poetry structure Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
exposure
A
- cyclical structure
- ceasura
- ellipses
2
Q
storm on the island
A
1.cyclical structure
2. enjambment
3. iambic pentameter
4. rhyme scheme
5. volta
3
Q
ozymandias
A
- ceasura
- irregular rhyme scheme
- sonnet
4
Q
the prelude
A
- cyclical structure
- enjambment
5
Q
the emigree
A
- enjambment
- free verse no rhyme scheme or rythym
- frequent end stops in last stanza
- repetition of they
6
Q
checking out me history
A
- dual structure, use of italics
- every stanza ends with reference to black historical figure
- repetition of dem tell me
7
Q
kamikaze
A
- stanza lengths tightly controlled - 6 lines
- free verse, enjambment
- last word = die
8
Q
poppies
A
- ceasura
- free verse
9
Q
london
A
- cyclical structure
- iambic tetrameter
“marks of weakness, marks of woe” breaks it
10
Q
charge of the light brigade
A
- ballad
- dactylic dimeter
- irregular rhyme scheme