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Most poetic terminology names something readers already notice, which makes the vocabulary far less forbidding once it is explained. This quiz covers the major forms and their rules, the basics of metre and sound, and poets from several traditions whose work crossed languages. It includes both strict forms and free verse. The explanations define each term concretely rather than abstractly, which is generally enough for it to stick.
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