Poetry Terms 1

All sonnets have how many lines?

• 14

• 12

• 10

• 8

English sonnets are divided into

• 4 quatrains only

• 3 quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet

• an octave and a sestet

Italian sonnets have a particular rhyme scheme -

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• ABBA ABBA CDE CDE

• ABBA ABBA - THE LAST 6 LINES ARE UP TO THE AUTHOR

• BLANK VERSE

How the speaker of the poem feels about the subject is the

• mood

• tone

• atmosphere

• lyric

"The Highwayman" is an example of a ​

• ballad

• lyrical

• narrative

• free verse

"Casey at the Bat" is an example of a

• ballad

• narrative

• free verse

• lyrical

Much of the post-modern poetry is in this format.

• Lyrical

• Free Verse

• Ballad

• Narrative

Poems that use the physical form and layout of the poem to help the reader understand the subject are​ ​ (a)  

• concrete

• ballad

• lyrical

• narrative

• free verse

Sylvia Plath uses this type of poetry for the majority of her work.

• lyrical

• ballad

• concrete

• free verse

Poets writing today ALWAYS write in free verse.

• True

• False