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What technique does a concrete poem use to add to its meaning?
What technique does a concrete poem use to add to its meaning?
- Having a specific syllable count per line
- Arranging words to form a picture (correct)
- Using a consistent rhyme scheme
- Telling a story in a musical way
Which of these features is NOT characteristic of a haiku poem?
Which of these features is NOT characteristic of a haiku poem?
- Arranging words to form a picture
- Having a specific syllable count per line
- Telling a story in a musical way
- Using a consistent rhyme scheme (correct)
What is the usual syllable count for lines 1 and 3 in a ballad?
What is the usual syllable count for lines 1 and 3 in a ballad?
- 8 syllables (correct)
- 6 syllables
- 7 syllables
- 10 syllables
Which of these is NOT considered a common form of poetry?
Which of these is NOT considered a common form of poetry?
What is the main difference between a free verse poem and regular writing?
What is the main difference between a free verse poem and regular writing?
Which of the following statements accurately describes a limerick?
Which of the following statements accurately describes a limerick?
What is the main conflict in the poem "Ballad of Birmingham"?
What is the main conflict in the poem "Ballad of Birmingham"?
What literary device is used in the line "And clubs and hoses, guns and jails,
Aren't good for a little child."?
What literary device is used in the line "And clubs and hoses, guns and jails, Aren't good for a little child."?
What does the repetition of the phrase "No, baby, no, you may not go" emphasize?
What does the repetition of the phrase "No, baby, no, you may not go" emphasize?
What does the line "The mother smiled to know that her child
Was in the sacred place" suggest?
What does the line "The mother smiled to know that her child Was in the sacred place" suggest?
What does the mother find after the bombing?
What does the mother find after the bombing?
What is the effect of the final two lines of the poem: "O, here's the shoe my baby wore,
But, baby, where are you?"
What is the effect of the final two lines of the poem: "O, here's the shoe my baby wore, But, baby, where are you?"
What is the purpose of iambic pentameter?
What is the purpose of iambic pentameter?
What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?
What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?
What is the structure of a syllable cinquain's lines?
What is the structure of a syllable cinquain's lines?
Which of the following lines best fits into the structure of a word cinquain?
Which of the following lines best fits into the structure of a word cinquain?
What type of poetry is considered to be written in unrhymed iambic pentameter?
What type of poetry is considered to be written in unrhymed iambic pentameter?
Which term describes the repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words?
Which term describes the repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words?
What is the role of meter/rhythm in poetry?
What is the role of meter/rhythm in poetry?
What is a metaphor?
What is a metaphor?
In the sonnet, what is the main idea that the speaker is trying to convey?
In the sonnet, what is the main idea that the speaker is trying to convey?
Which of the following lines from the sonnet suggests that the speaker's love is eternal?
Which of the following lines from the sonnet suggests that the speaker's love is eternal?
What is the meaning of the phrase "summer's lease hath all too short a date" in the sonnet?
What is the meaning of the phrase "summer's lease hath all too short a date" in the sonnet?
How does the speaker contrast the summer season with their beloved?
How does the speaker contrast the summer season with their beloved?
What is the main purpose of the last two lines of the sonnet?
What is the main purpose of the last two lines of the sonnet?
What does the speaker mean by the line "When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st"?
What does the speaker mean by the line "When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st"?
What is the main difference between a diamante and a cinquain poem?
What is the main difference between a diamante and a cinquain poem?
What is the purpose of providing the example diamante poem?
What is the purpose of providing the example diamante poem?
In the example diamante poem, what is the main way in which the opposite subjects (Winter and Summer) are contrasted?
In the example diamante poem, what is the main way in which the opposite subjects (Winter and Summer) are contrasted?
In the content provided, what is the main purpose of the paragraph about the cinquain poem?
In the content provided, what is the main purpose of the paragraph about the cinquain poem?
Flashcards
Haiku
Haiku
A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, often about nature.
Limerick
Limerick
A five-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme (AABBA) and syllable pattern (8-8-6-6-8).
Concrete poem
Concrete poem
A poem where the arrangement of words forms a picture related to its meaning.
Free verse
Free verse
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Ballad
Ballad
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Rhyme scheme
Rhyme scheme
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Syllable Cinquain
Syllable Cinquain
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Word Cinquain
Word Cinquain
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Alliteration
Alliteration
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Assonance
Assonance
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Blank Verse
Blank Verse
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Metaphor
Metaphor
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Diamante Poem
Diamante Poem
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Line 1 of Diamante
Line 1 of Diamante
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Line 2 of Diamante
Line 2 of Diamante
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Line 3 of Diamante
Line 3 of Diamante
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Line 4 of Diamante
Line 4 of Diamante
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Line 5 of Diamante
Line 5 of Diamante
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Line 6 of Diamante
Line 6 of Diamante
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Line 7 of Diamante
Line 7 of Diamante
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Cinquain Poem
Cinquain Poem
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Poetic Structure
Poetic Structure
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Ballad of Birmingham
Ballad of Birmingham
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Freedom March
Freedom March
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Iambic Pentameter
Iambic Pentameter
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Shakespearean Sonnet
Shakespearean Sonnet
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Quatrain
Quatrain
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Rhythmic Pattern
Rhythmic Pattern
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Foot (in poetry)
Foot (in poetry)
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Study Notes
Forms of Poetry
- Haiku: Three lines, syllable pattern 5-7-5. Usually about nature and doesn't rhyme.
- Limerick: Five lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme, usually with 8 syllables. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other, usually with 6 syllables.
- Concrete Poem: Words arranged on the page to create a picture or pattern to convey meaning (shape poem).
- Free Verse: No rhyme or regular rhythm; different from prose writing.
Ballad
- A poem that tells a story, often used in songs.
- Usually serious or tragic, but can be humorous.
- Written in first or third person.
- Contains actions and dialogue.
- Phrases repeat as refrains.
- Rhyme scheme is usually quatrains (4-line stanzas) with abcb rhyme pattern.
- Rhythm is usually 8 syllables for lines 1 and 3, and 6 syllables for lines 2 and 4.
Sonnet
- Fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter.
- Rhyming pattern is ababcdcdefefgg (an example).
- Shakespeare wrote many sonnets, and his plays use iambic pentameter.
Diamante Poem
- Diamond-shaped poem with 7 lines.
- Starts and ends with nouns, with opposite nouns commonly used.
- Middle lines use several verbs and nouns to connect the first and last nouns.
Cinquain Poem
- Five lines with specific syllable counts for each line based on whether the poem is word/syllable based.
Poetry Terminology
- Alliteration: Repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words.
- Assonance: Repetition of vowel sounds within words or phrases.
- Blank Verse: Unrhymed iambic pentameter.
- Metaphor: Comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
- Meter/Rhythm: Arrangement of syllables in a line based on accented/unaccented syllables
- Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate sounds.
- Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things.
- Quatrain: Four-line stanza.
- Refrain: Repeated phrase, line, or group of lines.
- Rhyme: Repetition of similar sounds at the end of words. (Masculine/Feminine)
- Simile: Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as."
- Stanza: A group of lines in a poem.
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