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Poetry genres
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Literature
8th Grade
04/03/2013

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free verse
Definition
-"anything goes"
-freedom to choose form, structure, and techniques used
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concrete
Definition
-poetry in which visual elements are used to represent the topic of the poem
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portrait
Definition
-autobiographical poem
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syllabic verse
Definition
-genre of poetry that's meter is determined by the syllables per line
-limerick, cinquain, haiku
Term
limerick
Definition
-AABBA rhyme scheme
-lines 1, 2, 5 have 7-10 syllables
-lines 3, 4 have 5-7 syllables
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cinquain
Definition
-5 lines
- 2-4-6-8-2 syllable pattern
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haiku
Definition
-3 lines
- 5-7-5 syllable pattern
Term
narrative
Definition
-a poem that tells a story
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epic
Definition
-long narrative poem
-written in formal, elegant language
-tells about a series of quests undertaken by a great hero
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mock epic
Definition
-short narrative poem
-imitates the old epic
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ballad
Definition
-songlike poem that tells a story
-usually about lost love, betrayal, or death
-simple language, repetition, refrain and rhyme pattern
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lyric verse
Definition
-does not tell story
-usually short
-implies rather than states directly a single, strong emotion
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ode
Definition
-complex
-uses elegant language
-celebrates one person or thing
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sonnet (Petrarchan)
Definition
SECTION 1
-8 lines
-poses a question or makes a point
-ABBAABBA
SECTION 2
-6 lines
-response
-CDCDCD or CDECDE
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sonnet (Shakespearean)
Definition
-ABABCDCDEFEFGG
-couplet (GG) sums up poem
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elegy
Definition
-a poem of mourning
-most are about a person that has died
-some mourn a way of life lost forever
Term
sonnet
Definition
-14 lines
-10 syllables per line
-iambic pentameter
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