an abc poem has 5 lines that create a mood, picture, or feeling. (some can have more) lines 1...
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ABC Poems
An ABC poem has 5 lines that create a mood, picture, or feeling. (some can have more)
Lines 1 through 4 are made up of words, phrases or clauses - and the first word of each line is in alphabetical order from the first word.
Line 5 is one sentence, beginning with any letter.
A,B,C,D or O, P, Q, R
Ballad
A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend It often has a repeated refrain. Often has four lines per verse- with lines two and four
rhyming
Example:I'll tell a tale, a thrilling tale of love beyond compareI knew a lad not long ago more gorgeous than any I've seen.And in his eyes I found my self a'falling in love with the swain.Oh, the glorious fellow I met by the ocean with eyes of deep-
sea green!
Blank Verse
Any verse (division of a poem) comprised of unrhymed lines all in the same meter (number of feet(sequence of syllables) in a line)
Unrhymed iambic pentameter Often resembles the rhythms of ordinary
speech
Free Verse
Similar to blank verse but it is not written in iambic pentameter
The rhythm of free verse varies throughout the poem.
Though the words don't rhyme, they flow along their own uneven pattern.
Cacophony
Unpleasant spoken sound created by clashing consonants
Harsh mixture of sounds Example: Lewis Carroll-
http://www.types-of-poetry.org.uk/jabberwocky.htm
Kinds of Feet
Foot- is a sequence of syllables Iamb- metric foot of poetry of an unstressed
syllable followed by a stressed one (di-dah) Anapest- metric foot of poetry of two
unstressed (short) syllables followed by one stressed (long) one
Dactyl Spondee Pyrrhic Trochee
Meter
Meter determined by number of feet in line
Dimeter- two Trimeter- three Tetrameter- four Pentameter- a line of verse consisting of
five metrical feet
Cinquain
A cinquain has five lines. Line 1 is one word (the title)
Line 2 is two words that describe the title.Line 3 is three words that tell the actionLine 4 is four words that express the feelingLine 5 is one word that recalls the title
Quatrain
A stanza or poem consisting of four verses/lines
This means that the 1st and 3rd lines rhyme together and the 2nd and 4th lines rhyme together
OR any combination there of For example- it could also be: 1st and 2nd
lines rhyme and the 3rd and 4th lines rhyme
The rhyming lines should have the same number of syllables
Iambic Pentameter
The most common type of meter in English poetry
Iambic pentameter is a line made up of five pairs of short (unstressed) or long (stressed) syllables
Example: Da-Dum/da-Dum/da-Dum/da-Dum/da-Dum
Couplet
A couplet is a pair (couple) of lines of meter in poetry
It usually consists of two lines that rhyme and have the same meter
Shakespeare’s sonnets usually ended in a couplet
Not all couplets have to rhyme Example:Sir Lancelot was the first knight of the round table,Saying he was a coward is a complete fable.
Concrete Poem
Also known as visual poetry It forms a picture of the topic or follows
the contours of a shape that is suggested by the topic
Simply: The poem looks like what it is about
Example: See My Book
Dialect
Simply- it is poetry that employs dialect or direct speech usually quoted
The author is usually speaking directly to the reader- asking questions, making statements, etc.
Example: See My Book
Haiku
A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines
The lines are five, seven, and five syllables
Haiku’s usually reflect on some aspect of nature.
Limerick
A short humorous poem Consisting of five lines Lines 1, 2, and 5 have seven to ten
syllables and rhyme with one another. Lines 3 and 4 have five to seven syllables
and also rhyme with each other.
Lyric
A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet
The term lyric is now generally referred to as the words to a song
Name Poem
A poem that tells about the word It uses the letters of the word for the first
letter of each line Example: Nicky Nicky is a Nurse
It's her chosen careerChildren or Old folksKindness in abundanceYear after year
Ode
A long and serious poem written to a set structure- some form of rhyming pattern
Written for an occasion or on a particular subject
Contains the word “Ode” in the title
Sonnet
Fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure
Lyric poems that fall into three coordinate quatrains( four lines or verses) and a concluding couplet (pair of lines- rhyming)