I forgot a term yesterday with Figurative Language Idiom An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning different from the words used; a part of the language, whereas a figure of speech may simply be invented by an individual author. Example “pulling someone’s leg”

Types of Poems

Haiku A haiku is a specific type of Japanese poem which has 17 syllables divided into three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Haikus or haiku are typically written on the subject of nature Example Over the wintry forest, winds howl in rage with no leaves to blow.

Limerick is a five-line poem with a strict rhyme scheme (AABBA, lines 1,2, and 5 rhyme together, while lines 3 and 4 rhymes together)

ODE work of art that expresses high praise; odes usually express elevated emotion, and are often used to praise a leader or a work of art. Example Friederich Schiller’s Ode to Joy was a classical ode in praise of happiness itself, an optimistic poem envisioning brotherhood for all mankind. The poem would not have been particularly noteworthy (Schiller himself regarded it as a failure) but for the fact that Beethoven set it to music as part of his 9th Beethoven’s triumphant melody has become one of the most recognizable works of classical music in the world.

Free Verse do not follow the rules, and have no rhyme or rhythm; but they are still an artistic expression. They are sometimes thought to be a modern form of poetry; but, the free verse types of poem have been around for hundreds of years. Example: Fog by Carl Sandburg The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.

Ballad a poem that tells a story, which are often used in songs because of their rhyme. A ballad is a poetic story, often a love story.

Concrete poetry in which the meaning or effect is conveyed partly or wholly by visual means, using patterns of words or letters and other typographical devices.

Acrostic An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common and simple form of an acrostic poem is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase. "An Acrostic" by Edgar Allan Poe... Elizabeth it is in vain you say "Love not" - thou sayest it in so sweet a way: In vain those words from thee or L. E. L. Zantippe's talents had enforced so well: Ah! if that language from thy heart arise, Breathe it less gently forth - and veil thine eyes. Endymion, recollect, when Luna tried To cure his love - was cured of all beside - His folly - pride - and passion - for he died.

Narrative is a story Example: “The Raven”

Cinquain is a verse of five lines that do not rhyme Cinquain is a verse of five lines that do not rhyme. The cinquain poem was created by Adelaide Crapsey. Each line has a set number of syllables see below: Line 1: 2 syllables Line 2: 4 syllables Line 3: 6 syllables Line 4: 8 syllables Line 5: 2 syllables My mum (2 syllables) Is so caring (4 syllables) She is always helpful (6 syllables) She is so beautiful and kind (8 syllables) Love you. (2 syllables)

Sonnet is a fourteen line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme ; five sets of unstressed syllables followed by stressed syllables for a ten-syllable line. I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal these words appear: “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.