Poetry

Question 0

The pattern of end rhyme in a poem. Rhyme scheme is illustrated with letters of the alphabet. A separate letter is used for each end rhyme.

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Rhyme scheme

Question 1

A group of lines that are linked together, often by a thought. This is similar to a paragraph in prose.

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Stanza

Question 2

A sound element of poetry, it is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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Rhythm

Question 3

A repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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Rhythm

Question 4

A repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

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Meter

Question 5

A pair of rhyming lines in a poem

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Couplet

Question 6

The deliberate use and arrangement of words to create a special effect. They include words, phrases, symbols and ideas that evoke mental images and sensory impressions.

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Figurative language

Question 7

A four line poem or stanza, usually united by meter and rhyme.

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Quatrain

Question 8

A comparison of two things that have a quality in common. The comparison is indicated by the use of words such as “like” or “as.”

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Simile

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A comparison of two things that have a quality in common. Unlike simile, a metaphor does not use the terms “like” or “as.” It states that one thing is something else.

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Metaphor

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A metaphor that is developed over several lines of writing or over the course of an entire poem.

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Extended metaphor

Question 11

The use of a person, place, or object to stand for something other than itself. Symbolism is used to create multiple layers of meaning in a poem.

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Symbolism

Question 12

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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Alliteration

Question 13

The repetition of a vowel sound in several words of a line or stanza, the repeated consonant sound can be preceded by different vowel sounds.

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Consonance

Question 14

The repetition of a vowel sound in several words of a line or stanza

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Assonance

Question 15

A five line poem that is often humorous, it has a regular meter and an aabba rhyme scheme.

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Limerick

Question 16

A 14 line rhyming poem written in iambic pentameter.

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Sonnet

Question 17

A meter in which each unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable. Each line consists of five unstressed/stressed syllable pairs for a total of ten syllables.

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Iambic pentameter

Question 18

Poetry that does not follow a regular pattern of rhythm or rhyme. Free verse often captures the natural rhythm of everyday spoken language.

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Free verse

Question 19

Poetry that tells stories.

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Narrative poetry

Question 20

The repetition of similar sounds at the end of a word. With end rhyme, the rhyme is at the end of a line or poetry. With internal rhyme, the rhyme is within the line of a poem. Near rhymes involve sounds that are similar but are not exactly the same.

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Rhyme

Question 21

A long narrative poem that tells of the adventures of a hero of historic or legendary importance. Themes of epic poems include good vs. evil and death

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Epic

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A narrative poem that usually tells a story with tragic overtones and a dramatic conclusion. Ballads are meant to be sung or recited.

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Ballad

Question 23

Poetry that focuses on the emotions or thoughts of a single speaker.

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Lyric poetry

Question 24

Unrhymed iambic pentameter.

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Blank verse