Lines that have punctuation in the middle

Unseen Poetry Flashcards

1

What does ephemeral mean?

Happy / Sanguine
Sad / Melancholic
Ghostly / phantasmal
Short-lived / Transitory

2

What are rhyming couplets?

AABB
ABAB
ABCB
ABBA

3

What is meant by 'elegiac'?

Longing for love
In praise of nature
Lament for the dead
Longing for the past

4

What are your asssesment objectives for unseen poetry?

AO2 and AO3
AO1 and AO3
AO1, AO2 and AO3
AO1 and AO2

5

How long do you have to answer the unseen poetry question?

1 hour
2 hours
45 mins
30 mins

6

What is caesura?

Lines that have punctuation in the middle
Lines that end with punctuation
Poems without punctuation
Lines that run without punctuation

7

What is meant by 'Romantic Poetry'?

Poems that celebrate the power of love
Poems that mourn the ephemerality of life
Poems that explore complex powerful emotions
Poems that celebrate the power of nature

8

What is trimeter?

5 beats
12 beats
6 beats
3 beats

9

How should you end your analysis?

Cyclically
Consideration of overall effect
Consideration of context
Summary of the poem

10

What are binaries?

Hymns
Homonym's
Antonyms
Synonyms

11

Who is your favourite teacher

Ms Saville
Mrs Firbank
Mrs Wilson
Mr Fitzsimons

12

What is tone?

Idea
Emotion
Type
Emotional Response

13

What is your starting point for analysis of an unseen poem?

Title
Techniques
Structure
Language

14

What are the features of a traditional sonnet?

14 lines, Volta, Iambic Pentameter
14 lines, Volta, ABBA rhyme scheme
14 lines, Volta, abab rhyme scheme
14 lines, Volta, rhyming couplets

15

What is a pastoral poem?

Poems about love
Poems about shepherds
Poems about an idyllic rural landscape
Poems about urban city landscapes

Unseen Poetry

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Unseen Poetry

Questions 15