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14 Cards in this Set
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Acrostic |
A poem in which the first letter of each line forms a word when read from top to bottom |
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Ballad |
A poem narrating a story in stanzas often quatrains |
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Blank Verse |
Poetry that is metered but not ryhmed |
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Ciquain |
A five line poem with specific syllabic emphasis depending on the type of cinquain |
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Concrete |
A poem written into a familiar shape relating to the poems meaning |
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Elegy |
A poem about someone's death |
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Epic |
A long poem about the adventures of a hero |
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Epic |
A long poem about the adventures of a hero |
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Free verse |
Poetry that is neither rhymed nor metered |
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Haiku |
A Japanese form of poetry that contains three lines of 5,7, and 5 syllables, in that order |
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Limerick |
A humorous five-line po with a rhyme scheme of AABBA |
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Lyric |
A poem expressing personal emotions |
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Ode |
A lyric poem addressed to a particular subject, which often contains lofty imagery |
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Sonnet |
A fourteen-line poem |
