Characteristics of Poetry Types

What is a lyric poem?

• A form of poetry that tells a story in verse. Narrative poems have elements like those in short stories, such as plot and characters.

• A form of poetry that expresses thoughts and feeling of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse.

• A form of poetry that is a three-line Japanese form that describes something in nature. The first and third lines each have five syllables, and the second line has seven.

• A form of poetry that has a songlike poem that tells stories. They often deal with adventures or romance.

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What is a narritive poem?

• A form of poetry that is a three-line Japanese form that describes something in nature. The first and third lines each have five syllables, and the second line has seven.

• A form of poetry that tells a story in verse. Narrative poems have elements like those in short stories, such as plot and characters.

• A form of poetry that has a songlike poem that tells stories. They often deal with adventure or romance.

• A form of poetry that is shaped to look like their subjects. The poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page

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What is a ballad poem?

• A form of poetry that has a songlike poem that tells stories. They often deal with adventure or romance.

• A form of poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse.

• A form of poetry that tells a story in verse. Narrative poems have elements like those in short stories, such as plot and characters.

• A form of poetry that is humorous, rhyming five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme.

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What is a haiku poem?

• A form of poetry that is shaped to look like their subjects. The poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page.

• A form of poetry that is a three-line Japanese form that describes something in nature. The first and third lines each have five syllables, and the second line has seven.

• A form of poetry that is defined by its lack of structure. It has no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or specific stanza pattern.

• A form of poetry that is humorous, rhyming five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme.

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What is a concrete poem?

• A form of poetry that is a three-line Japanese form that describes something in nature. The first and third lines each have five syllables, and the second line has seven.

• A form of poetry that has a songlike poem that tells stories. They often deal with adventure or romance.

• A form of poetry that is humorous, rhyming five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme.

• A form of poetry that is shaped to look like their subjects. The poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page.

What is a free verse poem?

• A form of poetry that is humorous, rhyming five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme.

• A form of poetry that has a songlike poem that tells stories. They often deal with adventure or romance.

• A form of poetry that is a three-line Japanese form that describes something in nature. The first and third lines each have five syllables, and the second line has seven.

• A form of poetry that is defined by its lack of structure. It has no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or specific stanza pattern.

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What is a limerick poem?

• A form of poetry that is humorous, rhyming five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme.

• A form of poetry that has a songlike poem that tells stories. They often deal with adventure or romance.

• A form of poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse.

• A form of poetry that tells a story in verse. Narrative poems have elements like those in short stories, such as plot and characters.