A poem that has five lines that create a mood, picture, or feeling. Lines 1 through 4 are made up of words, phrases or clauses while the first word of each line is in alphabetical order. Line 5 is one sentence long and begins with any letter.

A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tail or legend which often has a repeated refrain.

A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter and is often unobtrusive. The iambic pentameter form often resembles the rhythms of speech.

Also known as "size poetry". Concrete poetry uses typographical arrangements to display an element of the poem. This can either be through re-arrangement of letters of a word or by arranging the words as a shape.

A couplet has rhyming stanzas made up of two lines.

Poetry written in either rhyme or unrhymed lines that have no set fixed metrical pattern.

A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five morae, usually containing a season word.

One short syllabel followed by one long one five sets in a row. Example: la-LAH la-LAH la-LAH la-LAH la-LAH

A short sometimes vulgar, humorous poem consisting of five anapestic lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 have seven to ten syllables, rhyme and have the same verbal rhythm. The 3rd and 4th lines have five to seven syllables, rhyme and have the same rhythm.

A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet.

Poetry that tells about the word. It uses the letters of the word for the first letter of each line.

A lengthy lyric poem typically of a serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal stanza structure.

A stanza or poem consisting of four lines. Lines 2 and 4 must rhyme while having a similar number of syllables

A rhyming poem has the repetition of the same or similar sounds of two or more words, often at the end of the line.

A 14-line sonnet consisting of three quatrains of abab cdcd efef followed by a couplet, gg. Shakespearean sonnets generally use iambic pentameter.

Poetry written in the shape or form of an object. This is a type of concrete poetry.

A lyric poem that consists of 14 lines which usually have one or more conventional rhyme schemes.

A single metrical line of poetry.

The visual arrangement of text, images, and symbols to help convey the meaning of the work. Visual poetry is sometimes referred to as a type of concrete poetry.

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ABC	A poem that has five lines that create a mood, picture, or feeling. Lines 1 through 4 are made up of words, phrases or clauses while the first word of each line is in alphabetical order. Line 5 is one sentence long and begins with any letter.
ballad	A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tail or legend which often has a repeated refrain.
blank verse	A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter and is often unobtrusive. The iambic pentameter form often resembles the rhythms of speech.
Concrete	Also known as "size poetry". Concrete poetry uses typographical arrangements to display an element of the poem. This can either be through re-arrangement of letters of a word or by arranging the words as a shape.
couplet	A couplet has rhyming stanzas made up of two lines.
Free Verse	Poetry written in either rhyme or unrhymed lines that have no set fixed metrical pattern.
Haiku	A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five morae, usually containing a season word.
Iambic pentameter	One short syllabel followed by one long one five sets in a row. Example: la-LAH la-LAH la-LAH la-LAH la-LAH
Limerick	A short sometimes vulgar, humorous poem consisting of five anapestic lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 have seven to ten syllables, rhyme and have the same verbal rhythm. The 3rd and 4th lines have five to seven syllables, rhyme and have the same rhythm.
lyric	A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet.
name	Poetry that tells about the word. It uses the letters of the word for the first letter of each line.
Narrative	A poem tghat tells a story.
Ode	A lengthy lyric poem typically of a serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal stanza structure.
quatrain	A stanza or poem consisting of four lines. Lines 2 and 4 must rhyme while having a similar number of syllables
rhyme	A rhyming poem has the repetition of the same or similar sounds of two or more words, often at the end of the line.
shakespearean	A 14-line sonnet consisting of three quatrains of abab cdcd efef followed by a couplet, gg. Shakespearean sonnets generally use iambic pentameter.
shape	Poetry written in the shape or form of an object. This is a type of concrete poetry.
sonnet	A lyric poem that consists of 14 lines which usually have one or more conventional rhyme schemes.
verse	A single metrical line of poetry.
Visual	The visual arrangement of text, images, and symbols to help convey the meaning of the work. Visual poetry is sometimes referred to as a type of concrete poetry.

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