Expresses the emotions of the poem's speaker, or narrator.

• Lyric Poem

• Narrative Poem

• Concrete Poem

• Free Verse

Can include many of the same literary elements as fiction, such as characters and plot.

• Lyric Poem

• Narrative Poem

• Concrete Poem

• Free Verse

a poem that is shaped like the thing it describes.

• Lyric Poem

• Narrative Poem

• Concrete Poem

• Free Verse

Does not use consistent rhymes or rhythms. Can take any shape and address any subject.

• Lyric Poem

• Narrative Poem

• Concrete Poem

• Free Verse

A thing that stands for itself and something else.

• Poetry

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Symbol

Is a type of literature, or artistic writing, that attempts to stir a reader’s imagination or emotions.

• Poetry

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Symbol

a fourteen-line poem that usually explores the theme of romantic love.

• Poetry

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Symbol

short three-line poems that describe a single image or scene from nature.

• Poetry

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Symbol

An over exaggeration.

• Hyperbole

• Tone

• Mood

• Image

The attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject.

• Hyperbole

• Tone

• Mood

• Image