Question

Match the defintion to the term.1 .metermeant to instruct; having a moral2 .didactica long poem relating the adventures of a hero or heroes, written in a dignified, majestic style3 .sonnetthe arrangement of beats or accents in a line of poetry4 .sesteta stanza or poem with four lines, usually with alternate rhymes5 .epica poem or stanza of six lines; the last six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet6 .octavea poem having fourteen lines and a formal arrangement of rhymes, usually written in iambic pentameter7 .terza rimaan Italian form of iambic verse consisting of ten-syllable or eleven-syllable lines arranged in triplets, the middle line of each triplet rhyming with the first and third lines of the following triplet (aba, bcb, cdc, etc.)8 .imagerya group of eight lines of poetry; the first eight lines of a Petrarchan sonnet9 .quatraincomparisons, descriptions, and figures of speech that help the mind form forceful or beautiful pictures10 .couplettwo successive lines of poetry, especially two that rhyme with each other, having the same number of feet

Answer 1

1. meter - the arrangement of beats or accents in a line of poetry

2. didactic - meant to instruct; having a moral

3. sonnet - a poem having fourteen lines and a formal arrangement of rhymes, usually written in iambic pentameter

4. sestet - a poem or stanza of six lines; the last six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet

5. epic - a long poem relating the adventures of a hero or heroes, written in a dignified, majestic style

6. octave - a group of eight lines of poetry; the first eight lines of a Petrarchan sonnet

7. terza rima - an Italian form of iambic verse consisting of ten-syllable or eleven-syllable lines arranged in triplets, the middle line of each triplet rhyming with the first and third lines of the following triplet (aba, bcb, cdc, etc.)

8. imagery - comparisons, descriptions, and figures of speech that help the mind form forceful or beautiful pictures

9. quatrain - a stanza or poem with four lines, usually with alternate rhymes

10. couplet - two successive lines of poetry, especially two that rhyme with each other, having the same number of feet