Poetry Basics
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- Q1A couplet isif the poem has iambic pentameterfour lines of poetrythe paragraph in a poemtwo lines of poetry30s
- Q2A quatrain isAll the lines in a poem3 lines of poetry4 lines of poetry2 lines of poetry30s
- Q3A stanza is....the rhyme scheme in a poemtwo lines of poetrythe paragraphs of a poemfour lines of poetry30s
- Q4What do we mean when we talk about the poem's RHYME SCHEME?if the poem has iambic pentameterthe pattern of any rhyming in a poemif the poem is more than one stanzathe form of poem it is (like a sonnet)30s
- Q5Which of these groups of lines shows this rhyme scheme: ABAB (NOTE: THE / indicates that one line of the poem has ended and another begins after the slash)The black, fuzzy cat/And the silly, fat dog/Found a hole with a rat/Inside a fallen logThe black, fuzzy cat/Found a hole with a rat/And the silly, fat dog/Inside a fallen logThe black, fuzzy cat/And the silly, fat dog/Saw inside a fallen log/A hole with a rat45s
- Q6Ah, such music to my ears! Iambic pentameter can be described as:The pattern of rhyming in a poem that makes it sound like a song10 syllables of "beats" in a line of text that sounds like your heartbeat5 syllables of "beats" in a line of text that sounds like your heartbeatA poem that has no rhyming at all so it's all kind of free flowing45s
- Q7A poem that ALWAYS has 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme scheme is called...a free versean elegyan epica sonnet30s
- Q8A poem that is super, super long...like it can be as long as a book is called...an odean elegya ballad/narrativean epic30s
- Q9A poem that tells a story is known asa blank versea free versea sonneta ballad or narrative30s
- Q10A poem written in honor of someone or something that is still ALIVE is known as...an elegya stanzaan odea sonnet30s
- Q11A poem that is written in honor of someone who has died is known as...an elegyan odea sonneta free verse30s
- Q12A poem that has no rhyme scheme and DOES NOT use iambic pentameter is known as...a narrative/ballada free versea blank versea sonnet30s
- Q13A poem that usually has iambic pentameter but may not have any lines that rhyme is known as a...odeblank versefree verseelegy30s