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CSET Elements Of Poetry

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Answer 31 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. dactylic (dactyl)

2. Petrarchan Sonnet
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
6- lined stanza

3. tetrameter
1 foot
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
4 feet
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme

4. Sonnet
4 feet
3 feet
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
6- lined stanza

5. Ballad
Short; expresses personal feelings
7 feet
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
4- lined stanza

6. monometer
1 foot
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
5- lined stanza
2 feet

7. anapestic (anapest)

8. Epic

9. septet
7 feet
2 feet
4- lined stanza
7- lined stanza

10. octameter
8 feet
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
7- lined stanza
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme

11. trochaic (trochee)

12. spondaic (spondee)

13. dimeter
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
5 feet
2 feet
8 feet

14. Limerick
3- lined stanza
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme

15. iambic (iamb)

16. elegy
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
Written to honor the dead
2- lined stanza
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung

17. Lyric
Short; expresses personal feelings
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
6 feet
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter

18. couplet
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
6 feet
2 feet
2- lined stanza

19. quatrain
4- lined stanza
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue

20. pentameter
Written to honor the dead
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
5 feet
4 feet

21. Haiku
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
3 feet
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes

22. triplet or tercet
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
3- lined stanza
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes

23. Dramatic poetry
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
3 feet
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
4- lined stanza

24. foot
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
8 feet
3- lined stanza

25. Shakespearean Sonnet
3 feet
4 feet
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme

26. hexameter
5- lined stanza
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
6 feet
2 feet

27. sestet
3- lined stanza
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
6- lined stanza

28. octave
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
8- lined stanza
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')

29. septameter
8- lined stanza
7 feet
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
5 feet

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

31. quintet
5- lined stanza
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
3- lined stanza
7 feet