Poetry Analysis: Word Meanings
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Which type of poetry is known for focusing on pastoral life with shepherds and sheep?

  • Bucolic (correct)
  • Sonnet
  • Narrative
  • Epic

    • In ballad meter, how many iambs are typically found in the first line of a quatrain?

  • Four (correct)
  • Five
  • Two
  • Three

    • What is the defining characteristic of a sonnet?

  • It focuses on pastoral life
  • It tells a story
  • It is typically short in length
  • It often revolves around themes of love (correct)

    • Which type of poem is characterized by being light, humorous, and usually bawdy?

    <p>Doggerel (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of poetry is often associated with epic, world-spanning action?

    <p>Epic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many lines typically make up a quatrain in ballad meter?

    <p>Four (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Coleridge is an example of what type of poem?

    <p>Ballad (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'The Ballad of Davy Crockett' and 'The Ballad of John and Yoko' are examples of what type of poems?

    <p>Ballad (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining feature of a ballad?

    <p>Being short and song-like (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which meter is commonly found in ballads like 'The Ballad of Davy Crockett'?

    <p>Iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter alternation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic rhyme scheme in ballad meter for the second and fourth lines of a quatrain?

    <p>AABB (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of poem is focused on pastoral life with shepherds and sheep?

    <p>Bucolic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of poetry is characterized by being light, humorous, and usually bawdy?

    <p>Doggerel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main theme of an elegy?

    <p>Dedication to something that has passed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Beowulf' is an example of what type of poetry?

    <p>Epic poetry (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Sonnet' poems are typically about which theme?

    <p>Love (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Coleridge is an example of what type of poem?

    <p>Ballad (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Narrative poem' refers to poems that primarily do what?

    <p>Tell stories (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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