Types of Poetry Lesson

It was many and many a year ago,

In a kingdom by the sea,

That a maiden there lived whom you may know

By the name of Annabel Lee;

And this maiden she lived with no other thought

Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,

In this kingdom by the sea,

But we loved with a love that was more than love—

I and my Annabel Lee—

With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven

Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,

In this kingdom by the sea,

A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling

My beautiful Annabel Lee;

So that her highborn kinsmen came

And bore her away from me,

To shut her up in a sepulchre

In this kingdom by the sea.

• ballad

• free verse

• ode

• haiku

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,

The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,

The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,

While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;

But O heart! heart! heart!

O the bleeding drops of red,

Where on the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

• elegy

• limerick

• ballad

• haiku

Peace is...

When you are outside on a nice warm day

With a cold glass of yellow lemonade.

Slurp, slurp, slurp.

Feeling the warm sun on my back,

Rubbing my hands through the wet green grass,

Listening to the birds singing a distance away.

Quiet...

Now that's PEACE!

• free verse

• ode

• ballad

• sonnet

Fresh out of the oven, put in a box

On my door the pizza delivery guy knocks

I tip the kind man for he delivers joy

The box is still warm, making me feel coy.

I have set my napkin and paper plate

Knowing this pizza would not be late

I slowly open the lid to reveal

The delicasy that can my heart heal

The cheese streaches not wanting to leave

It makes it to my plate pepperoni in its weave

I pick up, gentle as if brushing away my lovers hair

And feel the slow spreading, sweet, spicy air.

The greasy dew slides down my fingers

On my tongue the delicate flavor lingers

Before I know it I am left with a box

From which came love as the delivery guy knocked

• ode

• haiku

• limerick

• free verse

A knot in the wood;

there is beauty in just that.

A simple marking.

• haiku

• sonnet

• ballad

• elegy

Before I leave, almost without noticing,

before I cross the road and head toward

what I have intentionally postponed—

Let me stop to say a blessing for these woods:

for crows barking and squirrels scampering,

for trees and fungus and multi-colored leaves,

for the way sunlight laces with shadows

through each branch and leaf of tree,

for these paths that take me in,

for these paths that lead me out.

• free verse

• limerick

• ode

• elegy

A ballad...

• Expresses feelings and emotions

• Has a particular rhyme scheme

• Tells a story

• Is ALWAYS three lines

Which type of poetry is characterized by its 14-line structure and specific rhyme scheme?

• A) Sonnet

• B) Haiku

• C) Limerick

• D) Ballad

What type of poem is known for its humorous and often nonsensical five-line structure?

• A) Sonnet

• B) Limerick

• C) Elegy

• D) Ode

Which type of poetry is typically written to mourn the loss of someone or something?

• A) Ode

• B) Elegy

• C) Haiku

• D) Ballad