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CSET Elements Of Poetry

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1. septet
4- lined stanza
7- lined stanza
6- lined stanza
5- lined stanza

2. triplet or tercet
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
5- lined stanza
3- lined stanza
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)

3. pentameter
5- lined stanza
5 feet
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
4 feet

4. octameter
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
8 feet
8- lined stanza

5. iambic (iamb)
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
4- lined stanza
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')

6. quintet
5- lined stanza
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
3 quatrains (3 x 4 line stanzas) and one couplet (2 line stanza); iambic pentameter; ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme
7 feet

7. Ballad
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
6- lined stanza
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
Unit of rhythmic measurement; a combination of stressed / and unstressed ? syllables

8. Lyric
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
1 foot
Short; expresses personal feelings
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds

9. sestet
5- lined stanza
8 feet
3 feet
6- lined stanza

10. octave
8- lined stanza
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)

11. 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
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes

12. dactylic (dactyl)
1 foot
4- lined stanza
3 feet
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)

13. tetrameter
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
4 feet
1 foot

14. quatrain
4- lined stanza
7- lined stanza
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful

15. elegy
Unstressed stressed ?/ ('I am - I am - I am)
Stressed unstressed unstressed /?? (Duckie's tail)
6- lined stanza
Written to honor the dead

16. anapestic (anapest)
1 foot
Unstressed unstressed stressed ??/ ('Anna's pets')
7 feet
6 feet

17. Dramatic poetry
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue
2- lined stanza
8 feet

18. Shakespearean Sonnet
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
Short narrative - usually anonymous - often sung
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

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

20. Petrarchan Sonnet
8- lined stanza
4 feet
8 lines (octave) that state a proposition; 6 lines (sestet) that state the solution; iambic pentameter
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes

21. septameter
5- lined stanza
8 feet
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
7 feet

22. monometer
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
1 foot
6 feet

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

24. dimeter
3- lined stanza
2 feet
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
7 feet

25. trimeter
1 foot
8- lined stanza
Short; expresses personal feelings
3 feet

26. spondaic (spondee)
4- lined stanza
4 feet
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
8 feet

27. Epic
Long narrative - details an epic hero's deeds
17 syllables - 3 lines: 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables; depicts a clear picture - a distinct emotion; refers to nature; insightful
Written to honor the dead
2- lined stanza

28. Limerick
1 foot
5 lines; anapestic; aabba rhyme scheme
3- lined stanza
Characters revealed through dialog - description - monologue

29. couplet
4- lined stanza
5 feet
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
2- lined stanza

30. hexameter
Stressed stressed // ('pond day')
6 feet
14 lines; iambic pentameter; varied rhyme schemes
1 foot

31. trochaic (trochee)
3 feet
8 feet
5- lined stanza
Stressed unstressed /? ('Ugly troll chair')

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