types of poetry

Question 1

couplet

Answer 1

2 line, usually rhymes

Question 2

Quatrain

Answer 2

4 lines, usually rhymes

Question 2

tercet

Answer 2

3 line, at least 2 lines rhyme

Question 3

traditional cinquain

Answer 3

5 lines
1- 2 syllables
2- 4 syllables
3- 6 syllables
4- 8 syllables
5- 2 syllables

Question 3

word count cinquain

Answer 3

5 lines
1- 1 word (title)
2- 2 words (describe title)
3- 3 words (describe action)
4- 4 words (describe feeling)
5- 1 word (another tile name)

Question 4

Hai ku

Answer 4

-Japanese style poem
-capture moment in time
-about nature/ seasons
-3 lines- 5, 7, 5 syllables order

Question 5

stanza

Answer 5

a group of lines

Question 6

Sen ryu

Answer 6

-Japanese style poem
-about human nature
-3 lines- 5, 7, 5 syllables order

Question 7

Concrete poem

Answer 7

-poem shaped like the topic
-not rhyme

Question 8

free verse

Answer 8

-not use rhyme or patterns
-vary in length of lines, stanzas, subject

Question 9

Diamante

Answer 9

-7 line poem
-not rhyme
-follow pattern
-diamond shaped
1- noun (topic)
2- 2 adjectives about topic
3- 3 “ing” words about topic
4- 4 nouns/ short phrases linking to topic
5- 3 “ing” words about topic
6- 2 adjectives about topic
7- noun (ending topic)

Question 9

Acrostic

Answer 9

-when first letter of each line, read down ,
spells the subject
-type of free verse

Question 10

limerick

Answer 10

-funny poem
-5 lines
-has pattern
-1, 2, 5 rhyme
-3, 4 are shorter and rhyme
-5 refers to 1

Question 11

narrative poem

Answer 11

-tells a story
-has setting, 5 stages of plot