Poetry Basics
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- Q1What is 4 lines of poetry called?QuatrainCoupletRhyme SchemeStanza30s
- Q2What is 2 lines of poetry called?CoupletIambic pentameterQuatrainStanza30s
- Q3Please don't call chunks of poetry "paragraphs"! It's really called...StanzaRhyme schemeSonnetQuatrain30s
- Q4The pattern of rhyming in a poem is calledRhyme schemeIambic PentameterSonnetFree Verse30s
- Q5To mark up the rhyme scheme in a poem, you shouldUse the letters of the alphabet after each line, and rhyming lines get the same letterUse letters of the alphabet and make sure none of the letters are used more than once.Put the lines in alphabetic orderUse the letters of the alphabet and use all 26 of them!30s
- Q6The pattern of sound that sounds like your heartbeat...Shakespeare liked to write in this pattern.SonnetIambic pentameterRhyme schemeOde30s
- Q7A poem that ALWAYS has 14 lines and is the most formal of all poetry is called a....sonnetelegyodefree verse30s
- Q8A really, really long poem usually in honor of a historic person or famous event...ElegyOdeSonnetEpic30s
- Q9A poem that tells a story is called a...SonnetNarrativeFree verseBlank verse30s
- Q10A serious poem in honor of someone or something THAT HAS NOT died is called...OdeElegyFree VerseSonnet30s
- Q11A poem in honor of someone WHO HAS DIED is called...ElegyBlank verseOdeFree verse30s
- Q12A poem with no rhyme scheme or pattern - it's the "chill" version of poetryFree verseBlank verseElegySonnet30s
- Q13A poem with no strict rhyme scheme BUT it is USUALLY written in iambic pentameterblank versesonnetodeelegy30s