Poetry Types and Terms

response to the death of a person or a group

• ode
• elegy
• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

poetry that expresses the thoughts ad feelings of the writer or speaker; song like quality of set to a beat; specific rhyming schemes

• sonnet
• free verse
• lyric

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

a poem that celebrates a subject; a tribute to an object, person, or event

• haiku
• ode
• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

very short poem of Japanese origin; 17 syllables; 5,7,5

• haiku
• sonnet
• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure

• sonnet
• free verse
• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

a poem with 14 lines; each line has 10 syllables; written in iambic pentameter

• lyric
• elegy
• sonnet

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

meant to be sung, often sad

• elegy
• ballad
• lyric

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

a form of poetry that tells a story ans has a setting, characters, and a plot

• free verse
• ode
• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5