English 8 Poetry

14 line lyric poem with a specific rhyme scheme

• limerick

• assonance

• couplet

• sonnet

A stanza or poem of 4 lines (aabb, abab, abcb or abba pattern)

• assonance

• diamante

• epic

• quatrain

Rhyming stanza made up of two lines

• verse

• couplet

• sonnet

• epic

Poem that doesn't follow any pattern or rhyme scheme

• limerick

• narrative poetry

• free verse

• meter

Poetry with 5 lines ( each line has a specific pattern)

• ode

• cinquain

• narrative poetry

• haiku

A sad and thoughtful poem about the death of an individual

• assonance

• concrete poem

• elegy

• free verse

An extensive, serious poem that tells about the story of a heroic figure.

• epic

• sonnet

• verse

• cinquain

A Japanese nature poem composed of three unrhymed lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables

• ballad

• haiku

• couplet

• limerick

A short humorous poem of 5 lines. Begins with "There once was a" and usually has an AABBA rhyme scheme

• limerick

• ballad

• epic

• cinquain

A poem dedicated to someone or something

• lyric

• couplet

• assonance

• ode