Free Verse
True/False: Free verse poetry rhymes.
False
Whitman was born in...
New York
What is a sentence in a poem called?
Line
How many lines are in "IHAS"?
11
Sestet
Group of six lines
Was free verse more formal or conversational?
Conversational
How did Whitman learn to read and write?
He was self-taught.
What is a stanza?
A paragraph in a poem.
Does the poem have a regular or irregular syllabic pattern?
Irregular
Quatrain
How many syllables are there per line in free verse?
No set amount!
Known for what type of lists?
Encyclopedic
Name one of the three characteristics of a poem mentioned in the video we watched together.
Rhythm
Meter
How does free verse enhance the overall message of the story (multiple answers).
It seems more natural and accessible to the general public.
Couplet
Poets often used line ______ to create pacing in free verse poems.
Breaks
Known as Bard of...
He believed that ________ was a brotherhood.
America
Poems use what type of language (HINT: like a story, but all wrung out!)
Condensed
When the author cuts off a line during a sentence followed by an indented line, this is called what?
Enjambment
Group of three lines
Tercet
List two of the three Whitman generally discussed in his writing?
Women's property rights, slavery, immigration
A group of five lines
Cinquain