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Types of poetry

Types of poetry. There are really too many to mention, so here are a few:. Narrative poetry. The poet tells a story through the use of poetic diction. It is considered to be one of the oldest forms of poetry. An Example: The Charge of the Light Brigade ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson. Lyrical poetry.

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Types of poetry

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  1. Types of poetry There are really too many to mention, so here are a few:

  2. Narrative poetry • The poet tells a story through the use of poetic diction. It is considered to be one of the oldest forms of poetry.An Example: The Charge of the Light Brigade ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

  3. Lyrical poetry • Short poetry which has the characteristics of a song. It pertains to a single mood or feeling and is more personal in nature. An example: A Red Red Rose ~ Robert Burns

  4. sonnet • A relatively short poem consisting of merely fourteen lines. It is known to follow a strict pattern of rhyme. It is divided into two parts - the octave (first 8 lines) and the concluding sestet (last six lines). This separation marks the end or break in thought. An example: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116

  5. ode • A direct address to a particular person or a thing. Odes have a serious overtone. An example: Ode on a Grecian Urn ~ John Keats

  6. ballad • A type of a narrative poem which deals with a heroic theme. A ballad has musical quality and it has a set theme and fixed metrical form. An example: The Walrus and the Carpenter ~ Lewis Carroll

  7. epic • Aheroic poem. Epics are generally grander in their portrayal of the style and their theme. It is an account of the life and works of a heroic or mythological person. An example: Paradise Lost ~ Milton

  8. limerick • Ahumorous or a nonsensical poem consisting of a stanza made up of five lines. It is a folk form and is essentially transgressive and bordering on obscene.An example: There was a Young Lady of Lucca ~ Edward Lear

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