Poetry

Question 1

What are the characteristics of poetry?

Answer 1

• break at the end of each line
• rhyme scheme
• a regular stanza pattern
• capital letters at the beginning of many lines
• rhythm
• imagery

Question 2

def. a group of lines with their rhymes and rhythms arranged in a fixed pattern that is repeated throughout the poem

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stanza

Question 3

when we use language only in a straightforward manner to say exactly what we mean

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literal language/ speaking litterally

Question 4

whenever a writer or a speaker uses picture-making language to give information that could be given literally

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speaking figuratively

Question 5

ex. -it is raining
- I walked very far
- my feet are sore

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examples of literal language

Question 6

ex. -The rain is pouring down in buckets
- I walked a million miles today
- My feet are killing me

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examples of figurative language

Question 7

def. the thing or situation to which a word refers, separate from attitudes or feelings which the writer or speaker may have

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denotation

Question 8

def. the implications or suggestions that are evoked by a word

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connotation

Question 9

def. in literature tells us how the author feels about his or her subject. author’s attitude towards story and readers

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tone

Question 10

def. the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences

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syntax

Question 11

def. the atmosphere or state of mind in the story

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mood/ atmosphere

Question 12

what are the 5 types of poetry ?

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1. Lyric Poetry
2. Narrative Poetry
3. Dramatic Poetry
4. Social Community
5. Light Verse

Question 13

def. poetry that deals with the basic human needs, thoughts, feelings, common human experiences and well-known things, and helps us to view these in a new way

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lyric poetry

Question 14

ex. haikus, sonnets, odes, hymns, songs

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examples or lyric poetry

Question 15

… is a form of lyric poem containing 14 lines

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sonnet

Question 16

Shakespeare perfected …

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English Sonnet

Question 17

def. final two lines

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couplet

Question 18

def. an unrhymed Japanese poem that arouses a distinct emotion by giving a brief, vivid picture of something in nature with three lines and 17 syllables

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haiku

Question 19

What is the rhyme scheme of a haiku?

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Line 1 = 5 syllables
Line 2 = 7 syllables
Line 3 = 5 syllables

Question 20

def. a five line haiku with 31 syllables

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tanka

Question 21

What is the rhyme scheme of a tanka?

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Line 1 = 5 syllables 
Line 2 = 7 syllables 
Line 3 = 5 syllables 
Line 4 = 7 syllables 
Line 5 = 7 syllables

Question 22

def. poetry that tells a story in simple, direct, rhythmical language with a strong emphasis on plot or physical action

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Narrative poetry

Question 23

What are the two most common narrative poems?

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epics and ballads

Question 24

def. a story told in a song. generally exhibits in varying degrees a four-line alternately rhymed stanza form; a strongly-pronounced rhythm

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ballad

Question 25

def. poetry that is intended to be read aloud or performed in front of an audience

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dramatic poetry

Question 26

def. poetry comments on our society. criticize social habits, customs, attitudes, etc.

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social commentary

Question 27

def. poetry that is used to entertain, amuse, or intrigue, although it sometimes has a serious purpose behind its humour

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Light Verse

Question 28

ex. concrete poems, limericks

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examples of light verse

Question 29

def. a five line poem arranged by either words or syllables

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cinquain

Question 30

What is the rhyme scheme of a syllable cinquain?

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``` Line 1 = 2 syllables Line 2 = 4 syllables Line 3 = 6 syllables Line 4 = 8 syllables Line 5 = 2 syllables ```

Question 31

What is the rhyme scheme of a word cinquain?

