Forms of Poetry
Forms of Poetry
Poems come in many different types.
Some poems are short, some poems are long.
Some poems rhyme, some poems do not.
The look or type of a poem is called the poem's form. The form of a poem can determine:
- the number of lines in a poem
- the number of syllables per line
- how the lines of a poem are organized
- the poem's rhyme scheme
- the subject of the poem
Some forms of poetry include: ballad, haiku, cinquain, concrete, acrostic, sonnet, ode, limerick, and free verse.
The practice questions and video will introduce you to the most common forms of poetry.
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