POETIC ERAS
TYPES OF POETRY
POETIC TERMS
SONNET 18
DEATH BE NOT PROUD
100
This is the age named after Queen Elizabeth I.
What is the Elizabethan Era?
100
A sad and thoughtful poem about the death of an individual.
What is an elegy?
100
A five-line stanza
What is a cinquain?
100
A poem by William Shakespeare that celebrates a woman he loves
What is "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day" also known as Sonnet 18?
100
The author of "Death Be Not Proud"
Who is John Donne?
200
The era that focused a great deal on ideas related to religion, particularly Christianity.
What is the Renaissance Era?
200
A poem of 14 lines written in iambic pentameter, often having rhyme.
What is a sonnet?
200
A four-line stanza
What is a quatrain?
200
In "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" what do we learn about the poet's beloved? a. We learn that she has a fair complexion and gold hair. b. We learn that she looks much younger than she really is. c. We learn little about her appearance but find out that she has a mild temper. d. We learn very little except that she is very attractive.
c. We learn little about her appearance but find out that she has a mild temper.
200
"Death Be Not Proud" can best be described as a) an elegy b) religious in nature c) epic d) comedic
b) religious in nature
300
Poetry written during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901 is classifies as...
What is the Victorian?
300
An extensive, serious poem that tells the story about a heroic figure, often on an adventurous journey of some sort.
What is epic poetry?
300
lines grouped together in poetry
What is a stanza?
300
Shakespeare tells his beloved that a. his sonnet will make her immortal. b. he will.join her in death. c. they must part soon. d. the sun is jealous of her radiance.
a. his sonnet will make her immortal.
300
In this poem, the speaker is talking directly to
What is death?
400
Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and Robert Frost are poets of this era.
What is modern?
400
Poetry that does not follow any particular rules in relation to rhyme and meter...
What is free verse?
400
the pattern of rhyme in a poem
What is rhyme scheme?
400
What is the tone of the couplet at the end of "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" a. questioning b. confident c. fearful d. melancholy
b. confident
400
The poet of this poem relies heavily on this form of figurative language to convey his message.
What is personification?
500
This era emphasized the importance of humanity going out and experiencing nature.
What is the Romantic Era?
500
A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
What is a ballad?
500
The ordinary language used in speaking and writing, as is found in novels and essays
What is prose?
500
According to Shakespeare, Death can be defeated by: a. religion. b. art. c. science. d. nature.
b. art
500
In the sonnet "Death, Be Not proud", Donne says to death: "Those whom thou think'st thou dost over-throw / Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me." What does A. Death is very strong. B. Death is not death, because after death we wake up to live eternally.he mean? C. One must face death courageously and defiantly. D. Death is not as strong as he thinks he is.
D. Death is not as strong as he thinks he is.
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