Villanelle and Sonnet poems

Front

What is a quatrain?

Back

A stanza with four lines.

Front

What is a refrain in a poem?

Back

Lines that are repeated throughout the poem.

Front

What does a speaker of a sonnet often start the poem with?

Back

A problem, question, or emotion.

Front

What is a tercet?

Back

A stanza with three lines.

Front

How many lines are in a sonnet?

Back

14.

Front

What is a sonnet?

Back

A 14-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter.

Front

What is the structure of a villanelle?

Back

A 19-line poem with five tercets followed by a quatrain.

Front

What is the purpose of a refrain in a villanelle?

Back

To create a musical quality and emphasize key themes.

Front

What is iambic pentameter?

Back

A metrical pattern of five feet, each foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Front

What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?

Back

Typically ABABCDCDEFEFGG.