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13 Cards in this Set
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Ballad
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A short poem, often written by an anonymous author, comprised of short verses intended to be sung or recited.
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Canto
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The main section of a long poem.
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Elegy
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A poem that is a mournful lament for the dead.
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Epic
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A long narrative poem detailing a hero's deeds. Ex: Beowulf, The Iliad, The Odyssey, Don Quixote.
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Haiku
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A type of Japanese poem that is written in 17 syllables with three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, respectively. Expresses a single thought.
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Limerick
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A humorous verse form of five anapestic (composed of feet that are short-short-long or unaccented-unaccented-accented) lines with a rhyme scheme of aabba.
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Lyric
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A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.
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Sonnet
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A fourteen-line poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, with a varied rhyme scheme. The two main types of sonnet are the Petrarchan (or Italian) and the Shakespearean (or English).
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Petrarchan sonnet
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Opens with an octave that states a proposition and ends with a sestet that states the solution.
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Shakespearean sonnet
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Includes three quatrains and a couplet.
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Stanza
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A division of poetry named for the number of lines it contains.
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Sestet
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Six-line stanza
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Septet
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Seven-line stanza
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