20 Questions
What is the defining feature of ballad meter?
Alternating iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter lines
Which type of poetry focuses on pastoral life with shepherds and sheep?
Bucolic/pastoral
What is the main theme of a sonnet?
Love
Which type of poem is generally dedicated to something that has passed, like a dead person or a bygone era?
Elegy
How many lines does a typical sonnet contain?
14
In ballad meter, which lines typically rhyme with each other?
2nd and 4th lines
What distinguishes an elegy from other types of poems?
'It is dedicated to something that has passed'
'Bucolic/pastoral' poetry primarily focuses on which subject?
'Rural life and nature'
'The Ballad of Davy Crockett' is an example of what type of poem?
'Ballad'
'Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.' This excerpt exemplifies what type of meter?
'Iambic trimeter'
What distinguishes a ballad from other types of poems?
It is a short, song-like poem that focuses on a single subject.
Which type of poetry is characterized by light, humorous, and usually bawdy content?
Doggerel
In ballad meter, how many iambs are typically found in the second line of a quatrain?
Three iambs
What distinguishes epic poetry from other forms of poetry?
Narrative storytelling with world-spanning action
Which characteristic is NOT typical of a sonnet?
Focus on pastoral themes
What feature is prominent in the structure of a quatrain in ballad meter?
'Shrink' and 'drink' always rhyme within the quatrain
'Beowulf' is commonly classified as which type of poem?
Epic poetry
'Narrative poem' primarily serves what purpose?
To tell a story
'Elegy' poetry is mostly concerned with what subject matter?
'Dedication to something that has passed'
Which term best describes the structure of doggerel poetry?
Short stanzas similar to nursery rhymes
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