Elements of Poetry Quiz: Master the Literary Devices

What is the term for a spontaneous overflow of feeling or emotion reflected in tranquility?

What is the term for the rhyming pattern within the separation of words?

What is the term for a group of lines within a verse of a poem?

What is the term for a poem that does not follow a conventional rhyming structure?

What is the term for the relationship between rhyme and meter in a poem?

What is the term for the process of breaking a line in a poem?

What is the term for the repetition of similar sounds either consonant or vowels?

Which type of meter is based on the number of stressed and unstressed syllables?

What is the term for a poem with 14 lines, originating in Italy?

What is the term for the opposite of cacophony, which refers to a pleasant sound or experience?

What is the term for a figure of speech that compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'?

What is the term for a poem with no fixed pattern of rhyme or meter?

Poetry Basics

Poetic terms: end-stopped (end of a line) and enjambment (breaking of a line)

Meter and Foot

Meter: pattern of sounds in a poem
Foot: basic unit of meter
Three types of meter:
Accentual meter
Syllabic meter
Accentual-syllabic meter
Types of feet and number of feet are written on paper

Sound Devices

Alliteration: repetition of similar sounds (consonants or vowels)
Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds
Consonance: repetition of consonant sounds
Cacophony: unpleasant, jarring sounds
Euphony: pleasant experience (opposite of cacophony)
Onomatopoeia: words or phrases that create rhythm or emphasize an idea
Rhyme: repetition of identical or similar sounds (full, slant, near, sight)

Imagery and Metaphor

Imagery: appeal to the senses
Metaphor: comparison between two things
Good (logical) or bad (illogical)
Conceit: extended metaphor

Poetic Forms

Lesson 6: Meter and Form

Closed form: written in a specific, traditional pattern
Examples of closed forms: sonnet, villanelle, sestina, blank verse

Sonnet

14 lines, originated in Italy, written in English and Italian
Two forms: Pentarchan ( octave and sestet) and Shakesperean (three quatrains and a couplet)

Other Poetic Forms

Villanelle: 19 lines, five tercets
Sestina: 39 lines
Blank verse: no fixed number of lines
Heroic couplet: two rhyming lines
Haiku: ancient Japanese poetry, 17 syllables
Free verse: unconventional, no fixed form

Creative Writing and Poetry

Poetry: condensed form of writing
Conventional poetry: follows traditional forms
Unconventional poetry: free verse
Poet: one who writes poetry
Defining poetry: William Wordsworth's "spontaneous overflow of feeling and emotion reflected in tranquility"

Elements of Poetry

Meter: rhythmic structure within a poem
Rhyme: created when last syllables of separate words match
Scheme: refers to rhyming pattern within separated words
Verse: poem is a way to describe the relationship between rhyme and meter
Stanza: group of lines within a poem

Test your knowledge of poetry by identifying its key elements, including the poet's role, meter, rhyme, and verse. Explore the definitions and characteristics of different poetic forms, from conventional to unconventional. Get ready to reflect on the emotions and structures that make poetry unique!