Identifying Types of Poems

a narrative poem of longer length; usually tells a sad or tragic story; contains many stanzas

• couplet
• haiku
• rhyme
• ballad

a poem written in the shape of its subject matter

• triplet
• ballad
• limerick
• shape poem

a two-line poem with both lines rhyming

• bi-poem
• couplet
• narrative
• ballac

a poem that does not have rhyme and does not have meter; has no restrictions

• limerick
• quatrain
• stanza
• free verse

a 17-syllable traditional Japanese poem; unrhymed; has no title; has three lines containing syllables of 5, 7 & 5; usually about nature

• haiku
• limerick
• ballad
• concrete poem

a humorous 5-line poem; usually begins with "There once was a..."; the third and fourth lines are shorter than lines 1, 3, & 5; rhyme scheme is AABBA

• limerick
• haiku
• quatrain
• free verse

words usually at the ends of lines of poems that sound the same

• rhythm
• meter
• refrian
• rhyme

the pattern created by placing rhyming words in specific places

• rhythm
• rhyme scheme
• rhyme
• refrain

This type of poetry and short stories are similar because they have characters, setting, and plot.

• lyric
• limerick
• narrative
• haiku

This type of poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker while having musical qualities.

• lyric
• limerick
• narrative
• concrete