Lyric Poems Lesson

Lyric Poetry

By Megan Robbins

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.

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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.

• free verse

• rhyme

• haiku

• lyric

Multiple Choice

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

• A guitar

• A flute

• A small harp

• A drum

Multiple Choice

A Lyric poem expresses strong _________.

• memories

• feelings

• stories

• opinions

Multiple Choice

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

• sonnet

• tall tale

• ballad

• myth

Multiple Choice

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

• three, William Shakespeare

• twenty, Suleiman Rustam

• seventeen, Basho Matsuo

• fourteen, William Shakespeare

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Valentine for Ernest Mann

Naomi Shihab Nye​

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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​