Types of Poems

Types of PoemsThere are way more thanyoud think!Poetic FormsSonnet:The most common form of poetryA poem of 14 lines following a set rhyme scheme and logical structureFirst four lines introduce the topicFollows an A-B-A-B rhyme patternParticularly associated with loveShakespeare's sonnets are among the most famous in English poetry Shakespeare - Sonnet 130My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips' red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damask'd, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound; I grant I never saw a goddess go; My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare.

Poetic FormsHaiku:Popular form of unrhymed Japanese poetry structured in a 5-7-5 patternContain a kigo (seasonal reference), and a kireji (cutting word)Matsuo Bash (16441694) Japanese:fuji no kaze ya oogi ni nosete Edo miyage

English Translation:The wind of Mt. FujiI've brought on my fan!A gift from EdoPoetic FormsOde:First developed by ancient GreeksHas three parts: a strophe, an antistrophe, and an epode Generally deal with a serious subjectOther Poetic FormsFixed Verse:Follow a particular pattern (all of the above)

Free Verse:Doesnt use meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern (opposite of Fixed)

Poetry Slam:A modern style of spoken word poetryHighly politicizedSlam Poetry Masters Taylor Mali

Other Poetic FormsLimerick:A stanza of five lines1st , 2nd and 5th usually rhyme and have three feetThe shorter 3rd and 4th lines also rhyme with each other, but have only two feet of three syllablesThere once was a man from NantucketWho kept all his cash in a bucket. But his daughter, named Nan,Ran away with a manAnd as for the bucket, Nantucket.

Other Poetic FormsPalindrome:Text that is read in either directionMost often in words, but can also be in sentences and, rarely, in poems