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Name a poetic form
75 answers count for this culture prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Right, but shallow: 7 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Sonnet
- Haiku
- Limerick
- Ode
- Elegy
- Ballad
- Epic
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Free verse
- Blank verse
- Couplet
- Acrostic
- Villanelle
- Sestina
- Tanka
- Epigram
- Cinquain
- Ghazal
- Quatrain
- Prose poem
The iceberg for “Name a poetic form”
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsSonnet · Haiku · Limerick
- Below the Surface12 answers · 25 ptsFree verse · Blank verse · Couplet …
- The Deep28 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss27 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 28 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, H, M, N, O, P, R, S and T. The Abyss has 27 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 75 answers in total, 16 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Lai”. Longest: “Dramatic monologue”.
- S, C and E are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 6 answers can be typed more than one way: “Pastoral” counts as Eclogue.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (10). Run through it first.
- Skip Sonnet, Haiku and Limerick; everybody says them.
- Myths go far beyond Zeus and Thor: minor gods and creatures score well.
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- What are the most common answers to “Name a poetic form”?
- Most people start with Sonnet, Haiku, Limerick, Ode and Elegy. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a poetic form”?
- 75 in all: 7 on The Tip, 12 Below the Surface, 28 in The Deep, 27 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a poetic form”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Lai” and the longest is “Dramatic monologue”.
- Is “Name a poetic form” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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