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Chap 10:Forms and Characteristics of Poetry
Term | Definition |
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Free verse | : Open form poetry. No rules |
Haiku: | A japanese poetic form consisting of three unrhymed lines. In japanese these lines consist of a specific pattern of sound units called on that are similar to but not the same as English syllables. Typically there are 17 on patterned as follows: 5-7-5 |
Limerick | : A five-line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme that is usually humorous or nonsensical in nature. |
Ballad | : A verse form often set to music |
Ode | : A verse form with lyric language praising an inspirational person or object |
Lyric | : A brief, imaginative, and melodic poem conveying one main idea or impression. |
Triolet | : A poem consisting of eight rhymed lines. |
Sestina | : Poem containing six six-line stanzas and closing with a tercet: the last words in each of the first six lines are repeating in the folowing sestets in a set pattern. |
Villanelle | : A poem containing five tercets and closing with a quatrain: the first and third lines of a villanelle are repeating in a set pattern throughout the poem. |
Narrative poetry | : A form of poetry framed around a narrative and containing fictional elements like characterization and plot |
Blank verse | : A form of poetry consisting of unrhymed iambic pentameter. |
Dramatic Poetry | : Poetic verse delivered, without authorial narration, by a character on stage to an audience. |
Prose poetry | : a form of poetry that relies on the language of prose and is read like poetry. |
Visual Poetry | : A form of poetry where words are arranged to create a visual and artful effect. |
Found Poetry | : A form of poetry where text of an original "found" source is rearranged to create a poetic effect. |
Closed form | : Concerns forms that follow specified rules and structures. |
Open form | : forms that do not adhere to pre-established rules and structures. |
Epic | : A lengthy narrative poem that concerns heroic adventures and events. |
Sonnet | : Short poem, address less magnificent pursuits and exploits. Main defining qualities are a standard length of 14 lines and the use of a set rhyme scheme and structure. |
Rhyme Scheme | : A repeating pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem. |