Poem Types.
Open-Form.
Poem Structure.
Closed-Form.
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Name that type of poem: Contains 2 rhyming lines that are usually identical in length.
Couplet
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What type of poem is this?
“Kills bugs dead. Redundancy is syntactical overkill. A pinprick of peace at the end of the tunnel of a nightmare night in a roach motel. Their noise infects the dream. In black kitchens they foul the food, walk on our bodies as we sleep over oceans of pirate flags. Skull and crossbones, they crunch like candy. When we die they will eat us, unless we kill them first. Invest in better mousetraps. Take no prisoners on board ship, to rock the boat, to violate our beds with pestilence. We dream the dream of extirpation. Wipe out a species, with God at our side. Annihilate the insects. Sterilize the filthy vermin.”
Prose
100
What is "form"?
The way a poem is shaped on the page.
100
What type of couplet was used during the Neoclassic era?
Heroic Couplet
100
What is the "rhythm" of the poem?
The rhythm is the beat or the "flow" of the poem. Patterns of strong and weak syllables make up a beat.
200
What is an elegy? What is its purpose?
A formal poem that reflects on death or another solem theme. The purpose is to memorialize a person or to reflect on a subject.
200
What might the main subject of the poem be based on this open-form style?
Animals/pawprints/pets
200
What are "lines"?
The way a poet arranges words into flowing thoughts. The lines may or may not be sentences.
200
Which less significant closed-form type is directed at a famous person?
Clerihew
200
What is a "Lyric"?
A lyric is a poem that expresses a thought or feeling of the speaker and is designed to be sung to a melody.
300
Name that type of poem:
A song-like poem that tells a story, often dealing with adventure or romance.
Ballad.
300
What two cultures have been using Open Poetry for a very long time?
the Greek and Chinese
300
What are stanzas?
Groups of lines in traditional poetry.
300
List two of the 4 things that create traditional patterns of closed-form poetry:
Ex: Line length, meter, rhyme, and line groupings
300
What is a limerick?
A limerick is a short and witty poem that follows the rhyme sheme (AABBA). It always has 5 lines.
400
What is an ode? What is the purpose of the poem?
A formal lyrical peom with a serious theme that honors people, events, or a natrual scene. The purpose is to celebrate a subject or an idea.
400
What might the main idea of the poem be based on this open-form style?
Birds/Blackbirds
400
Explain the difference between open-form and closed form
Closed-form poetry is written in traditional patterns of line, whereas open-form poetry eliminates restrictions and controls lines to convey thoughts and feelings in an unpredictable manner.
400
What differentiates an epitaph from a regular epigram?
An epitaph marks the death of someone
400
What is most commonly used in the sixth line of a Double Dactyl
A single word
500
Name that type of poem:
A 14-line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme that is often used to praise, but may vary in terms of subjects.
Sonnet.
500
How does open poetry create an image (3 things)
It utilizes words, lines, and spaces
500
What is "free verse"?
Poems that usually do not rhyme and do not have a fixed rhythm or meter. They are usually written like conversations and flow freely.
500
What type of closed-form poem uses a nonsensical word in the first line?
Double Dactyl
500
What distinguishes blank verse from free verse?
Blank verse is unrhymed BUT metrical, however free verse is unrhymed AND unmetrical