A repeated word, line or phrase throughout a poem

How many points of analysis should we make per quotation when writing about poetry?

As many as we can, but at least three.

What are the features of a Petrarchan sonnet?

14 lines, iambic pentameter and a volta.

When writing about an unseen poem we should...

Use the what, how, why structure.

An extended metaphor is...

A metaphor that continues several lines of poetry or prose.

Open form poetry is when a poem...

Has no regular rhyme scheme, metre or structure. It's more free.

A stanza that is four lines in length.

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A volta is...
A shift in the tone of a poem.
When a poem has two narrative voices.
When a poem uses an ABAC rhyme scheme.
When a poem has three stanzas.
2
A refrain is...
A repeated word, line or phrase throughout a poem
A poem that is written in iambic pentameter
A full stop in the middle of a line of poetry
A stanza that is only one line in length
3
How many points of analysis should we make per quotation when writing about poetry?
As many as we can, but at least three.
One
Seven.
At least two
4
Sometimes a line of poetry continues over multiple two or more lines. This is known as...
Enjambment
Metre
Stanzas
Volta
5
What are the features of a Petrarchan sonnet?
15 lines long, ABAB rhyme scheme.
4 stanzas, no rhyme sceme.
14 lines, iambic pentameter and a volta.
14 lines, no regular metre, a volta.
6
A line of iambic pentameter has ___ feet.
10
8
5
12
7
A line of iambic pentameter has ____ syllables
5
10
8
12
8
When writing about an unseen poem we should...
Use the what, how, why structure.
Use the because, but, so structure.
9
A sonnet will always...
Be written in first person
Rhyme
Include a volta
Be 14 lines long
10
Which of the following is NOT a structural technique found in poetry?
Paragraph size
Enjambement
Stanza length
Metre
11
An extended metaphor is...
A metaphor that continues several lines of poetry or prose.
A metaphor that helps convey a poem's deeper meaning.
12
Open form poetry is when a poem...
Has no regular rhyme scheme, metre or structure. It's more free.
A poem has a strict rhyme scheme, metre or structure. It's more restricted.
13
What is the first thing we should do when approaching an unseen poem?
Analyse the title.
Work out what the poem is about.
Panic.
Pick out structural features.
14
The narrator of a poem is known as the...
author
speaker
poet
voice
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A quatrain is...
A stanza that is five lines in length.
A stanza that is four lines in length.
A stanza that is six lines in length.
A stanza that is seven lines in length.

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