Types of Poetry
BY: SAMANTHA ROLLINS
Acrostic
A poem that is written around a word, usually the topic of the poem, such
that the first letter of each line spells out that word.
Ballad
A simple narrative folk poem with short stanzas that are suitable for singing
and that tells a story.
Epic
A long narrative poem that tells of a legendary hero’s deeds.
Free Verse
A poem that is written without proper rules about form, rhyme, rhythm, or
meter.
Sonnet
A fourteen line poem in iambic pentameter with a prescribed rhyme scheme.
It’s subject was traditionally love
Cinquain
A poem in a metrical form or verse that has five lines.
Haiku
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This kind of Japanese seventeen-syllable poem is usually about nature.
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It is divided into three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
Limerick
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A humorous five-line poem with A-A-B-B-A rhyme scheme.
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It is a very short but funny poem.
Diamante
 A poem that has seven lines
 The form is written about two opposite
subjects and makes a comparison between
them by moving form one another.
 Subjects might include war-peace , fire-ice,
hot-cold ,etc.
Ode
A poem that you sing or is a poem honoring a specific person or
subject that is written in a clear lyrical style.
Quatrain
A four-line verse or poem that rhymes.
Concrete
 A poem in metrical form or verse in which the words and phrases are
arranged on paper to capture and extend the meaning.
 Each line should be complete unit of thought.
Couplet
A poem which has a pair of lines that are usually rhymed.
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