Types of Poetry

Types of Poetry

There are several different types of poems that an author can create.

(However, we will only learn about a few of them!)

Multiple Choice

Which type of poetry have we already learned about in class?

• lyric poetry

• blackout poetry

• narrative poetry

• none of these

Answer: Blackout Poetry

Pages of text transformed into artistic poetry!

Lyric Poetry

Poems that express personal thoughts and feelings of a speaker.

Multiple Choice

Which one is an example of a lyric poem we have read in class?

• "The Road Not Taken"

• "Life Doesn't Frighten Me"

• "Paul Revere's Ride"

• None of these are lyric poems

Open Ended

Why would "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" be a lyric poem?

Narrative Poetry

Poems that tell a story or recall a specific event.

Multiple Choice

Which one is an example of a narrative poem we have read in class?

• "Life Doesn't Frighten Me"

• "Words Like Freedom"

• None of these

• "Paul Revere's Ride"

Open Ended

Why is "Paul Revere's Ride" classified as a narrative poem?

Now that we've learned about types of poetry, let's review some key terms.

Lines

Lines in poetry are the groups of words in each row of a poem.

Stanzas

In a poem, a stanza is a group of lines.

Repetition

In a poem, repetition is when sounds or words are repeated.

Rhymes

In a poem, rhyming is when end words have the same or similar sounds.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of repetition?

• None of these are repetition.

• Repeating sounds or words in a poem.

• A group of lines in a poem.

• Words with similar sounds in a poem.

Any Questions?