Poetic Structure

What is form in a poem?

• The combination of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

• The repeated sound of word endings in a poem.

• The physical structure of a poem.

• The repeated sound of sounds, words, or phrases in a poem.

What is rhythm in a poem?

• The combination of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

• The repeated sound of word endings in a poem.

• The physical structure of a poem.

• The repeated sound of sounds, words, or phrases in a poem.

Which of the following is an example of internal rhyme?

• Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

  How I wonder what you are

  Up above the world so high,

  Like a diamond in the sky.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• Hope is the thing with feathers

  That perches in the soul,

  And sings the tune without the words,

  And never stops at all.

• Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

  Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,

Which type of poem contains 14 lines and usually has to do with love or romance?

• Limerick

• Sonnet

• Villanelle

• Ballad

The recurring use of sounds, words, or phrases.

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Form

• Rhythm

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

• AABBB

• ABABA

• AABBA

• ABBBA

A 5 line poem that is usually humorous or nonsensical.

• Sonnet

• Limerick

• Ballad

• Villanelle

Which meter uses the pattern U \ U \ U \?

• Trochee

• Anapest

• Iamb

• Dactyl

Which meter uses the pattern U U \ U U \ U U \?

• Trochee

• Anapest

• Iamb

• Dactyl

Which meter is associated with madness or despair?

• Trochee

• Anapest

• Iamb

• Dactyl