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CSET Elements Of Poetry

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1. septet
3- lined stanza
7- lined stanza
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
Written to honor the dead

2. trochaic (trochee)
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
8 feet

3. Haiku
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
Short; expresses personal feelings
Written to honor the dead
3 feet

4. dimeter
3 feet
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
2 feet
5- lined stanza

5. iambic (iamb)
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
5- lined stanza
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
Short; expresses personal feelings

6. quintet
5- lined stanza
1 foot
Written to honor the dead
2 feet

7. hexameter
2- lined stanza
Short; expresses personal feelings
7 feet
6 feet

8. Ballad
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
2 feet
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung

9. octave
Written to honor the dead
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
5 feet
8- lined stanza

10. elegy
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
Written to honor the dead

11. Sonnet
6- lined stanza
4- lined stanza
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes

12. septameter
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
7 feet
4 feet

13. Dramatic poetry
4 feet
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)

14. triplet or tercet
Written to honor the dead
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
3- lined stanza

15. couplet
1 foot
2- lined stanza
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
5 feet

16. tetrameter
5- lined stanza
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
4 feet

17. quatrain
Short; expresses personal feelings
4- lined stanza
2 feet
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')

18. spondaic (spondee)
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
6- lined stanza
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)

19. dactylic (dactyl)
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
5 feet
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme

20. Epic
6- lined stanza
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables

21. octameter
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
8 feet
7 feet
5- lined stanza

22. Limerick
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Written to honor the dead
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)

23. foot
Short; expresses personal feelings
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes

24. pentameter
5 feet
5- lined stanza
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
8- lined stanza

25. trimeter
3 feet
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
2 feet

26. anapestic (anapest)
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
5 feet
8- lined stanza

27. Lyric
6- lined stanza
7 feet
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
Short; expresses personal feelings

28. Shakespearean Sonnet
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
8 feet
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)

29. monometer
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
4- lined stanza
1 foot
8- lined stanza

30. Petrarchan Sonnet
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue

31. sestet
6- lined stanza
Short; expresses personal feelings
4 feet
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung

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