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Haiku
Free verse
Epic poem
Lyric Poetry
Narrative poem
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What is a haiku poem?
A form of Japanese poetry. A haiku expresses a single feeling or impression and contains three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, respectively.
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What is a free verse poem?
Free verse is a literary device that can be defined as poetry that is free from limitations of regular meter or rhythm and does not rhyme with fixed forms.
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What is a epic poem?
An epic poem is a lengthy narrative poem.
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What is lyric poetry?
Lyric poetry is a short poem of songlike quality.
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What is narrative poetry?
A narrative poem is a form of poetry that tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well.
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A haiku poem consist of __ stanzas.
A haiku poem consist of 3 stanzas.
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Free verse poems have no regular ______ and ______.
Free verse poems have no regular meter and rhythm.
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Epic poems ordinarily concern a serious subject containing details of _______ deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
Epic poems ordinarily concern a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
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Lyric poems focus on an experience, _____ or object while telling a story in a poetic form.
Lyric poems focus on an experience, image or object while telling a story in a poetic form.
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A narrative poem usually has been ______ _____ through generations and is an oral tradition.
A narrative poem usually has been passed down through generations and is an oral tradition.
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Where do haiku poems originate from?
Haiku poems originated from Japan.
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Free verse poems don't have any set ____.
Free verse poems do not have any set rules.
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Epic poetry centers its plots around the theme of a ______.
Epic poetry centers its plots around the theme of a journey
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Lyric poems include _____ rhyming verses.
Lyric poems include short rhyming verses.
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A narrative poem usually has a ______, _______, and a ____.
A narrative usually has a beginning, middle, and a end.
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Original haiku's consists of 17 syllables and is usually written in three lines, __ syllables in the 1st line, 7 in the 2nd, and __ in the 3rd
Original haiku's consists of 17 syllables and is usually written in three lines, 5 syllables in the 1st line, 7 in the 2nd, and 5 in the 3rd
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This type of poem is based on_______ pauses and natural rhythmical phrases as compared to the artificial constraints of normal poetry.
This type of poem is based on normal pauses and natural rhythmical phrases as compared to the artificial constraints of normal poetry.
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Where do epic poems originate from?
Epic poems originate from Greece.
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Where did lyric poetry originate from?
Lyric poetry originated from Greece.
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Where does narrative poetry originate from?
Narrative poetry originates from Greece.
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What are haiku poems known as in Japanese?
A haiku poem in Japanese is known as a Hokku.
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What is a free verse poem in French?
It is also called vers libre which is a French word
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When was the first epic poem written?
The first epic poem was written in the 2nd millennium BC
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When was the first lyric poem written?
The first lyric poem was written in 470 BC.
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Which historic person specialized in narrative poetry?
Shakespeare specialized in narrative poetry.