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. Limerick
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Written to honor the dead
8- lined stanza
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme


2. spondaic (spondee)

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3. Sonnet
Written to honor the dead
2- lined stanza
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
8- lined stanza


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


5. anapestic (anapest)

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6. iambic (iamb)

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7. Haiku
6- lined stanza
6 feet
5 feet
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful


8. sestet
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
6- lined stanza
3- lined stanza
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme


9. quatrain
1 foot
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
4- lined stanza


10. triplet or tercet
4- lined stanza
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
8 feet
3- lined stanza


11. dimeter
4 feet
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
2 feet
3- lined stanza


12. quintet
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
5- lined stanza


13. Petrarchan Sonnet
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
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
7 feet


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


15. elegy
Written to honor the dead
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
2- lined stanza
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung


16. Ballad
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
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')


17. dactylic (dactyl)

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18. trimeter
7 feet
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
3 feet
6- lined stanza


19. hexameter
6 feet
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
4 feet
Short; expresses personal feelings


20. Lyric
8- lined stanza
7- lined stanza
Short; expresses personal feelings
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue


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


22. foot
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
1 foot
5- lined stanza
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables


23. monometer
7 feet
1 foot
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Written to honor the dead


24. octameter
8 feet
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds


25. tetrameter
3- lined stanza
5 feet
4 feet
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung


26. trochaic (trochee)

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27. Dramatic poetry
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
5- lined stanza
7 feet


28. septet
5 feet
2- lined stanza
7- lined stanza
3- lined stanza


29. Epic

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30. Shakespearean Sonnet
5- lined stanza
4 feet
2 feet
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme


31. pentameter
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
5 feet
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds