Types of Poetry
Poetic Elements
Lyric Devices
100
Three lines with 5-7-5 syllables, typically dealing with seasonal weather.
What is a haiku
100
Something concrete that stands for or represents something abstract
What is a symbol
100
The repetition of soft, soothing sounds; pleasing harmonious
What is Euphony
200
Long poem in elevated language relating great deeds of hero
What is an epic poem
200
Minimization of ideas/effects
What is an understatement
200
Atmosphere created for the reader and/or speaker
What is mood
300
Telling a story
What is a narrative
300
Symbol
What is something that stands for or represents something abstract
300
A list of items
What is the Rule of 3
400
Unrhymed verse closest to the natural rhythms
What is a blank verse
400
Understatement
What is a minimization of an idea/ effect
400
Repetition of end sounds
What is rhyme
500
Rhythmic, creative composition written in paragraphs
What is a prose
500
Two poetic Elements
What is symbols and understatements
500
Recurrence in a poetic line of a regular rhythmic unit
What is meter
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