I never saw a purple cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow I’d rather see than be one Goal: Find out stanza form Guesses?

Poetry Terms

 *Couplet – two line stanza  *Tercet – three line stanza  *Quatrain – four line stanza  *Sestet – six line stanza  *Octave – eight line stanza

 Couplet are two rhymes of verse  (typically rhyming a a) In winter, when the fields are white, I sing this song for your delight - In spring, when woods are getting green, I'll try and tell you what I mean. In summer, when the days are long, Perhaps you'll understand the song: In autumn, when the leaves are brown, Take pen and ink, and write it down. While we are here, What’s this?

 Three line stanza ; just like a couplet; this can sometimes rhyme Alfred Tennyson, Lord Tennyson The Eagle He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.

 A quatrain consists of four rhymed lines. The rhyme takes various rhyme schemes ( a a a a, a b a b, a b a c, etc.)

 Six line stanza—used to refer to the last six lines of a sonnet  Sonnet is a fourteen-line stanza form consisting of iambic pentameter lines. ◦ There are two kinds: petrarchan and Shakespearean

 The setting covers several nations, the whole world, or even the universe  The episodes, even though they may be fictional, provide an explanation for some of the circumstances or events in the history of a nation or people  The gods, lesser divinities, or outside forces play an active role in the outcome of actions  All of the various adventures form an organic whole, where each event relates in some way to the central theme  Hero typically ends up “bringing back the boon” or saving society in some way  The main character or protagonist is heroically larger than life, often the source and subject of legend or a national hero  The deeds of the hero are presented without favoritism, revealing his failings as well as his virtues  The action, often in battle, reveals the more-than-human strength of the heroes as they engage in acts of heroism and courage

 *Dramatic Poetry- Poetry in which one or more characters speak ◦ Examples: ◦ Excerpts of Shakespeare ◦ Any poem with dialogue

I never saw a purple cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow I’d rather see than be one Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"— I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it; But I can tell you Anyhow I'll Kill you if you Quote it! A poet’s addendum