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An ABC poem has 5 lines that create a mood,
picture, or feeling. (some can have more)
Lines 1 through 4 are made up of words,
phrases or clauses - and the first word of each
line is in alphabetical order from the first word.
Line 5 is one sentence, beginning with any
letter.
A,B,C,D or O, P, Q, R
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A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend
It often has a repeated refrain.
Often has four lines per verse- with lines two and four
rhyming
Example:
I'll tell a tale, a thrilling tale of love beyond compare
I knew a lad not long ago more gorgeous than any I've seen.
And in his eyes I found my self a'falling in love with the swain.
Oh, the glorious fellow I met by the ocean with eyes of deep-sea
green!
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Any verse (division of a poem) comprised of
unrhymed lines all in the same meter (number
of feet(sequence of syllables) in a line)
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Often resembles the rhythms of ordinary
speech
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Similar to blank verse but it is not written in
iambic pentameter
The rhythm of free verse varies throughout the
poem.
Though the words don't rhyme, they flow
along their own uneven pattern.
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Unpleasant spoken sound created by clashing
consonants
Harsh mixture of sounds
Example: Lewis Carroll- http://www.types-ofpoetry.org.uk/jabberwocky.htm
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Foot- is a sequence of syllables
Iamb- metric foot of poetry of an unstressed
syllable followed by a stressed one (di-dah)
Anapest- metric foot of poetry of two
unstressed (short) syllables followed by one
stressed (long) one
Dactyl
Spondee
Pyrrhic
Trochee
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Meter determined by number of feet in line
Dimeter- two
Trimeter- three
Tetrameter- four
Pentameter- a line of verse consisting of five
metrical feet
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A cinquain has five lines.
Line 1 is one word (the title)
Line 2 is two words that describe the title.
Line 3 is three words that tell the action
Line 4 is four words that express the feeling
Line 5 is one word that recalls the title
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A stanza or poem consisting of four
verses/lines
This means that the 1st and 3rd lines rhyme
together and the 2nd and 4th lines rhyme
together
OR any combination there of
For example- it could also be: 1st and 2nd lines
rhyme and the 3rd and 4th lines rhyme
The rhyming lines should have the same
number of syllables
The most common type of meter in English
poetry
 Iambic pentameter is a line made up of five
pairs of short (unstressed) or long (stressed)
syllables
 Example:
Da-Dum/da-Dum/da-Dum/da-Dum/da-Dum
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A couplet is a pair (couple) of lines of meter in
poetry
 It usually consists of two lines that rhyme and
have the same meter
 Shakespeare’s sonnets usually ended in a couplet
 Not all couplets have to rhyme
 Example:
Sir Lancelot was the first knight of the round table,
Saying he was a coward is a complete fable.
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Also known as visual poetry
It forms a picture of the topic or follows the
contours of a shape that is suggested by the
topic
Simply: The poem looks like what it is about
Example: See My Book
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Simply- it is poetry that employs dialect or
direct speech usually quoted
The author is usually speaking directly to the
reader- asking questions, making statements,
etc.
Example: See My Book
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A sad and thoughtful poem
lamenting(expressing grief) the death of a
person
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A long narrative poem (story) about a
hero/heroine and his/her journey
The Odyssey
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A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed
lines
The lines are five, seven, and five syllables
Haiku’s usually reflect on some aspect of
nature.
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A short humorous poem
Consisting of five lines
Lines 1, 2, and 5 have seven to ten syllables
and rhyme with one another.
Lines 3 and 4 have five to seven syllables and
also rhyme with each other.
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A poem that expresses the thoughts and
feelings of the poet
The term lyric is now generally referred to as
the words to a song
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A poem that tells about the word
It uses the letters of the word for the first letter
of each line
Example: Nicky
Nicky is a Nurse
It's her chosen career
Children or Old folks
Kindness in abundance
Year after year
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A long and serious poem written to a set
structure- some form of rhyming pattern
Written for an occasion or on a particular
subject
Contains the word “Ode” in the title
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Fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme
scheme and specific structure
Lyric poems that fall into three coordinate
quatrains( four lines or verses) and a
concluding couplet (pair of lines- rhyming)
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Prose is the most typical form of written
language with ordinary grammatical structure
and a natural flow of speech (ordinary form of
spoken and written language)
Poetry written in prose instead of verse but still
has poetic qualities- heightened imagery and
emotional effect