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Literature in English

Poetry Analysis

Key Points

  • Sonnet: 14 lines; Shakespearean: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
  • Iambic pentameter: 5 iambs (da-DUM) per line
  • Elegy: poem of mourning; Ode: formal address
  • SLIMS: Speaker, Language, Imagery, Mood, Structure
  • Dramatic irony and soliloquy are key drama devices

Practice Questions

2 questions
1

A poem of 14 lines is called a:

2

A poem that mourns the death of a person is called:

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