Ballads and Free Verse Poems

A form of poetry, usually suitable for singing, that tells a story in stanzas of two or four lines, and often has a refrain.

• Ballad

• Haiku

• Ode

• Epic

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

A poem WITHOUT fixed patterns of meter or rhyme scheme

• Free Verse

• Blank Verse

• Sonnet

• Ballad

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Songs are often called what type or poetry suitable for singing?

• Ballads

• Epics

• Haikus

• Odes

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is a characteristic of a ballad?

• short
• tells a story
• abstract
• 100 pages

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CCSS.RL.11-12.12

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of poetry does not follow any regular rhythm or rhyme scheme?

• Lyric
• Narrative
• Ballad
• Free Verse

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the difference between poetry and prose?

• Poetry uses words for their sounds and rhythm, while prose usually does not.
• Poetry is more meaningful than prose.
• Poets write using emotions, while authors of prose do not.
• Poetry is meaningful and prose is not.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What are the guidelines of a free verse poem?

• It must be at least 6 lines

• It has to rhyme

• There are no specific guidelines

• It must have 6 syllables

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following is NOT an element of free verse poetry?

• irregular punctuation

• irregular capitalization

• no set structure

• rhyming pattern

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

A ballad usually has a simple rhyme scheme, two examples are...

• ABCD

• ACBD

• AABB

• ABAB

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

Because the lines in a ballad have similar lengths (syllables) this sets a musical...

• rhyme

• rhythm

• rhyme scheme

• syllable

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5