Question

Match the description to the term. 1. poem written in an elevated style about a serious subject epic 2. a poem written in four-line stanzas elegy 3. a heroic, narrative poem about a national hero caesura 4. a pause or break in a line of Anglo-Saxon poetry scop 5. poet ballad

Answer 1

1. elegy - a poem written in an elevated style about a serious subject.

Elegies are often written as a lament for the dead or address another serious subject in a reflective way. It is also written in an elevated style.

2. ballad- a poem written in four-line stanzas

An example of a ballad is the Ballad of Birmingham. The poem is written in four-line stanzas and speaks about the tragedy of the Birmingham bombing in which the KKK bombed a church killing 4 girls and injuring countless others.

3. epic - a heroic, narrative poem about a national hero

A famous epic is the Epic of Gilgamesh. It is about Gilgamesh's journey to find immortality and become a better king.

4. caesura - a pause or break in a line of poetry

The pause or break is often created using punctuation such as commas.

5. scop - poet

A scop is used to identify an Old English poet usually of oral tradition.