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Poetry Terms: Scansion
Poetry Terms: Scansion
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When scanning a poem, it helps to...
use a calculator
count the number of lines
look up unfamiliar words
read the poem aloud
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One of the original purposes of rhythm in poetry was...
to make people dance
to sell more poetry
to help memorize poems
to make students miserable
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Iambic pentameter is one of the most common rhythms in English because...
it matches the human heatbeat
Shakespeare invented it
it creates the easiest rhymes
it originated in the Bible
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What are the units of measurement for poetic rhythm?
scansion
feet
rhymes
meters
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A lasting purpose of rhythm in poetry is...
to imitate the poetic masters
to stifle creativity
to create appealing structure
to challenge modern poets
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"Wise fool," "put that down," and "ice tea" would all be measured as...
anapestic
spondaic
iambic
trochaic
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Rhythmic language is also found in...
rap
Shakespearean plays
the pledge of allegiance
song lyrics
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One stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables is a(n)...
anapest
trochee
dactyl
spondee
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"Calculator," "super senior," and "dismal" would all be measured as...
spondaic
trochaic
dactylic
iambic
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The first, second, and last lines of most limericks (like the one below) are measured as...
iambic tetrameter
iambic pentameter
anapestic trimeter
dactylic tetrameter
