Poems

Question 0

Comes from the word “sonetto” meaning “little song.

Answer 0

Sonnet

Question 1

Origins: Europe, more specifically Italy.

Answer 1

Sonnet

Question 2

Each line is written in iambic pentameter.

Answer 2

Sonnet

Question 3

Volta—sharp thematic or imagistic turn in the story being told, think climax; usually comes at the start of line 9

Answer 3

Sonnet

Question 4

Rhyme Scheme:
a
b
a
b
c
d
c
d
e  (volta)
f
e
f
g
g

Answer 4

Sonnet

Question 5

This poetry is a musical form.

Answer 5

Ballad

Question 6

History of Prominence: 1200-1700 AD.

Answer 6

Ballad

Question 7

Have a name in the title. (Usually a person’s name or the name of a place).

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Ballad

Question 8

Tells a story (usually has a sad end—not very happy poetry—think tragedy).

Answer 8

Ballad

Question 9

Uses repetition and simple language. Tabloid-like sensationalism.

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Ballad

Question 10

Uses a rhyme scheme.

Answer 10

Ballad

Question 11

Uses stanzas (quatrains). Stanza—a unit within a larger poem usually referred to as a verse; usually has a set meter and rhyme scheme. Quatrains—a 4 line stanza.

Answer 11

Ballad

Question 12

Mostly written in iambic form.

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Ballad

Question 13

-The quatrain of this poem must follow the following meter and rhyme scheme. Each quatrain must follow this meter and rhyme scheme.
Line 1: Tetrameter            X
Line 2: Trimeter               A
Line 3: Tetrameter           X
Line 4: Trimeter               A

Answer 13

Ballad

Question 14

A short, humorous poem that is often nonsensical or at times obscene.

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Limerick

Question 15

Japanese poem.

Answer 15

Haiku

Question 16

Known for comparing two ideas.

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Haiku

Question 17

3 lines:

5-7-5 syllables.

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Haiku

Question 18

5 line stanza
AABBA rhyme scheme
Anapestic meter
Lines 1, 2, and 5 contain 3 metrical feet, while lines 3 and 4 only contain 2 metrical feet.

Answer 18

Limerick

Question 19

Comes from the Italian word Villanella.

Answer 19

Villanelle

Question 20

Translates to rustic song or dance.

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Villanelle

Question 21

Sung by farmers at work.

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Villanelle

Question 22

19 lines
5 tercets followed by a quatrain
Follows ABA rhyme scheme.

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Villanelle

Question 23

The first and third line are repeated alternately until the last stanza, which includes both repeated lines.

Answer 23

Villanelle

Question 24

Malaysian poem.

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Pantoum

Question 25

Similar rural poetry as the villanelle.

Answer 25

Pantoum

Question 26

Commonly structured as four quatrains.

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Pantoum

Question 27

Stanza 1: A B C D (or A C B D) Stanza 2: B E D F (or C E D F) Stanza 3: E G F H Stanza 4: G I (or A or C) H J (or A or C)

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Pantoum

Question 28

Usually used in epic/narrative poetry.

Answer 28

Heroic couplet

Question 29

Rhyming pairs of lines in iambic pentameter.

Answer 29

Heroic couplet

Question 30

Dates back to 700 to 1000 A.D.

Answer 30

Accentual alliterative poem

Question 31

Anglo-Saxon form of poetry that originated in old English language.

Answer 31

Accentuate alliterative poem

Question 32

Old English is a dead language now, but it most closely represents German.

Answer 32

Accentual alliterative poem

Question 33

Most people see this form of poetry as a creation of Viking cultures that are often discussed by their conquests in battle.

Answer 33

Accentual alliterative poem

Question 34

This poetry has a fixed number of stresses (beats) per line or stanza regardless of the number of syllables that are present.

Answer 34

Accentual alliterative poem

Question 35

This poem does not follow the metrical foot or metered pattern. It is all about the alliterative beats. Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Answer 35

Accentual alliterative poem

Question 36

In this poem lines should be sparse to produce strong beat patterns.

Answer 36

Accentual alliterative poem

Question 37

In this poem there should be very few words in-between alliterative beats.

Answer 37

Accentual alliterative poem

Question 38

This poem requires at least 4 alliterative beats per line.

Answer 38

Accentual alliterative poem

Question 39

Each line of this poem can be divided into two hemistichs. A hemistich is a half-line of verse, followed and preceded by a caesura. A caesura is a pause in a line of poetry or in a musical composition.

Answer 39

Accentual alliterative poem

Question 40

There needs to be at least two alliterative beats in one of the two hemistichs in a line of verse.

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Accentual alliterative poem

Question 41

Dylan Thomas: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Goodnight.

Answer 41

Villanelle

Question 42

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Answer 42

Anapest

Question 43

/-

Answer 43

Trochee

Question 44

-/-

Answer 44

Amphibrach

Question 45

-/

Answer 45

Iambic

Question 46

/--

Answer 46

Dactyl

Question 47

Three metrical feet per line.

Answer 47

Trimeter

Question 48

Four metrical feet per line.

Answer 48

Tetrameter

Question 49

Five metrical feet per line.

Answer 49

Pentameter

Question 50

Shakespeare allegedly wrote this sonnet to the Earl of South Hampton leading most to believe he is bisexual. Talking about beauty.

Answer 50

Sonnet 18, "Shall I compare thee to a summer day."