Types of poems
Types of poems
Types of poems
Types of poems
Types of poems
100

This kind of sonnet originated in Italy and contains an octave and a sestet.

Petrarchan sonnet

100

How many lines does a sonnet have

14

100

a phrase or verse that is repeated regularly in a poem

refrain

100

In poetry what is a sudden change in thought or argument

volta

100

What type of stanza has 8 lines

octave

200

What rhyme scheme does a Petrarchan Sonnet consist of

ABBAABBACDECDE

200

What are the two most consistent topics that a Sonnet is written about

Love and Politics

200

What is a group of lines within a poem called

stanza

200

What poem expresses emotion and is usually addressed to someone or something

ode

200

What foot and meter does an octave usually consist of

Iambic Pentameter

300

What is the paragraph form of a Petrarchan Sonnet

Octave + Sestet

300

What is the stanza form of a Shakespearean sonnet

3 Quatrains + Couplet

300

What is an Elegy mainly about

mourning a loss
300

What type of stanza has 6 lines

sestet

400

What is a celebratory poem often called

 an ode

400

What kind of poem has six stanzas of six lines each

sestina

400

What foot and meter does a Sonnet usually consist of

Iambic Pentameter

400

What type of stanza has 4 lines

quatrain

500

What rhyme scheme does a Shakespearean sonnet Consist of?

ABABCDCDEFEFGG

500

What kind of poem is made of five tercets, followed by one quatrain

Villanelle

500

What type of poem has musical quality and mostly has an ABAB rhyme scheme

Ballad

500

What type of stanza has 2 lines

couplet