Answer 31

``` Line 1 = 1 word Line 2 = 2 words Line 3 = 3 words Line 4 = 4 words Line 5 = 1 word ```

Question 32

def. a short, funny poem that usually uses the name of a place or person at the end of the first line.

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limericks

Question 33

What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?

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a,a,b,b,a Lines 1,2,5 = 8-10 syllables Lines 3,4 = 5 syllables

Question 34

def. poems that are usually free verse in which the visual imagery is enhanced for the reader by the way the print is placed on the page

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concrete poetry

Question 35

def. a 7 line poem that has lines arranged by words in a diamond form. about opposites and contrasts

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diamante box

Question 36

What is the rhyme of a diamante box?

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``` Line 1 = 1 word Line 2 = 2 words Line 3 = 3 words Line 4 = 4 words Line 5 = 3 words Line 6 = 2 words Line 7 = 1 word ```

Question 37

def. the creating of vivid mental pictures through using words that appeal to the senses and the emotions

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imagery

Question 38

def. a figure of speech when you compare two very different things, linking them with the word "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 39

def. a figure of speech that is a comparison between two unlike things which have one likeness in common. it is suggested that one is another thing. usually IS is used

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metaphor

Question 40

def. figures of speech used to compare something that does not have life to something that does. used to treat some inanimate object or abstract idea as if it were endowed with life, or human parts or qualities.

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personification

Question 41

def. sound effect of figure of speech which is the close repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words.

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alliteration

Question 42

def. sound effect of figure of speech which is the close repetition of similar vowel sounds

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assonance

Question 43

def. sound effect of figure of speech which is the repetition of the final consonant sound without the repetition of the vowel sound preceding it

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consonance

Question 44

def. sound effect of figure of speech which is the use of words whose sounds seem to express or reinforce their meanings

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onomatopoeia

Question 45

def. sound effect of figure of speech which is discordant or harsh sounds which are frequently introduced for poetic effect

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dissonance

Question 46

def. sound effect of figure of speech which is an interchange of sounds (usually the sounds the beginning of words), which creates a humorous effect. it may be deliberate or it may be accidental

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spoonerisms

Question 47

def. sound effect of figure of speech which is the substitution of an inappropriate word that sounds similar to the proper word. misused words.

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malapropism

Question 48

def. a figure of speech addressing someone absent or dead or something inhuman as if it were capable of replying

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apostrophe

Question 49

def. a figure of speech that emphasizes imagery through the deliberate use of exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 50

def. figure of speech in which the name of some object or idea is substituted for another to which it has some relationship

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metonomy

Question 51

def. figure of speech that makes reference to ONE part of a person that is used to represent the whole person

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synecdoche

Question 52

def. figure of speech that consists generally of two contradictory terms which express a startling paradox

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oxymoron

Question 53

def. refers to a poet's using of persons or things from the Bible, mythology, history, or literature

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allusion

Question 54

... (saying less than one means) depends not only on what is said but also on how it is said, creating humorous and satirical effects.

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understatement

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def. specialized language associated with particular trade or profession

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jargon

Question 56

def. a statement which, though it appears self-contradictory, contains a basis of truth that reconciles the seeming opposites

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paradox

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def. a figure of speech in which a series of thoughts are arranged in the order of climatic importance

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climax

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...occurs the climatic order is reversed

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anti-climax

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def. something which means more than what it is.

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symbol

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ex. objects, situation, person, action

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examples of symbolism

Question 61

def. a time-worn expression which has lost its vitality and to some extent its original meaning

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cliche

Question 62

def. a way of speaking in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

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sarcasm

Question 63

def. a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song

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refrain

Question 64

def. repetition of similar or duplicate sounds at regular intervals, usually the repetition of the terminal sounds of words at the ends of lines of verse

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rhyme

Question 65

def. four line stanza that has different rhyme schemes

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quatrain

Question 66

In true rhyme, the ... in the accented syllable and all syllables following it must.., but the initial sound must be ...

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vowel sound, correspond, different

Question 67

True or False? If the spelling or sound is different, then the rhyme is imperfect.

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true

Question 68

True or False? A word repeated is not a rhyme

Answer 68

true

Question 69

True or False? Homonyms are true rhymes

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false. ARE NOT

Question 70

def. rhyme that occurs when the rhyming words appear within lines as well as at the ends of lines

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internal rhyme/leonine rhyme

Question 71

True or False? In free verse, there is neither regular rhyme pattern nor rhythm.

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True

Question 72

True or False? There is consistency in line length and stanza form, and the can be capitalized or punctuated in any way - or not at all.

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false NO CONSISTENCY

Question 73

True or False? There is no evident, and the lines use iambic pentameter meter which is the most common metrical pattern in English because it resembles of ordinary English speech.

Answer 73

true

Question 74

True or False? the sense of movement attributable to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

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true