Poetry Vocab & Types

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The ballad is a narrative song that tells stories that are:

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All of the above

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Poets have adapted the ballad form, creating "literary" ballads.

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True

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Clouds murmur darkly, a blinding habit—gazing at the moon. This poem is an example of:

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Haiku

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Haiku poems originated in Japan with three unrhymed lines of 7, 5, 7 syllables.

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False

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Spoken Word poetry is for performance and includes elements from:

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Rap, hip-hop, jazz, rock, and folk music.

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Spoken word poetry often addresses politics, race, community, and...

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Social Justice

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A sonnet has how many lines?

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14

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Sonnets originated in Italy and were imported to which country?

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England

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Only one type of sonnet exists.

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False

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Sonnets reflect on a single thought with a "turn" of thought...

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. . . in its concluding lines.