Types of Poetry

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What is Free Verse?

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Poetry without a regular pattern of stanzas, meter, or rhyme.

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What is a Ballad?

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A songlike poem that tells a story, often about love, death, or betrayal, and typically has a refrain.

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What is an Ode?

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Long lyric poems traditionally written to celebrate a famous person or lofty idea, not sad or serious in nature.

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What is a Sonnet?

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A poem consisting of 14 lines with an intricate (complex) rhyme scheme.

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What is a Lyric Poem?

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A poem consisting of a single speaker expressing a state of mind or feelings, emotions, or thoughts.

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What is a Narrative Poem?

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A poem that tells a story, often with a plot and characters.

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What is a Haiku?

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A traditional Japanese form of poetry consisting of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.

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What is an Epic?

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A long narrative poem that tells the story of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.

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What is a Rhyme Scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, often described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.

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What is Meter in Poetry?

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The rhythmic structure of verses, determined by the number and type of beats in each line.