Meter in Poetry
What is the number of syllables in a line of iambic pentameter, and what is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables?
10, unstressed stressed
What is an ode poem?
A poem celebrating someone or something
This famous English playwright is known for his tragic plays such as "Hamlet" and sonnets
William Shakespeare
What is the rhyme scheme here:
The cat sat
He was fat
He sat on a mat
Look at that
AAAA
"He's sneaky as a snake" is an example of?
Simile (and alliteration)
What is a stanza in poetry?
A poetic paragraph
What is an elegy poem?
A poem that is grieving someone who's died
This American poet is known for her traditional poems, such as "I'm Nobody Who are You?" and "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
Emily Dickinson
What style of rhyme is this?
The grouse is such a louse
Internal Rhyme
"He is such a clown" is an example of?
Metaphor
What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in the word "Puccini"
Unstressed Stressed Unstressed
What are the characteristics of a ballad poem?
They are originally written to music, have a rhyme scheme, and have a main protagonist who the story is about
Name a famous Epic Poem
The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Iliad, Beowulf, the Odyssey
A rhyme that doesn't quite exactly rhyme
"Whizz" and "Buzz" are examples of?
What is a couplet?
A set of two lines that rhyme in a poem
What is a sonnet?
A 14 line poem with a rhyme scheme that's written in iambic pentameter
What was the name of the ballad we read in class?
"Boots of Spanish Leather" by Bob Dylan
What is a masculine rhyme?
A type of rhyme that is one single syllable at the end of a line
"The rows of corn reached and grasped for sunlight" is an example of?
Personification
What is a poetic foot?
A set of two syllables in a line of poetry
What is blank verse?
A style of writing which is unrhymed iambic pentameter
What is the name of the famous dramatic poem we read in class?
"My Last Duchess"
What is a feminine rhyme?
A rhyme on the first syllable of a word, not the ending syllable
"Stop airing your dirty laundry in public" is an example of what?
An Idiom