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Chap 10:Forms and Characteristics of Poetry

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Free verse   : Open form poetry. No rules  
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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  
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Limerick   : A five-line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme that is usually humorous or nonsensical in nature.  
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Ballad   : A verse form often set to music  
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Ode   : A verse form with lyric language praising an inspirational person or object  
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Lyric   : A brief, imaginative, and melodic poem conveying one main idea or impression.  
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Triolet   : A poem consisting of eight rhymed lines.  
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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.  
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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.  
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Narrative poetry   : A form of poetry framed around a narrative and containing fictional elements like characterization and plot  
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Blank verse   : A form of poetry consisting of unrhymed iambic pentameter.  
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Dramatic Poetry   : Poetic verse delivered, without authorial narration, by a character on stage to an audience.  
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Prose poetry   : a form of poetry that relies on the language of prose and is read like poetry.  
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Visual Poetry   : A form of poetry where words are arranged to create a visual and artful effect.  
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Found Poetry   : A form of poetry where text of an original "found" source is rearranged to create a poetic effect.  
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Closed form   : Concerns forms that follow specified rules and structures.  
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Open form   : forms that do not adhere to pre-established rules and structures.  
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Epic   : A lengthy narrative poem that concerns heroic adventures and events.  
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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.  
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Rhyme Scheme   : A repeating pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.  
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