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Forms of Poetry

Forms of Poetry. Lyric Poetry. Purpose. Characteristics. Expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker. No specific tone Often in very musical verse This is broad category which includes many specific types of poems such as sonnets, odes, and elegies.

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Forms of Poetry

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  1. Forms of Poetry

  2. Lyric Poetry Purpose Characteristics • Expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker • No specific tone • Often in very musical verse • This is broad category which includes many specific types of poems such as sonnets, odes, and elegies. Example: poeticterminology.net

  3. Sonnets A form of Lyric Poetry Purpose Characteristics • Subject may vary • Purpose is to praise • Formal tone • 14 lines • Formal tone • Rhyme • Pertrarchan: abbaabbacdecde • Shakespearean: ababcdcdefefgg • Meter: unstressed/stressed • Lines and Stanzas • Petrarchan: 8 then 6 • Shakespearean: 4/4/4/2(couplet) Example: “Harriet Beecher Stowe” pg. 735 sonnets.org

  4. Odes A form of Lyric Poetry Purpose Characteristics • Celebrating or honoring : • Person • Object • Idea • Formal tone • Rhyme and Rhythm Example: “Ode to Enchanted Light” pg. 685 Poetryfoundation.org : “Ode to Marbles”

  5. Elegies A form of Lyric Poetry Purpose Characteristics • Reflect on death or other solemn, serious themes • Formal tone • Structure varies considerably Example: “O Captain! My Captain!” pg. 777 “To an Athlete Dying Young” poets.org

  6. Narrative Poetry Purpose Characteristics • Tells a story in verse • No specific tone • Similar to a short story: • Plot • Setting • Characters • Problem/resolution • Includes smaller categories such as epics and ballads

  7. Epics A form of Narrative Poetry Purpose Characteristics • Exciting or inspiring story • Usually about a hero • Serious tone that fits the subject • Long narrative poem • Often begin with an appeal to a muse (a being that inspires artists) Example: “Invocation” from John Brown’s Body pg. 1078 Info on John Brown’s Body: historynet.com

  8. Ballads A form of Narrative Poetry Purpose Characteristics • Tell a story about— • Adventure • Tragedy • Romance • No specific tone • Structured like songs • Verses move the action forward • Repeated refrains drive the main message foreword Example: “John Henry” pg. 1045 “The Broken-Legg’d Man” “The Ballad of Billy the Kid” by Billy Joel

  9. Free Verse Poetry Purpose Characteristics • Any purpose • No specific tone • No strict structure • No regular meter • No intentional rhyme • No fixed line length • No specific stanza pattern • Contains a loose structure that fits the poem Example: “Describe Somebody” pg. 645 poemfarm.amylv.com

  10. Limericks Purpose Characteristics • Humorous • Humorous tone • Five lines • Specific rhythm pattern • Rhyme scheme: aabba • Rhythm : Poetry4kids.com Example: grahamlester.web.caom

  11. Concrete/shape Poem Purpose Characteristic • The shape of the words suggest a topic or idea in the poem • Words are arranged in a shape • Often lighthearted or humorous tone • Loose structure • No regular meter • May rhyme Example: “Easy Driver” pg. 643 Poetrysoup.com

  12. Haikus Purpose Characteristic • Nature poems that are simple yet intense • Thoughtful or playful tone • Short • Unrhymed • Simple and powerful • Strict structure • Line 1: 5 syllables • Line 2: 7 syllables • Line 3: 5 syllables Example: Poetry .org Poetrysoup.com

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