Poetic Forms

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs
• Sentences & stanzas
• Lines & paragraphs
• Lines & stanzas

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

A poem that tells a story is referred to as a 

• Narrative Poem
• Lyrical Poem
• Limerick
• Haiku

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Type of poems that deals with ideas and emotions

• Narrative Poem
• Lyrical Poem
• Limerick
• Haiku

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Type of poems that deals with ideas and emotions

• Narrative Poem
• Lyrical Poem
• Limerick
• Haiku

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A 5-line poem with AABBA rhyme scheme, and it’s usually humorous 

• Narrative Poem
• Lyrical Poem
• Limerick
• Haiku

A 3-line poem (5-7-5) that originated in Japan, and it’s usually about nature. 

• Narrative Poem
• Lyrical Poem
• Limerick
• Haiku

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A songlike narrative poem 

• Quatrain
• Couplet
• Free Verse
• Ballad

Poetry without a set rhyme scheme or rhythm 

• Quatrain
• Couplet
• Free Verse
• Ballad

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A four-lined stanza 

• Quatrain
• Couplet
• Free Verse
• Ballad

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A pair (two) of rhyming lines

• Quatrain
• Couplet
• Free Verse
• Ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10