Week 16 Flashcards
1
Q
Epigram
A
A short poem with a witty turn of thought
2
Q
Prose poem
A
A (usually) short composition having the intentions of poetry but written in prose rather than verse
3
Q
Villanelle
A
A nineteen line fixed form consisting of five tercets rhymed aba and a concluding quatrain rhymed abaa, with lines 1 and 3 of the first tercet serving as refrains in an alternating pattern through line 15 and then repeated as lines 18 and 19.
4
Q
Epic
A
A long narrative in elevated style presenting characters of high position in adventures, forming an organic whole through their relation to a central heroic figure and through their development of episodes important to a nation or race.
