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What is the defining feature of ballad meter?
What is the defining feature of ballad meter?
- Alternating trochaic and dactylic lines
- Alternating anapestic and spondaic lines
- Alternating iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter lines (correct)
- Alternating iambic pentameter and tetrameter lines
Which type of poetry focuses on pastoral life with shepherds and sheep?
Which type of poetry focuses on pastoral life with shepherds and sheep?
- Epic poetry
- Elegy
- Narrative poem
- Bucolic/pastoral (correct)
What is the main theme of a sonnet?
What is the main theme of a sonnet?
- Warfare and conflict
- Historical events
- Love (correct)
- Nature and beauty
Which type of poem is generally dedicated to something that has passed, like a dead person or a bygone era?
Which type of poem is generally dedicated to something that has passed, like a dead person or a bygone era?
How many lines does a typical sonnet contain?
How many lines does a typical sonnet contain?
In ballad meter, which lines typically rhyme with each other?
In ballad meter, which lines typically rhyme with each other?
What distinguishes an elegy from other types of poems?
What distinguishes an elegy from other types of poems?
'Bucolic/pastoral' poetry primarily focuses on which subject?
'Bucolic/pastoral' poetry primarily focuses on which subject?
'The Ballad of Davy Crockett' is an example of what type of poem?
'The Ballad of Davy Crockett' is an example of what type of poem?
'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?
'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?
What distinguishes a ballad from other types of poems?
What distinguishes a ballad from other types of poems?
Which type of poetry is characterized by light, humorous, and usually bawdy content?
Which type of poetry is characterized by light, humorous, and usually bawdy content?
In ballad meter, how many iambs are typically found in the second line of a quatrain?
In ballad meter, how many iambs are typically found in the second line of a quatrain?
What distinguishes epic poetry from other forms of poetry?
What distinguishes epic poetry from other forms of poetry?
Which characteristic is NOT typical of a sonnet?
Which characteristic is NOT typical of a sonnet?
What feature is prominent in the structure of a quatrain in ballad meter?
What feature is prominent in the structure of a quatrain in ballad meter?
'Beowulf' is commonly classified as which type of poem?
'Beowulf' is commonly classified as which type of poem?
'Narrative poem' primarily serves what purpose?
'Narrative poem' primarily serves what purpose?
'Elegy' poetry is mostly concerned with what subject matter?
'Elegy' poetry is mostly concerned with what subject matter?
Which term best describes the structure of doggerel poetry?
Which term best describes the structure of doggerel poetry?
