5.3 Structure

• The physical shape and pattern of a poem is known as its form
• Match the rhyme scheme with its pattern:

  ABAB ↔️ Alternating rhyme

  AABB ↔️ Couplet rhyme
• A haiku consists of three lines with a syllable structure of 5-7-5
• A ballad is a narrative poem often with four-line stanzas and a moral theme.


  True
• A couplet consists of two consecutive lines
• What effect do the tercets in Dante's "Inferno" create?

  Descent into underworld
• A sonnet is an example of a poetic form
• Iambic pentameter is a type of meter used in poetry.


  True
• Arrange the following poetic forms in order of line count, from shortest to longest:

  1️⃣ Haiku

  2️⃣ Limerick

  3️⃣ Sonnet
• The choice of poetic form impacts the poem's rhythm, rhyme, and overall presentation
• A haiku captures a brief moment in nature
• What type of poem is "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"?

  Ballad
• Match the stanza structure with its definition:

  Couplet ↔️ Two consecutive lines

  Tercet ↔️ Three consecutive lines

  Quatrain ↔️ Four consecutive lines
• A sestina uses six-line stanzas with a specific pattern of repeating end-words.


  True
• An AABB rhyme scheme is a common pattern in poetry.

  True
• Iambic pentameter consists of five iambic feet
• Trochaic meter creates a driving, emphatic rhythm.


  True
• What are the key components of poetic structure?

  Form, meter, rhyme scheme
• A haiku uses a 5-7-5 syllable structure to capture a brief moment in nature.


  True
• Arrange the following rhyme schemes from most common to least common:

  1️⃣ AABB

  2️⃣ ABAB

  3️⃣ ABBA

  4️⃣ ABCABC
• What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?

  AABBA
• What is the primary effect of poetic forms on a poem?

  Impacts rhythm, rhyme, presentation
• Match the stanza structure with its effect:

  Couplet ↔️ Concise, emphasizes key ideas

  Tercet ↔️ Creates progression or pause

  Quatrain ↔️ Allows for complex rhyme schemes

  Sestina ↔️ Creates hypnotic, cyclical effect
• What is a rhyme scheme in poetry?

  Patterns of rhymes
• What is the function of an ABAB rhyme scheme?

  Creates musical flow
• How do rhyme schemes contribute to a poem's overall tone?

  By connecting related phrases
• What is the defining characteristic of iambic pentameter?

  Five iambic feet per line
• Iambic pentameter creates a smooth, elegant tone in poetry


  True
• Enjambment occurs when a sentence continues from one line to the next without a natural pause
• Match the poetic element with its effect:

  Enjambment ↔️ Creates flow, maintains engagement

  Caesura ↔️ Emphasizes specific words
• A metaphor compares two unlike things without using like
• Personification involves giving human qualities to non-human things


  True
• What effect does imagery have on a poem?

  Engages the reader's senses
• What does poetic structure encompass in a poem?

  Form and organization
• Meter refers to the rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.


  True
• What is a sonnet?

  14-line poem
• What is a stanza in poetry?

  Grouping of lines
• A tercet is a three-line stanza that creates a sense of progression or pause.


  True
• Match the rhyme scheme with its definition:

  ABAB ↔️ Alternating rhyme

  AABB ↔️ Couplet rhyme
• What is a poetic form?

  Structured pattern for poems