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. iambic (iamb)

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2. Sonnet
7- lined stanza
6 feet
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes


3. dactylic (dactyl)

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4. Limerick
6 feet
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
4 feet


5. Dramatic poetry
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue


6. anapestic (anapest)

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7. octameter
4- lined stanza
8 feet
5- lined stanza
5 feet


8. Ballad
7- lined stanza
8- lined stanza
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung


9. Shakespearean Sonnet
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
8- lined stanza
Short; expresses personal feelings
6- lined stanza


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


11. Epic

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12. Haiku
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')
2- lined stanza
3 feet


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


14. trimeter
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
4- lined stanza
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
3 feet


15. hexameter
5 feet
Short; expresses personal feelings
6 feet
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme


16. couplet
3- lined stanza
2- lined stanza
1 foot
7 feet


17. pentameter
3 feet
8 feet
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
5 feet


18. trochaic (trochee)

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19. elegy
7 feet
Written to honor the dead
5- lined stanza
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter


20. Petrarchan Sonnet
6 feet
8 feet
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
7 feet


21. spondaic (spondee)

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22. tetrameter
6 feet
3 feet
4 feet
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme


23. Lyric
7 feet
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
Short; expresses personal feelings


24. foot
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
1 foot


25. septet
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
1 foot
7- lined stanza
4- lined stanza


26. triplet or tercet
3- lined stanza
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')


27. sestet
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
6- lined stanza
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme


28. quatrain
6 feet
8 feet
4- lined stanza
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')


29. quintet
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
4- lined stanza
5- lined stanza
7 feet


30. dimeter
3- lined stanza
2 feet
7- lined stanza
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)


31. septameter
7 feet
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme