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- 1. Multiple Choice
Narrative Poem
a short rhyming poem with 14 lines. The form remained largely unknown until it was found and developed by writers such as Shakespeare. Sonnets use iambic meter in each line and use line-ending rhymes.
a five-line witty poem with a distinctive rhythm. The first, second and fifth lines, the longer lines, rhyme. The third and fourth shorter lines rhyme. (A-A-B-B-A)
A poem which tells a story, similarly to a narrative, that can rhyme but does not need to
Ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Asian origin.
- 2. Multiple Choice
A narrative poem written in four-line stanzas, characterized by swift action and narrated in a direct style. OR A poem similar to a folk tale which uses a repeated refrain. This means that every few stanzas a portion of the poem is repeated, much like a song.
Ballad
Epic
Idyll
Lay
- 3. Multiple Choice
A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society
Lay
Ballad
Idyll
Epic
- 4. Multiple Choice
An idyll speaks of someone or something in a way that it should be idolized. For example, today many stories of Ghandi or Martin Luther King, Jr. could be written about in an idyll. However, an even better example could be George Washington.
Idyll
Epic
Ballad
Lay
- 5. Multiple Choice
A long poem which was sung by medieval minstrels. The long poems generally were about the news of the day or historical facts they wished to be passed along throughout the countryside.
Epic
Idyll
Lay
Ballad
- 6. Multiple Choice
Many Narrative Poems Are........
Performance pieces
old
new
made in the 17th century
- 7. Multiple Choice
Narrative Poems........
Hold a oral tradition in which poetry is used in a way of memorization
always needs to rhyme
tells a story
Doesn't hold a oral tradition
- 8. Multiple Choice
Examples of Ballad Poems
La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats
Iliad by Homer
The Epics of Gilgamesh
Bridal Ballad by Edgar Allen Poe.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Examples of Epics
Iliad by Homer
Bridal Ballad by Edgar Allen Poe.
The Epics of Gilgamesh
La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats
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