Forms of poetry

Which one of these is not about form?

• 1. Rhyme scheme

• 1. Rhythm

• 1. Simile

• 1. Stanza length

Is this poem open or closed form?

Barbara Allen by Unknown Author.

It was in and about the Martinmas time,

When the leaves were a-falling,

That Sir John Graeme, in the West country,

Fell in love with Barbara Allen

• Open

• Closed

Is this poem open or closed form?

 

like a dead friend putting 

a hand on the shoulder 

the autumn sun warms

• - Kusatao Nakamura

• Open

• Closed

Is this poem open or closed form?

Do not go gentle into that good night by Dylan Thomas

Do not go gentle into that good night,

Old age should burn and rave at close of day;

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

• Open

• Closed

Is this poem open or closed form?

Remember by Joy Harjo 

Remember the sky that you were born under, 

know each of the star's stories. 

Remember the moon, know who she is. 

Remember the sun's birth at dawn, that is the 

strongest point of time. Remember sundown 

and the giving away to night. 

• Open

• Closed

A closed form poem usually repeats the same patterns throughout the poem.

• True

• False

What are the two types of form in poetry? 

• Free and open

• Open and closed

• Rhymed and unrhymed

Can an open form poem can still have rhyme and rhythm?

• No

• Yes

What could you use to help you identify the form of the poem? 

• 
  Simile, metaphor, personification

• Stanza length, rhyme scheme, rhythm

• 
  Adjective, adverb, noun

Why is it useful to notice when a poet "breaks the rules"? 

• You can then correct them

• They are not a good poet

• The poet might want you to pay attention to a word or idea