Module 8 Flashcards
(12 cards)
Most poems are written in ____
Lines
A group of lines in a poem is called a _____
Stanza
Stanzas separate ideas in a _____ .
Poem
It seperate ideas from a poem
Stanzas
They act like paragraphs.
Stanzas
is a poem, or stanza in a poem, written in two lines.
Couplet
is a poem, or stanza, written in three lines. Usually lines 1 and 2 can rhyme and lines 1 and 3 or sometimes all 3 lines rhyme.
Tercet
the first letter of each line, read down the page, spells the subject of the poem. This type of poem is free verse and does not usually rhyme.
Acrostic poem
is a seven-line poem written in the shape of a diamond and does not rhyme.
Diamante
is a poem written in five lines that do not rhyme. The five lines contains 22 syllables
Cinquain poem
A cinquain pattern is
Line 1-2 syllables
Line 2-4 syllables
Line 3-6 syllables
Line 4-8 syllables
Line 5-2 syllables
5 Types of Poems
Couplet
Tercet
Acrostic
Diamante
Cinquain