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14 Cards in this Set
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epitaph:
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a serious or humorous poem or statement on a gravestone commemorating the deceased
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limerick:
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five line humour and nonsense poem (aabba)
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epic:
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a long narrative poem recounting the deeds of heroic figures from legends or history
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concrete poem:
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a free verse written in the shape of its meaning
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dramatic monologue:
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poem written as a speech by a narrator adressing a silent audience.
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ballad:
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tells a story, usually written in quatrains, has catchy beginning
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elegy:
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a dignified poem expressing sorrow and, sometimes, praise for someone who is deceased
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haiku:
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Japanese traditional poem, three lines, seventeen syllables (5,7,5)
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epigram:
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a short, witty poem or statement
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narrative poem:
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tells a story
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sonnet:
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a lyric poem of fourteen lines in iambic pentameter following one of several rhyme schemes
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lyric poem:
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short personal expression about your feeling
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ode:
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a poem on an exalted theme, expressed in dignified, sincere language, serious in tone, and usually in praise of somebody or something
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free verse:
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short personal poem that can be written in any way with no regular rhythm or rhyme
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