CSET Elements Of Poetry

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• Answer 31 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. dactylic (dactyl)

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2. pentameter
5 feet
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')


3. octave
8- lined stanza
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme


4. spondaic (spondee)

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5. quintet
4- 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 unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
5- lined stanza


6. tetrameter
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
3- lined stanza
4 feet


7. Haiku
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
5- lined stanza
5 feet


8. Sonnet
1 foot
5 feet
8 feet
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes


9. septet
8- lined stanza
2 feet
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
7- lined stanza


10. triplet or tercet
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
3- lined stanza
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue


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


12. anapestic (anapest)

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13. monometer
1 foot
3- lined stanza
3 feet
7- lined stanza


14. foot
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables


15. iambic (iamb)

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16. Dramatic poetry
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue


17. dimeter
3 feet
8 feet
2 feet
5 feet


18. trimeter
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
3 feet
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')


19. Ballad
3- lined stanza
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
7 feet
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung


20. octameter
8 feet
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
7- lined stanza
5 feet


21. Epic

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22. quatrain
4- lined stanza
4 feet
6 feet
Written to honor the dead


23. elegy
1 foot
Written to honor the dead
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
Short; expresses personal feelings


24. sestet
3- lined stanza
5- lined stanza
6- lined stanza
4- lined stanza


25. Lyric
3- lined stanza
7- lined stanza
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
Short; expresses personal feelings


26. hexameter
8- lined stanza
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
6 feet


27. septameter
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
7 feet
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
6 feet


28. Shakespearean Sonnet
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
Short; expresses personal feelings
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')


29. Limerick
Short; expresses personal feelings
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue


30. Petrarchan Sonnet
Short; expresses personal feelings
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
6 feet
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter


31. trochaic (trochee)

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