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CSET Elements Of Poetry

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1. dactylic (dactyl)

2. quintet
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
5- lined stanza
Short; expresses personal feelings

3. iambic (iamb)

4. trochaic (trochee)

5. elegy
Written to honor the dead
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')

6. hexameter
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
3- lined stanza
6 feet
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)

7. septameter
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
3- lined stanza
7 feet
2 feet

8. pentameter
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
5 feet

9. Petrarchan Sonnet
1 foot
5 feet
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme

10. Dramatic poetry
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
4 feet
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes

11. anapestic (anapest)

12. septet
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
7- lined stanza
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter

13. octameter
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
8 feet
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')

14. spondaic (spondee)

15. dimeter
6- lined stanza
5- lined stanza
2 feet
4 feet

16. octave
8- lined stanza
2- lined stanza
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

17. triplet or tercet
3- lined stanza
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
Short; expresses personal feelings
5 feet

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

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

20. Epic

21. Shakespearean Sonnet
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')

22. Ballad
Written to honor the dead
8- lined stanza
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung

23. monometer
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
1 foot
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme

24. sestet
Written to honor the dead
8 feet
6- lined stanza
2 feet

25. couplet
4- lined stanza
7- lined stanza
2- lined stanza
5 feet

26. foot
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
4 feet
Written to honor the dead
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables

27. Sonnet
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
4- lined stanza
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes

28. trimeter
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
3 feet
5 feet

29. Lyric
8- lined stanza
3- lined stanza
Short; expresses personal feelings
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful

30. Limerick
5 feet
1 foot
8- lined stanza
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme

31. tetrameter
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
2 feet
8- lined stanza
4 feet