Poetic Forms Flashcards

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narrative poetry

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poetry that tells a story. essentially it has a plot-like structure and is told by a narrator of sorts

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Shakespearean sonnet

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  • a 14-line poem, iambic pentameter
  • rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefef gg
  • english sonnet
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Italian sonnet

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  • a 14-line poem, iambic pentameter
  • petrarchan sonnet
  • first lines are abbaabba (always), with the last six lines using a variety of possible rhyme schemes
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lyric poem

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poem that expresses emotions or feelings

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ode

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lyric poem usually addressing, in homage, a specific person or thing

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ballad

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poetic love story

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elegy

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mournful poem

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pastoral

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poem about simple country life

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epigram

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short and witty poem

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villanelle

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a 19-line poem with 5 three line stanza and an ending quatrain.

  • the rhyme scheme is most often aba, aba, aba, aba, aba, abaa
  • contains a refrain (repetition of the first and third lines of the first stanza)
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describes the peaceful sounds of the frogs, crickets, and creatures…

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pastoral

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