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Round 3: Poems and Poetic Terminology

Eleven excerpts by famous writers are presented below, labeled A. to K., followed by one or more question about the excerpt.
In each case one question asks you to associate the excerpt with one of the 11 technical terms listed below.
Each of the 11 terms should be applied to EXACTLY ONE of the 11 excerpts.
If two terms apply to the same excerpt choose only the one that doesn't apply elsewhere.
(The term will usually apply to the chosen excerpt, and not necessarily to the entire work.)

A fully correct answer will be awarded three points. There will be a 1 point penalty if a wrong
personal name is given on a question asking for a person's name. (Middle name need not be
provided; indeed the one-point penalty may be waived if a middle name or equivalent is provided
instead of a first name.)

You may provide TWO answers to any question, and will then receive two points if either answer is correct.

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Here is a list of 11 words that may be applied to the techniques or metric feet of
poetry. Each of the 11 terms should be applied to EXACTLY ONE of the 11 excerpts.
If two terms apply to the same excerpt choose only the one that doesn't apply elsewhere.

. anapest
. anaphora
. catalexis
. chiasmus
. dactyl
. hendiadys
. iambus
. paeon
. spondee
. trochee
. villanelle

A.
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell

(1) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(2) What work does this excerpt come from?

(3) Who is the author of this work?

B.
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

(4) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(5) Who is the author of this work?

C.
It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing

(6) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(7) What work does this excerpt come from?

(8) Who is the author of this work?

D.
Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!
And I would that my tongue utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
O, well for the fisherman's boy,
...

(9) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(10) Who is the author of this work?

E.
[I've added indentation and capitalization to the following to highlight the technique of interest, (The
term is usually applied to 1- or 2-line fragments, though instances even longer than 7 lines may arise.)]

. . His sceptre shows the force of temporal POWER,
. . . The ATTRIBUTE to awe and majesty,
. . . . Wherein doth sit the dread and fear OF KINGS;
. . . . . BUT MERCY IS ABOVE THIS SCEPTRED SWAY,
. . . . It is enthroned in the hearts OF KINGS,
. . . It is an ATTRIBUTE to God himself;
. . And earthly POWER doth then show likest God's

(11) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(12) What work does this excerpt come from?

(13) Who is the author of this work?

F.
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though.

(14) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(15) Who is the author of this work?

G.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

...
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

(16) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(17) Who is the author of this work?

H.
The Roman rhetorician Quintilian offered the following advice

Above all it is necessary to conceal the care expended upon [a speech] so that our rhythms may
seem to possess a spontaneous flow, not to have been the result of elaborate search or compulsion.

(18) Which type of metric foot did he advocate for the purpose just described?

I.
"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
That alone should encourage the crew.
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
What I tell you three times is true."

(19) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(20) Who is the author of this work?

J.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

(21) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(22) What work does this excerpt come from?

(23) Who is the author of this work?

K.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing

(24) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(25) What work does this excerpt come from?

(26) Who is the author of this work?


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On 8/11/2026 12:01 AM, James Dow Allen wrote:

Round 3: Poems and Poetic Terminology

A.
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell

(2) What work does this excerpt come from?

"The Charge of the Light Brigade"

(3) Who is the author of this work?

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

B.
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

(5) Who is the author of this work?

Clement Moore

C.
It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing

(7) What work does this excerpt come from?

"Macbeth"

(8) Who is the author of this work?

William Shakespeare

D.
Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!
And I would that my tongue utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
O, well for the fisherman's boy,
...

(10) Who is the author of this work?

Matthew Arnold

F.
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though.

(15) Who is the author of this work?

Robert Frost

G.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

...
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

(16) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

villanelle

(17) Who is the author of this work?

Dylan Thomas

I.
"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
That alone should encourage the crew.
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
What I tell you three times is true."

(20) Who is the author of this work?

Lewis Carroll

J.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

(22) What work does this excerpt come from?

"A Tale of Two Cities"

(23) Who is the author of this work?

Charles Dickens

K.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing

(25) What work does this excerpt come from?

"The Raven"

(26) Who is the author of this work?

Edgar Allan Poe

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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On 8/10/26 22:01, James Dow Allen wrote:

Round 3: Poems and Poetic Terminology

Eleven excerpts by famous writers are presented below, labeled A. to K., followed by one or more question about the excerpt.
In each case one question asks you to associate the excerpt with one of the 11 technical terms listed below.
Each of the 11 terms should be applied to EXACTLY ONE of the 11 excerpts.
If two terms apply to the same excerpt choose only the one that doesn't apply elsewhere.
(The term will usually apply to the chosen excerpt, and not necessarily to the entire work.)

A fully correct answer will be awarded three points. There will be a 1 point penalty if a wrong
personal name is given on a question asking for a person's name. (Middle name need not be
provided; indeed the one-point penalty may be waived if a middle name or equivalent is provided
instead of a first name.)

You may provide TWO answers to any question, and will then receive two points if either answer is correct.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Here is a list of 11 words that may be applied to the techniques or metric feet of
poetry. Each of the 11 terms should be applied to EXACTLY ONE of the 11 excerpts.
If two terms apply to the same excerpt choose only the one that doesn't apply elsewhere.

