Poetry Types Flashcards
1
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Poem
A
Words organized in a pattern of rhythm, rhyme, or meaning
2
Q
Speaker
A
The character who says the poem
3
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Narrative Poem
A
A poem that tells a story
-may or may not rhyme
-follow plot structure
4
Q
Ballad
A
Long poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung.
-usually has a chorus
-hints of lessons/supernatural
5
Q
Concrete
A
A poem that looks like what it is about
6
Q
Free verse
A
Poetry with no regular pattern of rhythm, rhyme, or line length
7
Q
Lyric
A
Short poem of intense feelings of emotion
8
Q
Limerick
A
Humorous 5-line poem about people/places with a specific rhyme scheme and meter
9
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Haiku
A
3-line poem
-specific syllable count (5,7,5)
-about beauty/nature
10
Q
Ode
A
A poem of praise
11
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Elegy
A
A poem about sad thoughts/death
