Poetry Flashcards

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1
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Musical verse that expresses observations and feelings, first person, short, no syllable requirements, no rhyme, describes a scene even but does not tell a story

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Lyric poetry

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Poem in which first letter of each line spells a word/phrase, no rhyme, no syllable requirements

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Acrostic poetry

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3
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Poem that tells a story in a musical way

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Ballad poetry

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4
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A long narrative poem about adventures of gods or heroes

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Epic poetry

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5
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A poem with a physical shape that describes topic

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Concrete/form poetry

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6
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Japanese poem about nature

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Haiku

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7
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How many lines in a haiku

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3

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8
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What is the syllable requirement for a haiku

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5-7-5

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9
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Sonnet made famous by Shakespeare

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Shakespearean sonnet

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How many lines is a Shakespearean sonnet

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14

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11
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How many syllables per line in a Shakespearean sonnet

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10

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A humorous, musical feeling poem that often makes fun of a person

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Limerick

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13
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How long is a limerick

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5 lines

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14
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How manny syllables in a limerick line

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3,3,2,2,3

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Formal lyrics poem with a serious theme, commemorate events or honor people

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Ode

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16
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A solemn and formal poem about death

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Elegy

17
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Row of words

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Line

18
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Formal division of lines with one idea

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Stanza

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What is 2 stanzas

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Couplet

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What is 3 stanzas

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Triplet

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What is 4 stanzas

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Quatrain

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What is 6 stanzas

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Sestet

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What is 7 stanzas

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Septet

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What is 8 stanzas

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Octave

25
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Rhythmical pattern

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Meter

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Basic unit of a meter

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Foot

27
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Words at the end of the line rhyme

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End/audible

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Words that look like they rhyme

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Visual

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Words inside line rhyme

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Internal

30
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Regular pattern on rhyming words

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Rhyme scheme