Random Poetry Stuff Flashcards
1
Q
3 metric feet
A
Trimeter
2
Q
4 metric feet
A
Tetrameter
3
Q
5 metric feet
A
Pentameter
4
Q
Scansion
A
Analysis of the mechanical elements within a poem to determine meter
5
Q
2 lines
A
Couplet
6
Q
3 lines
A
Tercet
7
Q
4 lines
A
Quatrain
8
Q
5 lines
A
Cinquain
9
Q
6 lines
A
Sestet
10
Q
7 lines
A
Septet
11
Q
8 lines
A
Octet
12
Q
Masculine rhyme
A
Only the last, accented syllable of the rhyming words correspond exactly in sound
13
Q
Feminine rhyme
A
2 consecutive syllables of the rhyming words correspond
