TYPES OF POETRY
TYPES OF POETRY
Ballad: frequently sung and are often about love.
Often, these ballads will tell stories and they tend to
be of a mystical nature. As a song does, ballads tend
to have a refrain that repeats at various intervals
throughout.
Ballad: frequently sung and are often about love.
Often, these ballads will tell stories and they tend to
be of a mystical nature. As a song does, ballads tend
to have a refrain that repeats at various intervals
throughout.
Elegy: Because poems can express a wide variety of
emotions, there are sad forms of poetry as well as
happy ones. One of these sad forms is known as an
elegy. Elegies express a lament, often over the death
of a loved one. This makes elegies especially popular
for funerals.
Elegy: Because poems can express a wide variety of
emotions, there are sad forms of poetry as well as
happy ones. One of these sad forms is known as an
elegy. Elegies express a lament, often over the death
of a loved one. This makes elegies especially popular
for funerals.
Free Verse: poetry without a pattern of meter or
rhyme; free in not being bound by poetic conventions
Free Verse: poetry without a pattern of meter or
rhyme; free in not being bound by poetic conventions
Haiku: Japanese form of poetry which is composed of
three non-rhyming lines. The first and third lines
have five syllables each and the second line has seven
syllables. They often express feelings and thoughts
about nature; however, you could write a poem about
any subject you would like to in this form.
Haiku: Japanese form of poetry which is composed of
three non-rhyming lines. The first and third lines
have five syllables each and the second line has seven
syllables. They often express feelings and thoughts
about nature; however, you could write a poem about
any subject you would like to in this form.
Limerick: often silly or whimsical, written in five lines
with an AABBA rhyme scheme. Often, limericks tell a
short, humorous story.
There was a Young Lady of Dorking,
Who bought a large bonnet for walking;
But its colour and size,
So bedazzled her eyes,
That she very soon went back to Dorking.
Limerick: often silly or whimsical, written in five lines
with an AABBA rhyme scheme. Often, limericks tell a
short, humorous story.
There was a Young Lady of Dorking,
Who bought a large bonnet for walking;
But its colour and size,
So bedazzled her eyes,
That she very soon went back to Dorking.
TYPES OF POETRY
TYPES OF POETRY
List Poem: In a list poem the first line is the title and
consists of a word or phrase stating the main idea.
Then
there are several short statements that tell the
author’s feelings about the main idea.
What makes me happy
Reaching my goals,
Making others smile,
Being accepted for
who and what I am,
Ice cream sundaes
on a hot summer day,
Having others call me friend.
List Poem: In a list poem the first line is the title and
consists of a word or phrase stating the main idea.
Then
there are several short statements that tell the
author’s feelings about the main idea.
What makes me happy
Reaching my goals,
Making others smile,
Being accepted for
who and what I am,
Ice cream sundaes
on a hot summer day,
Having others call me friend.
Lyric Poem: type of poem characterized by brevity,
or the concise and exact use of words, as well as the
expression of feeling
Lyric Poem: type of poem characterized by brevity,
or the concise and exact use of words, as well as the
expression of feeling
Narrative Poem: a poem that tells a story
Narrative Poem: a poem that tells a story
Ode: long poem in stanzas of varied length, meter,
and form; usually a serious poem, but sometimes more
lighthearted (Ode to my Socks)
Ode: long poem in stanzas of varied length, meter,
and form; usually a serious poem, but sometimes more
lighthearted (Ode to my Socks)
Sonnet: A sonnet contains 14 lines, typically with two
rhyming stanzas known as a rhyming couplet at the
end.
Sonnet: A sonnet contains 14 lines, typically with two
rhyming stanzas known as a rhyming couplet at the
end.
A POET’S VOCABULARY
A POET’S VOCABULARY
Alliteration: repetitions of consonant sounds,
especially at the beginning of words (fetched fresh)
Alliteration: repetitions of consonant sounds,
especially at the beginning of words (fetched fresh)
Approximate Rhyme: rhyming pattern that has some
kind of sound correspondence, but are not perfect
rhymes; similar in sound (send/when, day/made,
fellow/hollow)
Approximate Rhyme: rhyming pattern that has some
kind of sound correspondence, but are not perfect
rhymes; similar in sound (send/when, day/made,
fellow/hollow)
Assonance: repetition of similar vowel sounds in a line
of a poem (I rose and told him of my woe)
Assonance: repetition of similar vowel sounds in a line
of a poem (I rose and told him of my woe)
Connotation: the suggesting of a meaning by a word;
implication
Connotation: the suggesting of a meaning by a word;
implication
Couplet: a pair of rhymed lines that may or may not
constitute a separate stanza in a poem
Couplet: a pair of rhymed lines that may or may not
constitute a separate stanza in a poem
Elision: the omission of an unstressed vowel or
syllable to preserve the meter of a line of poetry
(flies o’er th’ unbending corner)
Elision: the omission of an unstressed vowel or
syllable to preserve the meter of a line of poetry
(flies o’er th’ unbending corner)
Foreshadowing: hints of what is to come in the action
of a play or story
Foreshadowing: hints of what is to come in the action
of a play or story
Iamb: a group of 2 or 3 syllables, referred to as a
foot, consisting of one unstressed syllable followed
by a stressed syllable
Iamb: a group of 2 or 3 syllables, referred to as a
foot, consisting of one unstressed syllable followed
by a stressed syllable
Iambic Pentameter: consist of 5 iambs, or 5 sets of
unstressed syllables followed by stressed syllables
Iambic Pentameter: consist of 5 iambs, or 5 sets of
unstressed syllables followed by stressed syllables
Imagery: pattern of related images in a literary work
(darkness, light)
Imagery: pattern of related images in a literary work
(darkness, light)
A POET’S VOCABULARY
A POET’S VOCABULARY
Line Breaks: the place where a line of poetry ends,
unguided by traditional punctuation conventions
Line Breaks: the place where a line of poetry ends,
unguided by traditional punctuation conventions
Metaphor: comparison between essentially unlike
things without comparative words such as like or as.
(My love is a red, red rose)
Metaphor: comparison between essentially unlike
things without comparative words such as like or as.
(My love is a red, red rose)
Meter: the measured pattern of rhythmic accents in
poems
Meter: the measured pattern of rhythmic accents in
poems
Personification: provide human-like qualities to
inanimate objects or abstract concepts
Personification: provide human-like qualities to
inanimate objects or abstract concepts
Quatrain: a stanza of four line in various forms
Quatrain: a stanza of four line in various forms
Refrain: a verse or phrase that is repeated at
intervals throughout poem; usually after a stanza
Refrain: a verse or phrase that is repeated at
intervals throughout poem; usually after a stanza
Repetition: the act of repeating something for a
particular effect or emphasis
Repetition: the act of repeating something for a
particular effect or emphasis
Rhyme: the matching of final vowel or consonant
sounds in two or more words
Rhyme: the matching of final vowel or consonant
sounds in two or more words
Simile: comparison between essentially unlike things
with comparative words such as like or as. (My love is
like a red, red rose)
Simile: comparison between essentially unlike things
with comparative words such as like or as. (My love is
like a red, red rose)
Stanza: division or unit of a poem that is repeated in
the same form
Stanza: division or unit of a poem that is repeated in
the same form
Tone: implied attitude of a writer toward the subject
and characters of a work
Tone: implied attitude of a writer toward the subject
and characters of a work