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TYPES OF POETRY

TYPES OF POETRY. Are about… different methods of expressing personal feelings and opinions in writing. LYRIC POETRY. a poem that expresses the feelings or thoughts of a speaker rather than telling a story Ex) “The Courage That My Mother Had” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

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TYPES OF POETRY

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  1. TYPES OF POETRY Are about… different methods of expressing personal feelings and opinions in writing.

  2. LYRIC POETRY • a poem that expresses the feelings or thoughts of a speaker rather than telling a story • Ex) “The Courage That My Mother Had” by Edna St. Vincent Millay • Ex) “Point of View” by Shel Silverstein

  3. NARRATIVE POETRY • a poem that tells a story • Ex) “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • Ex) “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer

  4. EPIC POETRY • a long narrative poem that tells the deeds of a heroic character • Ex) Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey • Ex) Beowulf [English] • Ex) John Milton’s Paradise Lost [English] • Ex) The Song of Roland [French] • Ex) The Song of Hiawatha [American]

  5. BALLAD • a song or poem that tells a story of tragedy or adventure • regular rhythm and rhyme • repetition • Ex) “The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert W. Service

  6. FREE VERSE • poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme • tries to capture natural rhythms of ordinary conversations • Ex) “Legacy II” by Leroy V. Quintana • Ex) “Grandpa” by Shandin Pete

  7. HAIKU • focus on nature • 17 syllables in 3 lines • 5, 7, and 5 • Ex) The young artist takes pains to paint a masterpiece: a smiling pumpkin

  8. CINQUAIN • from Latin for “five” • creates a powerful image or feeling • 22 syllables in 5 lines • 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 • Ex) Snowflakes dance in the square of light from a window as a man sits, quiet and still, and waits.

  9. LIMERICKS • short humorous poem • 5 lines • rhyme scheme: aabba • Ex) There once was a poodle named Rose Who liked to dance on her toes. She twirled and she spun, Had barrels of fun, Until she fell on her nose. ~Emma Janeczko

  10. CONCRETE POETRY • a poem shaped in a way that visually represents its subjectExample) ~Maureen W. Armour

  11. Shakespearean 14 lines Iambic pentameter(-/-/-/-/-/) Rhyme Scheme: ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG Petrarch 14 lines Iambic pentameter(-/-/-/-/-/) Rhyme Scheme: ABBA, ABBA, CDCDCD ABBA, ABBA, CDECDE SONNET

  12. So what? What is important to understand about this? • Alabama Course of Study ELA Standard #27Express personal feelings, opinions, and information in formal and informal situations. • Alabama Course of Study ELA Reading Addendum Standard #3Distinguish among the sub-categories of poetry based on their characteristics.

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