Poem Types

This is an example of what type of poem?

• lyric

• ode

• narrative

• free verse

• humorous

This is an example of what type of poem?

• lyric

• ode

• narrative

• free verse

• humorous

This is an example of what type of poem?

• lyric

• ode

• narrative

• free verse

• humorous

Which type of poem do you think you would like to write for our poetry slam?

• lyric

• narrative

• ode

• free verse

• humorous

“There was an old man from Peru
Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.
He awoke in a fright
In the middle of the night
And found it was perfectly true.”

• couplet

• haiku

• limerick

• cinquain

_____________ poems do not rhyme or follow patterns (do not follow any rules of poetry)

• free verse

• lyrical

• limerick

• haiku

A _____________ is a humorous, five line poem with a specific meter and rhyme scheme.

• narrative

• haiku

• limerick

• humorous

A ______________ is a Japanese verse form with three lines. It uses imagery to create a nature scene.

• haiku

• limerick

• free verse

• lyrical

Watermelon
Juicy, sweet
Dripping, slurping, smacking
So messy to eat
Yummy

• cinquain

• couplet

• haiku

• limerick

a 4-line poem with one of several schemes (also a stanza in a longer poem); the usual rhyme schemes include ABCB, AABB or ABAB

• quatrain

• limerick

• free verse

• ballad