Poetry Forms 1
First letter of each lines spells out a word or message of the poem.
What is an acrostic poem?
You are free to write whatever you want - no regular rhyme, rhythm or structure.
What is free verse?
Each line of the poem starts with a letter of the alphabet.
What is an ABC poem?
This poems give information about the poet to the reader.
What is a bio poem?
What is a concrete poem?
This poem tells a story with plot and characters.
What is a narrative poem?
This poem reads one way from top to bottom and another way from bottom to top.
What is a reversal poem?
This poem takes existing text (like a page from a book) and erases or blacks out part of the text to leave words that create something new.
What is black out or erasure poem?
This poem is six lines and describes things with your five senses.
What is a five senses poem?
This poem describes your emotions using descriptive language.
What is emotions poem?
This poem is a mournful lament for the dead or could talk about the celebration of a person's life.
What is an elegy?
This poem has 5,7, 5 syllables and originated in Japan.
What is a Haiku?
This poem is a narrative that tells a story and is usually set to music.
What is a ballad?
This poem is a long narrative story (could fill a book) about the heroic journey of one person or group.
What is an epic?
This poem starts with nine syllables, next line has 8, next line has 7 and so forth down to one syllable on the last line.
What is a nonet?
This poem does not contain rhymes but is written in iambic pentameter.
What is blank verse?
This funny is humorous, has five lines and has AABBA as the rhyme scheme.
What is a limerick?
This poem is a formal, ceremonious, lyric poem that celebrates a person, place, thing or idea. (It can be sung).
What is an ode?
This poem has 14 lines with a strict rhyming pattern, written in iambic pentameter, and has ABAB / CDCD / EFEF / GG for the rhyme scheme.
What is a sonnet?
This poem has 19 lines (5 tercets and a quatrain) and two rhymes are repeated throughout. Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas is an example.
What is a villanelle?