. anapest
. anaphora
. catalexis
. chiasmus
. dactyl
. hendiadys
. iambus
. paeon
. spondee
. trochee
. villanelle

A.
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell

(1) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(2) What work does this excerpt come from?

The Charge of the Light Brigade

(3) Who is the author of this work?

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

B.
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

(4) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(5) Who is the author of this work?

Clement C. Moore

C.
It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing

(6) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(7) What work does this excerpt come from?

(8) Who is the author of this work?

D.
Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!
And I would that my tongue utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
O, well for the fisherman's boy,
...

(9) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(10) Who is the author of this work?

E.
[I've added indentation and capitalization to the following to highlight the technique of interest, (The
term is usually applied to 1- or 2-line fragments, though instances even longer than 7 lines may arise.)]

. . His sceptre shows the force of temporal POWER,
. . . The ATTRIBUTE to awe and majesty,
. . . . Wherein doth sit the dread and fear OF KINGS;
. . . . . BUT MERCY IS ABOVE THIS SCEPTRED SWAY,
. . . . It is enthroned in the hearts OF KINGS,
. . . It is an ATTRIBUTE to God himself;
. . And earthly POWER doth then show likest God's

(11) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(12) What work does this excerpt come from?

(13) Who is the author of this work?

F.
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though.

(14) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(15) Who is the author of this work?

Robert Frost

G.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

...
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

(16) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(17) Who is the author of this work?

Dylan Thomas

H.
The Roman rhetorician Quintilian offered the following advice

Above all it is necessary to conceal the care expended upon [a speech] so that our rhythms may
seem to possess a spontaneous flow, not to have been the result of elaborate search or compulsion.

(18) Which type of metric foot did he advocate for the purpose just described?

iambus

I.
"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
That alone should encourage the crew.
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
What I tell you three times is true."

(19) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(20) Who is the author of this work?

Lewis Carroll

J.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

(21) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(22) What work does this excerpt come from?

A Tale of Two Cities

(23) Who is the author of this work?

Charles Dickens

K.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing

(24) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(25) What work does this excerpt come from?

(26) Who is the author of this work?

--
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James Dow Allen:

Here is a list of 11 words that may be applied to the techniques or
metric feet of
poetry. Each of the 11 terms should be applied to EXACTLY ONE of the 11 excerpts.
If two terms apply to the same excerpt choose only the one that doesn't
apply elsewhere.

. anapest
. anaphora
. catalexis
. chiasmus
. dactyl
. hendiadys
. iambus
. paeon
. spondee
. trochee
. villanelle

A.
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell

(1) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Anapest?

(2) What work does this excerpt come from?

"The Charge of the Light Brigade".

(3) Who is the author of this work?

Alfred Lord Tennyson.

B.
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

(4) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Dactyl?

(5) Who is the author of this work?

Clement Moore.

C.
It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing

(6) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Iambus.

(7) What work does this excerpt come from?

(8) Who is the author of this work?

William Shakespeare.

D.
Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!
And I would that my tongue utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
O, well for the fisherman's boy,
...

(9) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(10) Who is the author of this work?

E.
[I've added indentation and capitalization to the following to highlight
the technique of interest, (The
term is usually applied to 1- or 2-line fragments, though instances even longer than 7 lines may arise.)]

. . His sceptre shows the force of temporal POWER,
. . . The ATTRIBUTE to awe and majesty,
. . . . Wherein doth sit the dread and fear OF KINGS;
. . . . . BUT MERCY IS ABOVE THIS SCEPTRED SWAY,
. . . . It is enthroned in the hearts OF KINGS,
. . . It is an ATTRIBUTE to God himself;
. . And earthly POWER doth then show likest God's

Chiasmus.

(11) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(12) What work does this excerpt come from?

(13) Who is the author of this work?

F.
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though.

(14) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Dactyl?

(15) Who is the author of this work?

Robert Frost?

G.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

...
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

(16) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(17) Who is the author of this work?

John Milton? Keats?

H.
The Roman rhetorician Quintilian offered the following advice

Above all it is necessary to conceal the care expended upon [a speech]

so that our rhythms may

seem to possess a spontaneous flow, not to have been the result of

elaborate search or compulsion.

(18) Which type of metric foot did he advocate for the purpose just described?

I.
"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
That alone should encourage the crew.
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
What I tell you three times is true."

(19) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(20) Who is the author of this work?

Lewis Carroll.

J.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

(21) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(22) What work does this excerpt come from?

"A Tale of Two Cities".

(23) Who is the author of this work?

Charles Dickens.

K.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing

(24) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

(25) What work does this excerpt come from?

"The Raven"?

(26) Who is the author of this work?

Edgar Allan Poe?
--
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Until 3,000 million years ago we can say not a lot happened
although further study would not come amiss. Then signs of life
appeared, including some large reptiles and, very recently, bipeds.
It is too soon to say whether these bipeds will play an important
part in the world's story. -- Colin Morris in "History Today"

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James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

Round 3: Poems and Poetic Terminology

Eleven excerpts by famous writers are presented below, labeled A. to K., followed by one or more question about the excerpt.
In each case one question asks you to associate the excerpt with one of the 11 technical terms listed below.
Each of the 11 terms should be applied to EXACTLY ONE of the 11 excerpts.
If two terms apply to the same excerpt choose only the one that doesn't apply elsewhere.
(The term will usually apply to the chosen excerpt, and not necessarily to the entire work.)

