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True or False: “Archetype” is written in free verse.
TRUE
What does free verse NOT follow?
regular patterns of line length, rhyme, or rhythm
True or False: In free verse, line breaks and stanza arrangement can affect meaning.
TRUE
How many lines does a typical sonnet have?
14
True or False: “Fairy-tale Logic” follows the strict meter pattern of a traditional sonnet.
FALSE
What type of rhyme appears at the ends of lines?
END RHYMES
Name one poetic device used in both free verse and sonnets to create rhythm.
Internal rhyme OR alliteration
What is an allusion?
A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature
True or False: Allusions only appear in poems, not in other kinds of writing.
FALSE
“Archetype” and “Fairy-tale Logic” both include allusions to what types of works?
Myths, fairy tales, popular works, biblical stories
True or False: Allusions help connect a poem’s ideas to ideas in other works.
TRUE
Give one example of a type of story that could be used as an allusion.
Fairy tale / Myth / Bible story / Popular work
True or False: Allusions make a poem’s meaning more isolated and disconnected.
FALSE
True or False: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.
TRUE
What is internal rhyme?
RHYMES WITHIN OR IN A SINGLE LINE
True or False: The form, or structure, of a poem is not important to its meaning.
FALSE
