Types of Poetry Review

a short, unrhymed poem, often about nature and has one three lined stanza that follows a 5-7-5 syllabic pattern.

• Ballad

• Ode

• Sonnet

• Haiku

a formal  poem of honor or celebration, has a regular meter and end rhyme.

• Ode

• Lyrical

• Sonnet

• Narrative Poem

line  poem of praise with a specific rhyme scheme.

• Ode

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Ballad

Tells a story in verse and has all the elements of a short story, including plot, conflict, setting, characters and theme.

• Ballad

• Epic Poem

• Narrative

• Ode

Poems that do not follow a rhyming pattern or rhyme scheme, but are still considered to be an artistic expression of poetry.

• Ballad

• Epic Poem

• Free Verse

• Haiku

intended to be recited for an audience a short verses that usually speak of romance and intended to be recited for an audience

• Free Verse

• Narrative Poem

• Ballad

• Epic Poem

1. long narratives that were told to celebrate the mighty deeds of heroes of the past. 

• Epic Poem

• Ballad

• Narrative Poem

• Ode

expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker and uses images and other details to created a single, unified impression.

• Lyrical Poem

• Ballad

• Ode

• Sonnet

a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.

• Rhyme Scheme

• Meter

• Rhyme

• Stanza

A group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces.

• Stanza

• Rhyme Scheme

• Meter

• Lines