Types of Poetry Rhyme Rhythm Rhyme Scheme pattern
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Types of Poetry
Rhyme / Rhythm ¢ Rhyme Scheme: pattern of rhyming lines Slant / Near Rhymes l Perfect / Exact Rhymes l ¢ Rhythm: the beat created by the meter and rhyme of a poem
Poetic Structure: ¢ The planned framework of a text: l Number of lines, syllables in each line, shape, ect.
Narrative ¢ Tells a story. ¢ Does not have to have a rhyme scheme or rhythm but can if the author chooses. ¢ No set number of lines, stanzas, or syllables.
Lyric ¢ Expresses the thoughts and feelings of the author. ¢ Does not have to rhyme but HAS TO have a musical quality. ¢ No rules about length or lines.
SONNET ¢ Expresses the thoughts and emotions of the author. ¢ *Specific Rhyme Schemes. ¢ Always 14 lines long.
* Shakespearean Sonnet ¢ 14 lines long ¢ Three quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet ¢ Rhyme Scheme: l ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
* Italian Sonnet ¢ 14 lines long ¢ Consists of an octane followed by a sestet. ¢ Rhyme Scheme: l Octane: ABBA l Sestet: CDECDE or CDCDCD
* Petrarchan Sonnet ¢ 14 lines long. ¢ An octave followed by a sestet. ¢ Rhyme scheme: l Octane: ABBA l Sestet: CDDCEE or CDECDE
Epic An extensive, narrative poem that tells the story about a heroic figure. ¢ No rhyme required. ¢ Takes place over long periods of time so they are usually lengthy. (Longer than a short story. ) ¢
Ballad ¢ A long, narrative poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend. ¢ Rhyme is not required. ¢ Contains repeated refrains because it is a song. l (refrain: lines that repeat for added emphasis)
Haiku ¢ A Japanese poem about nature or the seasons. ¢ Does not rhyme. ¢ 3 lines: l l l 5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables The red blossom bends and drips its dew to the ground. Like a tear it falls
Concrete ¢ Poem about any subject. ¢ Rhyme scheme is not required. Must take the structure or shape of its topic. ¢
Blank Verse ¢ Any unrhymed poem that is written in iambic pentameter. ¢ Shakespeare’s plays are blank verse.
Free Form (Free Verse) ¢ A poem that does not conform to any rules regarding rhyme, rhythm, or structure. ¢ Free form poems can rhyme if author chooses to make them rhyme, but they are not required to rhyme.
Fixed Form ¢ Any poem that conforms to a specific pattern. ¢ Has a rhyme scheme, and/or specific rhythm or meter. ¢ Poems that require a specific structure (haiku, concrete, sonnet)
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- End rhyme examples
- Esquema de rimas
- Examples of of
- Rhyme scheme of a poem
- Foot poetry example
- What is a rhyme scheme
- Sonnet 73 meter
- Stanza structure
- Trochaic meter
- 3 domain scheme and 5 kingdom scheme
- Stata schemes
- Pyramid scheme vs ponzi scheme
- What is understatement
- What is blank verse
- Heroic couplet
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