Poem Types Flashcards
Lyric poem
a poem that doesn’t tell a story, more of a personal reflection
Limerick
a humorous poem that follows an a-a-b-b-a rhyme scheme
Cinquain
a poem where the first line has 2 syllables; then 4 syllables, 6 syllables, 8 syllables, 2 syllables
Haiku
a poem where the first line has 5 syllables; then 7 syllables, 5 syllables
Couplet
two lines that rhyme
Quatrain
a 4-line rhyming stanza of a poem
Narrative poem
a poem that tells a story
Ode
a poem that pays tribute to its subject
Free Verse
a poem that doesn’t rhyme or follow a particular pattern
Alliteration
repetition of a consonant sound
Onomatopoeia
a word that mimics a sound
Personification
giving human attributes to non-humans
Simile
a comparison of unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
Metaphor
a comparison of unlike things
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
