?

A

Anything

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What is the tone of a haiku?

A

Mature, playful

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Does a haiku have a required number of stanzas/lines/rhyme scheme?

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3 lines, 5-7-5
No rhyme

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What is the traditional subject of a haiku?

A

Nature

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What is the purpose of an elegy?

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To pay respects to a dead person.

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What is the tone of an elegy?

A

Formal

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Does an elegy have a required number of stanzas/lines/rhyme scheme?

A

No, rhyme scheme is common.

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What is the traditional subject of an elegy?

A

Death

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What is the purpose of a sonnet?

A

To show love.

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14
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What is the tone of a sonnet?

A

Formal

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Does a sonnet have a required number of stanzas/lines/rhyme scheme?

A

14 lines, 1 stanza, 10 syllables/line
Iambic pentameter, abab, abba

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16
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What is the traditional subject of a sonnet?

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Love

17
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What is the purpose of an epic?

A

To tell an adventurous or inspiring story.

18
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What is the tone of an epic?

A

Serious

19
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Does an epic have a required number of stanzas/lines/rhyme scheme?

A

Really long, rhyme is common.

20
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What is the traditional subject of an epic?

A

Hero of national or international importance.

21
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What is the purpose of a concrete?

A

To use shape to tell/support the story.

22
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What is the tone of a concrete?

A

Any

23
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Does a concrete have a required number of stanzas/lines/rhyme scheme?

A

No

24
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What is the traditional subject of a concrete?

A

Any

25
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What is the purpose of a ballad?

A

To entertain.

26
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What is the tone of a ballad?

A

Informal

27
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Does a ballad have a required number of stanzas/lines/rhyme scheme?

A

No

28
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What is the traditional subject of an ballad?

A

Adventure, romance.

29
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What is the purpose of a free verse?

A

Anything.

30
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What is the tone of a free verse?

A

Any

31
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Does a free verse have a required number of stanzas/lines/rhyme scheme?

A

No

32
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What is the traditional subject of a free verse?

A

Any

33
Q

Which poems are lyric?

A

Ode, haiku, elegy, sonnet.

34
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Which poems are narrative?

A

Epic and ballad.

35
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Which poems can be any?

A

Concrete and free verse.