Poetry Genres
33. True or False: villanelles were originally simple ballads with no specific poetic form
True
45. Personification is…
Attributing human characteristics to something nonhuman, typically inanimate (an object/not alive)
53. Alliteration is…
Repetition of the initial consonant sound of words grouped closely together
Supernatural elements, focus on nature and the sublime, and isolation are all characteristics of what time period?
Romanticism
33. True or false: Villanelles were originally pastoral (about shepherds)
True
50. Rhyming is best defined as…
Matching sound between words or the ending of words
Yes or no: Is the following word an onomatopoeia?
Sizzle
Yes
67. Mariner: What happens after the Albatross first appears?
It saves the ship by bringing a breeze
35. Where did the word villanelle originate from? Where did the poetic form originate?
The word originated from the Italian word “villanella” which means rustic song or dance. The poetic form originated in France.
46. Symbolism is…
The use of symbols/signs to express or represent ideas or qualities in literature, art, etc. beyond their literally meaning
42. A couplet has the following rhyme scheme:
Aa, bb, cc, dd, etc.
65. Lord Randal: What happens to Lord Randal at the end of the poem?
It is revealed that he has been poisoned by his lover
28. Antistrophe translates to….
Turn back
54. An allusion is…
an implied or direct reference, especially in literature or common cultural references.
52. Consonance is…
Repetition of consonant sounds at the end or in the middle of words
68. Mariner: Who are the two people on the second, ghostly ship that approaches the mariner’s ship?
Death and Life in Death
Who popularized free verse?
Walt Whitman
27. Epode translates to…
Said/sung after
47. An idiom is…
A group of words (a phrase) that has a meaning unclear from the words alone. Only context and culture gives the words meaning
51. Assonance is…
Repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning or in the middle of words
69. Mariner: What are the punishments the mariner must suffer because he killed the albatross?
You MUST list the three main punishments/consequences.
1. To live while his crewmates have died
2. Being stranded on the ocean alone
3. He is forced to tell his tale to others for the rest of his life or face endless agony
Who popularized limericks?
Edward Lear