CSET Elements Of Poetry

Instructions:

• Answer 31 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Petrarchan Sonnet
5- lined stanza
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
2 feet


2. trimeter
7- lined stanza
3 feet
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
2- lined stanza


3. septameter
7 feet
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
5 feet


4. quintet
Short; expresses personal feelings
6 feet
5- lined stanza
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')


5. Shakespearean Sonnet
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
6 feet
5 feet
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme


6. tetrameter
8- lined stanza
4 feet
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
6 feet


7. octave
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
8- lined stanza
5 feet
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)


8. Dramatic poetry
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
8- lined stanza
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')


9. septet
3- lined stanza
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
7- lined stanza


10. elegy
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
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. hexameter
6 feet
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
4- lined stanza
2 feet


12. octameter
3 feet
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
8 feet
7 feet


13. trochaic (trochee)

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14. triplet or tercet
Written to honor the dead
2 feet
3- lined stanza
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)


15. dactylic (dactyl)

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16. pentameter
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
5 feet
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes


17. couplet
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
6- lined stanza
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
2- lined stanza


18. Epic

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19. Ballad
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
3- lined stanza
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables


20. foot
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
7- lined stanza
2- lined stanza


21. iambic (iamb)

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22. sestet
6- lined stanza
Short; expresses personal feelings
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
7- lined stanza


23. dimeter
2 feet
3 feet
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables


24. monometer
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
1 foot
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
7- lined stanza


25. spondaic (spondee)

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26. Haiku
5 feet
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes


27. quatrain
4- lined stanza
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
2 feet


28. anapestic (anapest)

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29. Limerick
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
Written to honor the dead
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue


30. Lyric
2- lined stanza
Short; expresses personal feelings
5 feet
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables


31. Sonnet
7 feet
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme