Types of Poetry Flashcards
Is this a sonnet or a haiku?
The west wind whispered,
And touched the eyelids of spring:
Her eyes, Primroses.
— R. M. Hansard
It is a haiku, this is easily noticeable because of the total of 17 syllables in the form 5-7-5.
How many lines are there in a Sonnet?
14 lines
Which type of poem includes a Volta?
Sonnet
____ is a poetic performance art that is word-based. It is an oral art that focuses on the aesthetics of word play such as intonation and voice inflection.
Spoken Word Poetry
Who is the poet that practices Metaphysical poetry?
John Donne
Which poem was written first?
Harlem by Langston Hughes
Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Sonnet 43
______ is a type of poetry that is highly intellectualized, uses rather strange imagery, uses frequent paradox and contains extremely complicated thoughts.
Metaphysical Poetry
What type of poem is “Dear Colin Kaepernick”?
Spoken word poetry
What kind of sonnet has the rhyme scheme
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG ?
English/Shakespearean Sonnet
What Kind of Sonnet has the rhyme scheme
ABBA ABBA CDCDCD
Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways” is in which type of poem?
A sonnet
Did Shakespeare write English or Italian sonnets?
English sonnets.
What type of poem is The New Colossus?
It’s a petrarchan sonnet
What is another name for the Italian sonnet?
Petrarchan
Where and when is the Sonnet from?
Italy in 13th century