A fully correct answer will be awarded three points. There will be a 1 point penalty if a wrong
personal name is given on a question asking for a person's name. (Middle name need not be
provided; indeed the one-point penalty may be waived if a middle name or equivalent is provided
instead of a first name.)

You may provide TWO answers to any question, and will then receive two points if either answer is correct.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Here is a list of 11 words that may be applied to the techniques or metric feet of
poetry. Each of the 11 terms should be applied to EXACTLY ONE of the 11 excerpts.
If two terms apply to the same excerpt choose only the one that doesn't apply elsewhere.

. anapest

uuS (unstressed, unstressed, STRESSED)

. anaphora

when line beginnings are similar

. catalexis

missing syllable in final foot

. chiasmus

Greek for "cross"

. dactyl

Suu

. hendiadys

"sound and fury" rather than "furious sound" or "loud fury"

. iambus

uS

. paeon [or primus paeon]

4-syllable foot with one stress [or Suuu specifically]

. spondee

SS

. trochee

Su

. villanelle

very specific 19-line scheme (ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA) with 2 repeating refrains

A.
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell

(1) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Dactyl

(2) What work does this excerpt come from?

Charge of the Light Brigade

3 points for Joshua
3 points for Dan Tilque
3 points for Mark

(3) Who is the author of this work?

Alfred Tennyson, or Lord Tennyson

3 points for Joshua
3 points for Dan Tilque
3 points for Mark

B.
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

(4) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Anapest

(5) Who is the author of this work?

Clement C. Moore

3 points for Joshua
3 points for Dan Tilque
3 points for Mark

C.
It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing

(6) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Hendiadys

(7) What work does this excerpt come from?

MacBeth

3 points for Joshua

(8) Who is the author of this work?

William Shakespeare, or Edward de Vere [Oxford]

3 points for Joshua
3 points for Mark

D.
Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!
And I would that my tongue utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
O, well for the fisherman's boy,
...

(9) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Spondee

(10) Who is the author of this work?

Alfred Tennyson, or Lord Tennyson

E.
[I've added indentation and capitalization to the following to highlight the technique of interest, (The
term is usually applied to 1- or 2-line fragments, though instances even longer than 7 lines may arise.)]

. . His sceptre shows the force of temporal POWER,
. . . The ATTRIBUTE to awe and majesty,
. . . . Wherein doth sit the dread and fear OF KINGS;
. . . . . BUT MERCY IS ABOVE THIS SCEPTRED SWAY,
. . . . It is enthroned in the hearts OF KINGS,
. . . It is an ATTRIBUTE to God himself;
. . And earthly POWER doth then show likest God's

(11) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Chiasmus

3 points for Mark

(12) What work does this excerpt come from?

Merchant of Venice

(13) Who is the author of this work?

William Shakespeare, or Edward de Vere [Oxford]

F.
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though.

(14) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Iambus

(15) Who is the author of this work?

Robert L. Frost

3 points for Joshua
3 points for Dan Tilque
3 points for Mark

G.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

...
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

(16) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Villanelle

3 points for Joshua

(17) Who is the author of this work?

Dylan M. Thomas

3 points for Joshua
3 points for Dan Tilque

H.
The Roman rhetorician Quintilian offered the following advice

Above all it is necessary to conceal the care expended upon [a speech] so that our rhythms may
seem to possess a spontaneous flow, not to have been the result of elaborate search or compulsion.

(18) Which type of metric foot did he advocate for the purpose just described?

paeon (4-syllable feet), esp. paeon primus (Suuu)
(A good example of Suuu is the first line of The Raven, if the reader deliberately foregoes
a sing-song rythm

I.
"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
That alone should encourage the crew.
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
What I tell you three times is true."

(19) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Catalexis (in this case, 3 anapests followed by an iamb)

(20) Who is the author of this work?

Lewis Carroll, or Charles L. Dodgson

3 points for Joshua
3 points for Dan Tilque
3 points for Mark

J.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

(21) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Anaphora

(22) What work does this excerpt come from?

Tale of Two Cities

3 points for Joshua
3 points for Dan Tilque
3 points for Mark

(23) Who is the author of this work?

Charles Dickens

3 points for Joshua
3 points for Dan Tilque
3 points for Mark

K.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing

(24) Which of the 11 terms is exemplified by this excerpt?

Trochee

(25) What work does this excerpt come from?

The Raven

3 points for Joshua
3 points for Mark

(26) Who is the author of this work?

Edgar Allan Poe

3 points for Joshua
3 points for Mark


Please check scores and totals.

Round 3 Totals: Joshua 39; Mark 33; Dan_T 24

Grand Totals:
Mark 5 + 34 + 33 = 72
Dan_T 8 + 33 + 24 = 65
Joshua 16 + 0 + 39 = 55

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