Poetic Form and Techniques (HSC SSCE English Standard): Quizzes
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What is an iamb in poetic metre?
What is an iamb in poetic metre?
Unstressed then stressed syllable (da-DUM)
What does the iambic tetrameter rhythm mimic in Frost's poem?
What does the iambic tetrameter rhythm mimic in Frost's poem?
Horse's hoofbeats walking through snow
What is the Rubaiyat chain rhyme scheme pattern used in the poem?
What is the Rubaiyat chain rhyme scheme pattern used in the poem?
AABA BBCB CCDC DDDD
What effect does the final stanza's DDDD rhyme scheme create?
What effect does the final stanza's DDDD rhyme scheme create?
Hypnotic, trance-like quality
What percentage of the poem's words are monosyllabic?
What percentage of the poem's words are monosyllabic?
86%
What do harsh consonants (k, g) represent through alliteration?
What do harsh consonants (k, g) represent through alliteration?
The horse's interruption
What is assonance in poetry?
What is assonance in poetry?
Repetition of vowel sounds within words
What does the repetition of the final line achieve?
What does the repetition of the final line achieve?
Transforms description into incantation
What is anaphora?
What is anaphora?
Repeating words at line beginnings
What effect do end-stopped lines create?
What effect do end-stopped lines create?
Definite pauses & sense of finality