POETIC TECHNIQUES

Iambic pentameter is a rhythmic pattern in poetry that consists of _____ syllbales , with stress on every other syllable.

• 5

• 4

• 10

• 6

A _________is two lines of verse that follow one another and are connected by rhythm and rhyme.

When one line of a poem runs on to the next line of a poem without a break it is called __________ .

• sibilance

• Caesura

• Oxymoron

• enjambment

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

What figurative device is used in these lines:

• caesura

• refrain

• simile

• oxymoron

A ring-whorled prow rode in the harbour,
Ice-clad, || outbound, || a craft for a prince.
They stretched their beloved lord in his boat,
Laid out by the mast, || amidships,

Identify the figurative device used in these lines.