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Question 1

blank verse

Answer 1

poetry written with a precise meter—almost always iambic pentameter—that does not rhyme.

Question 2

rhymed poetry

Answer 2

rhyme by definition, although their scheme varies.

Question 3

free verse

Answer 3

is poetry that lacks a consistent rhyme scheme, metrical pattern, or musical form.

Question 4

epic poem

Answer 4

lengthy, narrative work of poetry that typically details the extraordinary feats and adventures of characters from a distant past.

Question 5

narrative poetry

Answer 5

tells a story.

Examples include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” and Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”

Question 6

haiku

Answer 6

three-line poetic form originating in Japan that follows the 5-7-5 pattern (5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third).

Question 7

pastoral poetry

Answer 7

concerns the natural world, rural life, and landscapes, with roots in Ancient Greece and Rome.

Question 8

sonnet

Answer 8

14-line poem, typically concerning the topic of love, containing internal rhymes and a specific rhyme scheme.

Question 9

elegy

Answer 9

poem that reflects upon death or loss, traditionally containing themes of mourning, loss, and reflection.

Question 10

ode

Answer 10

tribute to its subject, which need not be dead or sentient.

Question 11

limerick

Answer 11

five-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme, typically telling a short, pithy tale.

Question 12

lyric poetry

Answer 12

concerns feelings and emotion, distinguishing it from epic and dramatic poetry.

Question 13

ballad

Answer 13

form of narrative verse that can be poetic or musical, typically following a pattern of rhymed quatrains.

Question 14

soliloquy

Answer 14

monologue in which a character speaks to themselves, expressing inner thoughts that an audience might not otherwise know.

Question 15

villanelle

Answer 15

nineteen-line poem consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, with a highly specified internal rhyme scheme.

Question 16

topics for spoken word poetry in the lesso

Answer 16

1. Poverty, Hunger, and Inequality
2. Environmental Issues
3. Human Rights and Social Justice
4. Mental Health Awareness
5. Political Corruption
6. Education System
7. Labor and Workers’ Rights
8. Gender Equality/LGBTQ+ Rights and Acceptance
9. Disaster Response and Resilience

Question 17

poetry

Answer 17

type of literature that uses the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words to describe the world in striking imaginative ways.

Question 18

basic structural elements of poetry

Answer 18

divided into lines, organized in units of meaning called stanzas. A blank line, called a stanza break, signals the end of one stanza and the beginning of another.

Question 19

refrain

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a line or group of lines that is repeated at regular intervals in a poem, often at the end of each stanza.

Question 20

rhythm

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beat created by stressed and unstressed syllables in words.

Question 21

meter

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pattern of rhythm measured in feet, which are units of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Question 22

rhyme

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repetition of vowel and consonant sounds at the ends of words.

Question 23

rhyme scheme

Answer 23

when rhymes follow a particular pattern.

Question 24

alliteration

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the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginnings of words.

Question 25

onomatopoeia

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the use of words that imitate sounds, such as splat, hiss, and gurgle.

Question 26

denotation

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the dictionary definition of a word.

Question 27

connotation

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the ideas and feelings that a word brings to mind.

Question 28

imagery

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descriptions that appeal to the five senses, helping poets convey what they see, hear, smell, taste, or touch.

Question 29

figurative language

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language that is not meant to be taken literally.

Question 30

simile

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uses the word 'like' or 'as' to compare two seemingly unlike things.

Question 31

metaphor

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describes one thing as if it were something else.

Question 32

personification

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gives human qualities to nonhuman objects.

Question 33

narrative poem

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tells a story in verse.

Question 34

haiku

Answer 34

three-line Japanese form that describes something in nature, with the first and third lines having five syllables and the second line having seven.

Question 35

verse poetry

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lack of structure, having no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or specific stanza pattern.

Question 36

lyric poem

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expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse.

Question 37

ballads

Answer 37

songlike poems that tell stories, often dealing with adventure or romance.

Question 38

concrete poem

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shaped to look like its subjects, with the poet arranging the lines to create a picture on the page.

Question 39

limerick

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a humorous, rhyming five-line poem with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme.

Question 40

sonnet

Answer 40

a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, typically having ten syllables per line.