McGowan’s English II Unit 3 Benchmark

Front

What is the repetition of the sound of a vowel in stressed syllables called?

Back

Assonance

Front

What do you call two lines in a stanza?

Back

Couplet

Front

What is a sonnet form with 14 lines, also known as an Italian sonnet?

Back

Petrarchan Sonnet

Front

What type of poem expresses feelings of a single speaker and uses imagery and sound devices to express emotion?

Back

Lyric poem

Front

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the ends of stressed syllables called?

Back

Consonance

Front

What is the term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is a stanza of four lines called?

Back

Quatrain

Front

What is a six-line stanza called?

Back

Sestet

Front

What is a poem that tells a story called?

Back

Narrative poem

Front

What is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern?

Back

Haiku