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Lyric Poetry

Lyric Poetry

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English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RL.8.5, RL.8.10, RL.8.4

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Megan Robbins

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Lyric Poetry

By Megan Robbins

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Lyric Poem

What is a Lyric Poem?

  • Lyric poems convey an exact mood or feeling by the reader. They do not tell a story.

  • The poem speak​ directly to the reader and asks for the reader's sympathy.

  • Can resemble a song.

  • Examples: The Book of Psalms​

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Lyric Poem

More about Lyric Poems​

  • Lyric poems are ​usually short, and they imply- rather than state directly- a single, strong emotion.

  • ​The word lyric comes from the word lyre (lir), which refers to a stringed instrument something like a harp. In ancient Greece, people used to recite poems to the strumming of a lyre.

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Lyric Poem

Types of Lyric Poems

An important type of lyric poem is the sonnet​, which is a fourteen- line poem with strict formatting.

William Shakespeare made the sonnet popular in the 27th century. ​

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Multiple Choice

A _____ poem conveys an exact mood or feeling to the reader.

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free verse

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rhyme

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haiku

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lyric

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Multiple Choice

Lyric come from the Greek word lyre (lir), which refers to what?

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A guitar

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A flute

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A small harp

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A drum

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Multiple Choice

A Lyric poem expresses strong _________.

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memories

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feelings

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stories

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opinions

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Multiple Choice

An example of a Lyric poem is a .....

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sonnet

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tall tale

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ballad

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myth

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Multiple Choice

The sonnet is a _______ line poem make famous by _______ ________.

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three, William Shakespeare

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twenty, Suleiman Rustam

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seventeen, Basho Matsuo

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fourteen, William Shakespeare

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media

Read the Lyric Poem ->

Valentine for Ernest Mann

Naomi Shihab Nye​

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media

Read the Lyric Poem

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Dreams

Langston Hughes​

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Poll

Which poem did you enjoy more?

Dreams by

Langston Hughes

Valentine for Ernest Mann by

Naomi Shihab Nye​

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