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English Poetry Test
Shakespeare Literature
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| \What is concrete poetry? | Verse that emphasizes nonlingustic elements in its meanings, such as a typeface that creates a visual image of the topic |
| What is Epic Poetry? | A long narrative poem in which a heroic protagonist engages in an action of great mythic or historical significance |
| What is Lyric Poetry? | An imaginative, expressive, emotional poem that is intended to communicate the poet's feelings to the reader. Usually short and melodic. |
| What is Narrative Poetry? | A poem that tells a story rather than expressing a feeling. it is often longer than a lyric poem. |
| What is a sonnet? | A 14 -line poem with a set rhyme scheme, often divided into quatrains, octaves, and sestets |
| What is an ode? | A formal lyric poem celebrating or dedicating something with specific intent |
| What is an Elegy? | A mournful poem, typically a lament for the dead. |
| What is a Villanelle? | A 19-line poem with five triplets and a closing quatrain |
| What is a Limerick? | A humorous five-line poem with a consistent rhythm |
| What is a Haiku? | An unrhymed Japanese poem with three sections totaling 17 syllables. |
| What are the mechanics of poetry? | Refrain, rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhythm, speaker, stanza, tone, volta |
| What is a refrain? | A group pf words repeated at regular intervals, usually at the end of a stanza that calls attention to an important part of a poem. Ex: Sail on! at the end of each stanza. |
| What is rhythm? | The regular rise and fall of sounds in a line of poetry. A meter is the measure of a poetic line, a foot is a measure of a unit of syllables. An Iambic pentameter- 2 syllables foot/ 5 feet |
| What is Iambic Pentameter? | 2 syllable foot/ 5 feet |
| What is Volta? | a turn of thought or argument in the poem |
| What is Paronomasia (Pun)? | Using words that sound alike but differ in meaning. |
| What is an Oxymoron? | Placing two ordinarily opposing terms adjacent to on another. A compressed paradox. |
| What is a paradox? | A contradictory statement that contains a measure of truth. Ex: it is only by losing your life that you can gain it. |
| What is Anaphora? | Repetition of the same word of phrase in lines, clauses, or sentences. |
| What is Assonance? | The repeition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end in different consonant sounds. |
| What is Consonance? | The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity |
| What are the types of poetry? | A ballad, a sonnet, a free verse, a haiku, a ode, a lyric, a elegy, a epic, a narrative, a cinquain and concrete |
| What is a Ballad? | A poem that tells a tragic, comic, or heroic story with an emphasis of central dramatic. Used in songs. Usually rhymed quatrains. |
| What is a sonnet? | A poem with 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter, and made popular by Shakespeare |
| What is a free verse? | A poem with no set rhythm, no rhyme scheme, and no structure |
| What is a Haiku? | A Japanese form of poem of three lines. |
| What is an Ode? | A ceremonious lyric poem that addresses and often celebrates a person or idea. |
| What is a lyric? | A short poem expressing a feeling or mood. Ex: I wandered lonely as a cloud |
| What is an Elegy? | A mournful poem written to lament the death of a public figure, friend, or loved one. |
| What is an Epic? | A long poem about a hero on a quest |
| What is a narrative? | A poem that tells a story. It can be about anything. It may rhyme or not. |
| What is a cinquain? | A poem of 5 lines that do not rhyme |
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