Limerick, Haiku, Free Verse, Rhyme Verse

poetry that does not rhyme or follow a regular meter

• free verse

• couplet

• sonnet

• limerick

a form of poetry that originated in Japan which has three lines

• limerick

• haiku

• meter

• rhyme

a funny, five line poem with the rhyme scheme "aabba"

• limerick

• quatrain

• meter

• rhyme scheme

the pattern of rhymes in a poem or song, usually at the ends of lines

• meter

• rhyme scheme

• quatrain

• sonnet

a humorous poem that is three long and two short lines that rhyme in the AABBA pattern.

• Limerick

• Ballad

• Free Verse

• Couplet

a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables.  The poem is three lines long.  Line 1 is 5 syllables, line 2 is 7 syllables, and line 3 is 5 syllables. This type of poem does NOT rhyme. 

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Free Verse

• Couplet

Identical or similar sounds at the end of lines

• line

• speaker

• rhyme

• stanza

The pattern of rhymes in a poem. For example: AABB, ABAB, ABCD, or ABBA pattern.

• rhyme scheme

• repetition

• lyric

Poetry that is free from the rules and limitations of regular poetry. 

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Free Verse

• Couplet

Poetry without a set rhyme scheme or rhythm 

• Quatrain

• Couplet

• Free Verse

• Ballad