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CSET Elements Of Poetry

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

2. pentameter
5 feet
4- lined stanza
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')

3. Petrarchan Sonnet
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
5 feet
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')

4. quintet
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
5- lined stanza
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
2 feet

5. trimeter
7 feet
3 feet
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')

6. trochaic (trochee)

7. triplet or tercet
3- lined stanza
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
5 feet

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

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

10. sestet
6- lined stanza
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
7- lined stanza
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)

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

12. Lyric
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
Short; expresses personal feelings
3 feet
4 feet

13. dactylic (dactyl)

14. quatrain
5 feet
8- lined stanza
4- lined stanza
2- lined stanza

15. tetrameter
4- lined stanza
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
4 feet

16. octave
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
8- lined stanza
5 feet
Short; expresses personal feelings

17. Dramatic poetry
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
2- lined stanza
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds

18. anapestic (anapest)

19. Ballad
6- lined stanza
6 feet
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

20. Epic

21. hexameter
3 feet
6 feet
3- lined stanza
2- lined stanza

22. iambic (iamb)

23. Sonnet
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
6- lined stanza
Written to honor the dead
5 feet

24. Shakespearean Sonnet
Written to honor the dead
4 feet
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
3- lined stanza

25. Haiku
5 feet
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes

26. monometer
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
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
1 foot

27. septameter
2- lined stanza
7 feet
1 foot
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter

28. couplet
4- lined stanza
2- lined stanza
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes

29. elegy
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Written to honor the dead
5- lined stanza
4 feet

30. Limerick
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
3- lined stanza

31. spondaic (spondee)