Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Q one. What is poetry?
Ans: Poetry is a form of literature that expresses thoughts, emotions and experiences through rhythm, imagery and carefully chosen language.
Q two. What is a sonnet? Ans: A sonnet is traditionally a fourteen-line poem, usually written with a specific rhyme scheme.
Q three. Name two types of sonnets. Ans: The Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet and the Shakespearean (English) sonnet.
Q four. What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?
Ans: It has three quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet.
Q five. What is the usual rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet? Ans: A B A B C D C D E F E F G G.
Q six. Give an example of a sonnet. Ans: Shakespeare's Sonnet eighteen, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
Elegy
Elegy
Q seven. What is an elegy? Ans: An elegy is a poem that expresses grief or mourning, especially after someone's death.
Q eight. Give an example of an elegy. Ans: Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.
Q nine. What is another famous elegy? Ans: Alfred Lord Tennyson's In Memoriam A H H.
Q ten. What are the common themes of an elegy? Ans: Death, grief, loss, mortality and remembrance.
Q eleven. What is an ode? Ans: An ode is a poem that expresses praise, admiration or appreciation for a person, object, idea or experience.
Q twelve. Give an example of an ode. Ans: John Keats's Ode to a Nightingale.
Q thirteen. What is the origin of the word "ode"? Ans: It comes from the Greek word ode, meaning "song."
Q fourteen. Name another famous ode by Keats. Ans: Ode on a Grecian Urn.