Flashcards on Literature (Poetry)

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Who wrote the poem 'The Raven'?

Edgar Allan Poe

What is the 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme called?

Sonnet

Who wrote the poem 'The Waste Land'?

T.S. Eliot

What is the repetition of sounds at the end of words called?

Rhyme

Who is considered the Father of English Sonnet?

William Shakespeare

What is the Japanese form of poetry that consists of three lines with 17 syllables?

Haiku

Which poet wrote the poem 'The Road Not Taken'?

Robert Frost

What is the use of words to create images and evoke emotions called?

Imagery

Who wrote the poem 'Beowulf'?

Unknown

What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry called?

Meter

Who is the poet known for his collection 'Leaves of Grass'?

Walt Whitman

What is the comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' called?

Simile

Which poet wrote the poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'?

T.S. Eliot

What is the repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words called?

Alliteration

Who is the Greek poet known for epic poems 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey'?

Homer

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Who wrote the poem 'The Raven'?



What is the 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme called?



Who wrote the poem 'The Waste Land'?



What is the repetition of sounds at the end of words called?



Who is considered the Father of English Sonnet?



What is the Japanese form of poetry that consists of three lines with 17 syllables?



Which poet wrote the poem 'The Road Not Taken'?



What is the use of words to create images and evoke emotions called?



Who wrote the poem 'Beowulf'?



What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry called?




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