Kinds of Poems

a short poem that is like a song and usually deals with the speaker's thoughts or feelings

• epic poem

• lyric poem

• free verse

• ode

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

a poem that tells a story

• narrative poem

• limerick

• haiku

• epic poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero or a historic event, such as a great military victory

• ode

• epic poem

• free verse

• limerick

a serious poem that include two or more stanzas with similar structures, usually about a meaningful topic

• lyric poem

• epic poem

• limerick

• ode

a very short poem with 3 lines and just 17 syllables; they do not rhyme and are usually about nature 5:7:5

• narrative poem

• ode

• haiku

• free verse

a poem that does not follow any fixed rules of rhythm or rhyme or traditional structure

• lyric poem

• epic poem

• free verse

• ode

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

a humorous five-line poem that rhymes

• ode

• epic poem

• free verse

• limerick