Types of poetry

Question 1

narrative poems

Answer 1

tell part or all of a story

Question 2

lyric poem

Answer 2

expresses an individual’s thoughts and emtoions

Question 3

metaphysical poetry

Answer 3

poems that get highly intellectual and philosophical about the nature of thought and feeling

Question 4

Romantic poetry

Answer 4

focus on inner experience and feelings, including dreams and the subconscious - protest against classic formalism

Question 5

Ballad

Answer 5

originally sung, folk ballads tell engrossing stories about life, death, heroism, etc.

Question 6

Couplet

Answer 6

two rhymed lines, usually in the same meter.

Question 7

Heroic couplets

Answer 7

express a complete thought, with the 2nd line often reinforcing the 1st line

Question 8

Dramatic monologue

Answer 8

a poem spoken by one person to a listener who says nothing

Question 9

Elegy

Answer 9

sometimes called a dirge, it’s a poem of mourning and meditation, usually about death or other losses

Question 10

Ode

Answer 10

ancient form of poetic song, it’s a celebratory poem. The ode pays homage to whatever the poet holds dear

Question 11

Sonnet

Answer 11

14 line lyric poems (square it’s a sonnet)

Question 12

Villanelle

Answer 12

19 line poem with five 3-line stanzas and a concluding quatrain (4 line stanza)