Types and Elements of Poetry

floating aroung without control or direction

• adrift
• envy
• malicious
• suspicion
• toil

wanting what someone else has and feeling unhappy about it

• envy
• adrift
• malicious
• suspicion
• toil

inteding to hurt or cause harm to others

• malicious
• adrift
• envy
• suspicion
• toil

feeling of doubt or mistrust towards someone or something

• suspicion
• adrift
• malicious
• envy
• toil

hard work or hard labor after involving physical or mental effort

• toil
• adrift
• envy
• malicious
• suspicion

a traditional song that tells a story, often about love, tragedy, or heroic deeds

• ballad
• light verse
• narrative
• pattern
• epic

a poem of sorrow (used often at funerals)

• elegy
• ballad
• narrative
• pattern
• epic

a long narrative poem that tells of the deeds of a legendary hero of history or tradition

• epic
• lyric
• ballad
• light verse

• pattern

funny or playful poetry

• light verse
• narrative
• ballad
• epic
• pattern

poetry that is short and musical that deals with personal issues

• lyric
• pattern
• ballad
• epic
• narrative