Types of Poems
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Haiku | 5, 7, 5 syllables |
| Couplet | 2 lines, often rhyme |
| Lyric Poem | short, usually 1st person, emotion or idea or describes a scene, does NOT tell a story often musical |
| Sonnet | 14 lines with specific rhyme scheme |
| Cinquain | 5 lines of 2, 4, 6, 8, 3, 2 syllables |
| Concrete poem | written in the shape of the subject does not have to rhyme |
| Narrative poem | tells story, longer than lyric, has plot and characters |
| Diamante | 7 lines, does not rhyme can use synonyms or antonyms, each line has a specific formula |
| Acrostic | first letter of each line, read down, spells the subject of the poem, free verse, usually does not rhyme |
| Free Verse | does not use rhythm or patterns |
| Limerick | funny, 5 lines, 1,2 & 5 rhyme, 3 and 4 are shorter and rhyme, line 5 refers to line 1 |
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