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Glossary
Types of poetry 5/5/14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ballad | a poem that tells a story; ballads are usually sung |
| Free verse | poetry that doesn't follow any specific patterns in rhythm , rhyme scheme, or line length |
| Haiku | Three-line Japanese poetic form in the lines follow the pattern of five syllables in the first line, seven inn the second line, and five syllables in the third line |
| Limerick | five line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme and rhythm . The first, second, and fifth lines contain eight syllables. Line two and three contain six syllables; Usually silly or funny |
| Lyric poem | poem that expresses the speakers thoughts or feelings and creates a single imaginative impression on the reader. May poems can be classified as lyric poems including sonnets, ballads, and odes |
| narrative poem | a poem that tells the sequence of evens of a story |
| narrative poem | a poem that tells the sequence of evens of a story |
| ode | a long, serious poem in praise of something |
| ode | a long, serious poem in praise of something |
| sonnet | very structured fourteen line poem that follows a specific rhyme structure and rhythm. The two most common sonnets are the Italian sonnet and the English sonnet |
| sonnet | very structured fourteen line poem that follows a specific rhyme structure and rhythm. The two most common sonnets are the Italian sonnet and the English sonnet |
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