Types of Poetry

I am an ancient form of poem writing. Usually, I have three lines. My first line has 5 syllables, my second line has 7 syllables, and my third line has 5 syllables. What type of poetry am I?

• Sonnet
• Haiku
• Limerick
• Epic

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I use iambic meter in each line, and line-ending rhymes. I am a short rhyming poem with 14 lines. What type of poetry I am?

• Haiku
• Narrative
• Limerick
• Sonnet

I am a five-line witty poem with distinctive rhythm. What type of poetry am I?

• Limerick
• Haiku
• Sonnet
• Narrative

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I tell the story of an event in the form of a poem. What type of poetry am I?

• Sonnet
• Narrative
• Haiku
• Epic

I am a lengthy poem that uses grand language. I tell about adventures and accomplishments of a legendary or conventional hero. What type of poetry am I?

• Narrative
• Sonnet
• Epic
• Free Verse

I have two lines of verse which rhyme and form a unit alone or as part of a poem. What type of poetry am I?

• Narrative
• Couplet
• Free Verse
• Haiku

I do not follow any of the rules. My craft is completely in the hands of the author. There is no right or wrong way to create me. What type of poetry am I?

• Sonnet
• Limerick
• Couplet
• Free Verse

Certain letters are my beginning. Usually, the first letter in each line forms a word or message when read in a sequence. What type of poetry am I?

• Free Verse
• Letter Verse
• Acrostic Poem
• Ballad

My structure likes to take the form of an object. What type of poetry am I?

• Acrostic Poem
• Shape Poem
• Couplet
• Limerick

I have a verse of five lines that do not rhyme. What type of poetry am I?

• Haiku
• Sonnet
• Cinquain
• Epic