Elements of Poetry

____ is a lyric poem that praises an individual, an idea or an event.

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A kind of sonnet which consists of three quatrains (four lines each) and a concluding couplet (two lines). The final couplet is the summary. The rhyming pattern is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

• Italian/Petrarchan sonnet

• Shakespearean sonnet

• Spenserian Sonnet

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____ is written with a purpose to “mourn the dead”.

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This refers to series of lines grouped together and separated by a space

• stanza

• form

• verse

• lines

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Kind of sonnet is divided into three quatrains, or segments of four lines, followed by a rhyming couplet. The rhyming pattern is usually ABAB BCBC CDCD EE.

• Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet

• Shakespearean Sonnet

• Spenserian Sonnet

• Aristotleian Sonnet

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What do you call unrhymed verse form having three lines (a tercet) and usually 5,7,5 syllables, respectively? It is usually considered a lyric poem.

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Haiku consists of _ _ _ syllables.

• 5

• 7

• 5

• 6

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It is a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero.

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It is a poem that tells a story; its structure resembles the plot line of a story [i.e. the introduction of conflict and characters, rising action, climax and the denouement. The most common types of narrative poetry are ballad and epic.

• Narrative Poetry

• Ballad

• Descriptive Poetry

• Lyric Poetry

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It is a narrative poem that has a musical rhythm and can be sung.

• Ballad

• Narrative Poetry

• Lyric Poetry

• Descriptive Poetry

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