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Acrostic: Poem where the first letters of each line taken consecutively form words, phrases, or a name
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Apostrophe: Poet speaks to something that cannot answer
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Ballad: A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend; often has a repeated refrain
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Comic verse: A nonsense poem; it makes no sense
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Concrete poem: Uses words, shape, and form of a poem to add to the meaning of the poem
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Conversation poem: Two or more voices talking Usually in two columns
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Epic poem: A long, serious poem that tells the story of a heroic figure
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Haiku: A Japanese poem; three unrhymed lines of 5, 7,5 syllables; often reflect on nature
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Limereck: A five-line poem rhyme pattern is a a b b a.Lines 1, 2, and 5 have three beats.Lines 3 & 4 have two beats and rhyme. Limericks are meant to be funny. The last line of a good limerick contains the PUNCH LINE or "heart of the joke
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Lyric poem: A short poem that expresses a personal feeling or description
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Mask poem: the poet pretends to be someone or something other than himself
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Narrative poem: A poem that tells a story
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ODE: A lyric poem that has a serious and thoughtful tone
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Sonnet: English sonnets have 3 quatrains and a couplet. They follow an abab cdcd efef gg rhyme scheme
