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Poetry form+structure flashcards

1
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how many lines does a villanelle have?

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19

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How many stanzas does a villanelle have?

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5

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How many lines are in the stanzas of a villanelle?

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3, and then 4 in the last one

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4
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how is the last line of the first stanza repeated in a villanelle?

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as the last line of the second and fourth stanzas

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5
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How is the third line of the fourth stanza of a villanelle repeated?

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as the last line of the third and fifth stanzas?

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What are the last two lines in a villanelle?

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the first line of the first stanza and the third line of the first stanza

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What is the rhyme scheme of a villanelle?

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aba, with the rhymes repeated according to the third and first line of the first stanza

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hare the third and first lines of the first stanza of a villanelle called?

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refrain lines

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9
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How many lines are in a sestina?

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36

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10
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How many stanzas does a sestina have?

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6

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how many lines are in each stanza of a sestina?

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6

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12
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are sestinas rhymed or unrhymed?

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unrhymed

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13
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what are the ending lines of a poem called?

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envoi

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14
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how many lines are in the envoi of a sestina?

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3

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15
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what is lexical repetition?

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the set pattern of repeating end-words in poetry.

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16
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how many lines are in each stanza of a pantoum?

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4

17
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How long is a pantoum and what is the rule about it’s first and last lines?

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it must begin and end in the same line, but the length is unspecified

18
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What is a poem called when each line is four stanzas?

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a quatrain

19
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what is a poem called when each stanza is two lines?

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couplets

20
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what is the rhyme scheme of each quatrain in a pantoum?

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abab until the final quatrain, which changes the pattern of the pantoum

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hat is hte pattern of the final quatrain of a pantoum?

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the unrepeated first and third lines are used in reverse as second and fourth lines

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