Poetic Forms

1. Poetic Forms

2. Concrete Poetry • Also called shape poetry. • Poetry that is written in a visual pattern or form that imitates the subject or meaning of the poem.

3. Lazy Jane- Shel Silverstein Lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy Jane, she wants a drink of water so she waits and waits and waits and waits for it to rain.

4. Easter Wings- George Herbert Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store, Though foolishly he lost the same, Decaying more and more, Till he became Most poore: With thee Oh let me rise As larks, harmoniously, And sing this day thy victories: Then shall the fall further the flight in me. My tender age in sorrow did beginne: And still with sicknesses and shame Thou didst so punish sinne, That I became Most thinne. With thee Let me combine And feel this day thy victorie: For, if I imp my wing on thine Affliction shall advance the flight in me

5. Ode • Form of poetry that expresses intense feeling, emotion or enthusiasm for its subject.

6. Ode to a Blizzard- Tom Disch O! wonderful for weight and whiteness! Ideolog whose absolutes Are always proven right By white and then More white and white again, Winning the same argument year After year by making the opposition Disappear! O! dear miniature of infinity with no End in sight and no snow- Flake exactly like Another, all A little different no Matter how many may fall, Just like our own DNA or the human face Eternal! O! still keep covering the street And sidewalks, cemeteries, even Our twice-shoveled drive, And all that is alive, With geometries that sleet Will freeze into Death's Impromptu vision of a heaven Wholly white!

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8. Lyric Poetry • Single speaker • Musical qualities, originally written to be accompanied by music • Does not tell a full story- focuses on an experience or effect

9. Narrative Poetry • Poetry that tells a complete story • Contains • characters, (people who take part in the action) • plot, (events of the story) • theme, (message or meaning) • setting, (time and place) • Conflict (problems and struggles)

10. Dramatic Poetry • Poetry that tells a complete story • Similar to Narrative Poetry • Uses dialogue- the character’s words to tell the story