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FORMS OF POETRY
CARMALT - 8 basic forms of poetry
defined | poetry form |
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lyric poetry, a 14-line love poem | sonnet |
lyric poetry, Japanese 17 syllable: 5-7-5 in each of three lines | haiku |
lyric poetry, meditation on life and death | elegy |
lyric poetry, 5-line form of humorous verse usually in the rhyme pattern: aabba | limerick |
lyric poetry, form that marks a serious event, gives high praise, or is about noble feelings | ode |
narrative poetry, lengthy poem that describes an historic and/or heroic event | epic |
narrative poetry, short story about a particular person | ballad |
much like a play; dialogue has many rhymes; William Shakespeare is most famous for this type of poetry | dramatic poetry |