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What is Poetry?
Form
Sonnets
Writing About Poetry
Formal Writing & MLA Format
100

What can young adults gain from reading/studying poetry?

A clearer understanding of their emotions; something they can connect to; a deeper understanding of the world around them and those who are feeling what they are feeling 

100

What is poetic form? 

The overall structure or shape of a poem 

100

How many lines are in a sonnet? 

14 lines 

100

What is a paraphrase? 

A prose restatement of the central idea in your own words 

100

What six "things" belong in an MLA header? 

Page number

Your name

Teacher's name

Class name

Due date of assignment 

200

What are some choices poets have to make when writing? 

Structure, rhyme scheme, perspective, diction, punctuation, etc. 

200

What are the two types of form? 

Fixed form and free verse (open form)

200

What are the two types of sonnets we discussed in class? 

Petrarchan (Italian) and Shakespearean (English) 

200

What is theme? 

The overall message of a piece of literature 

200

How should you format the title of an MLA essay? 

Center it and leave it as it is. 

300

What is the purpose of annotating/close reading a poem? 

To actively engage in the text to gather a better understanding of the poem at large; to pick apart, question, and comment on particular aspects of the poem; to be involved in the poem you're reading 
300

What is a fixed form poem? 

A poem that can be categorized by the patterns of its lines, meter, rhymes, and stanzas 

300

The Petrarchan sonnet is divided into what two parts? 

The octave and the sestet 

300

What is a thesis statement? 

A sentence or two that states the purpose of the paper/what the paper is about 

300
When discussing a piece of literature, in what tense should you write?  

Present 

400

What was the very first poem we read together in class about? 

The loss of self/sanity 

400

What is rhyme scheme? 

The pattern of end rhymes 

400

The Shakespearean sonnet is divided into what two parts? 

3 quatrains and a couplet 

400

What is the first thing a body paragraph needs? 

A topic sentence 

400

When should you refer to an author by their first and last name in an essay? 

Only when you first mention them 

500

What is a volta? 

The turning point in the poem (similar to the climax in a story) 
500

Name the four types of fixed forms we talked about in class. How many lines are in each form? 

Couplet (2 lines)

Quatrain (4 lines)

Sestet (6 lines)

Octave (8 lines) 

500

In a Petrarchan sonnet, what is the function of the octave, and what is the function of the sestet? 

The octave presents a problem, idea, topic, etc., and the sestet comments on/responds to that problem, idea, etc. 

500
In a body paragraph, what do you use to support your topic sentence? 

Evidence (examples from the text) 

500

Define apostrophe (the literary technique). 

Directly addressing an object or idea