Saulsberry’s English 7 Stems Quiz Lesson 17

1. Saulsberry’s English 7 Stems Quiz Lesson 17 H.W. is due next Tuesday. The quiz is next Friday, Jan. 25th.

2. Poetry Terms (Poetry Subgenres)- Unit 3H.W. is due next Tuesday. The quiz is next Friday, Jan. 25th. • Narrative Poem Verse that tells a story • Lyric Poem A short poem that expresses the author's thoughts or feelings about a subject or event • Free Verse Poetry that has no fixed pattern of meter, rhyme ,line length, or stanza arrangement • HaikuOriginally a Japanese form of poetry about nature that has 3 lines and 17 syllables. The first and third lines have 5 syllables, and the second line has 7. • LimerickA light, humorous poem of 5 lines with a rhyme scheme of aabba, meaning that the first, second, and last lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines rhyme

3. Ballad A narrative poem that has a refrain and is written as a song, usually telling of an exciting or dramatic episode • Sonnet A highly-stylized poem of exactly 14 lines written in iambic pentameter • Epic Poem A very long poem about the adventures of a hero written in lofty language • Concrete Poem A poem whose arrangement of lines on the page helps to add to its meaning • Elegy A poem written about the death of someone • Ode A poem expressing sadness over the loss of someone or something important to the speaker