Free Verse vs Other Poetry

Verses and stanzas are found?

• Poetry

• Prose

• Drama

A poem that follows no consistent rhyming or beat pattern; a "free-for-all"

• sonnet

• limerick

• free verse

• narrative

Free verse is a type of poetry that

• follows a strict pattern of meter and rhyme

• is poetry that celebrates a hero

• is meant to be spoken, narrated by a character, and performed as a play

• doesn't have to follow any pattern, doesn't have to rhyme, and can be about anything at all

How do you know what kind of poem it is?

• It tells a story from beginning to end.

• It does not have a steady beat (rhythm) and it does not rhyme.

• It has a steady beat (rhythm) and it rhymes.

Compare and contrast free verse with traditional forms of poetry.

• Free verse and traditional forms of poetry have the same structure and expression.

• Free verse always follows specific rhyme schemes, unlike traditional forms of poetry.

• Free verse allows for more freedom in structure and expression, while traditional forms of poetry follow specific structures and rhyme schemes.

• Traditional forms of poetry allow for more freedom in structure and expression, while free verse follows specific structures.

This poem is an example of

• free verse

• limerick

• haiku

• ballad

A type of writing written to encourage feeling and create a thoughtful response. This type of writing often uses rhyme and rhythm to convey a message.

• drama

• fantasy

• poetry

• mystery

What is a key characteristic of free verse poetry?

• It follows a strict rhyme scheme

• It has a regular meter

• It lacks a consistent rhyme scheme and meter

• It is always written in iambic pentameter

Which of the following is NOT a feature of traditional poetry?

• Consistent rhyme scheme

• Regular meter

• Free structure

• Fixed stanza length

In terms of structure, how does free verse differ from a sonnet?

• Free verse has a fixed number of lines

• A sonnet has a fixed rhyme scheme

• Free verse follows a specific meter

• A sonnet lacks a consistent structure