Types Of Poetry🎉

Question 1

What is a Sonnet ?

Answer 1

A short poem consisting of 14 lines and usually has a rhyming couplet at the end of the poem and use iambic meter in each line

Question 2

Context information about Sonnets

Answer 2

The original sonnet form was created by the 13th century philosopher Dante & later adopted by Petrarch

Question 3

What is a Limerick ?

Answer 3

A five line witty poem with a distinctive rhythm. The first, second and fifth lines, the longer lines rhyme. The third and fourth lines rhyme

Question 4

What is a Haiku ?

Answer 4

A Hakiu is a poem which is composed of three lines, each a phrase. The first line usually has 5 syllables. The second has 7 and the third has 5.
5-7-5

Question 5

Contex on Haikus

Answer 5

Of Asian origin and an ancient poem form

Question 6

What is an Epic poem ?

Answer 6

A lengthy narrative poem in grand language celebrating the adventures and accomplishments of a legendary or conventional hero

Question 7

What is a Narrative poem ?

Answer 7

A narrative poem tells the story of an event in the form of a poem. There is a strong sense of narration, characters and plot.

Question 8

What is a Free Verse poem ?

Answer 8

A free verse does not follow any rules: up to the author. Rhyming, syllable count, punctuation etc

Question 9

What is Blank Verse ?

Answer 9

A blank verse is a poem with no rhyme scheme but has an iambic pentameter and is 10 syllable metres long

Question 10

What is an ode

Answer 10

A lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular subject, written in varied or irregular metre. A classical poem of a kind originally meant to be sung.
Horace’s odes (in terms of subject: friendship, time…) differ to traditional odes. Also, less dramatic, sometimes charged with pathos.