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. triplet or tercet
4 feet
3- lined stanza
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter


2. anapestic (anapest)

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3. spondaic (spondee)

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4. quatrain
5- lined stanza
4- lined stanza
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds


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


6. tetrameter
4- lined stanza
Short; expresses personal feelings
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
4 feet


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


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


9. dactylic (dactyl)

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


11. Limerick
4- lined stanza
3 feet
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes


12. couplet
Short; expresses personal feelings
2- lined stanza
7- lined stanza
4 feet


13. quintet
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
3 feet
5- lined stanza
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung


14. iambic (iamb)

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15. Epic

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16. octave
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
8- lined stanza
4- lined stanza


17. Ballad
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
4 feet


18. pentameter
5 feet
3- lined stanza
1 foot
5- lined stanza


19. sestet
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
4 feet
7 feet
6- lined stanza


20. dimeter
8 feet
Written to honor the dead
2 feet
6- lined stanza


21. monometer
5 feet
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
1 foot


22. elegy
3- lined stanza
6 feet
6- lined stanza
Written to honor the dead


23. Sonnet
5 feet
Written to honor the dead
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')


24. Petrarchan Sonnet
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
5- lined stanza
4- lined stanza


25. trochaic (trochee)

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26. octameter
8 feet
7 feet
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme


27. Dramatic poetry
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
Short; expresses personal feelings
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)


28. trimeter
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
4 feet
3 feet
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue


29. Lyric
Short; expresses personal feelings
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
2- lined stanza


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


31. septameter
4- lined stanza
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
7 feet
1 foot