1. TYPES OF POETRY
Are about…
different methods of expressing personal feelings and opinions in writing.

2. LYRIC POETRY
a poem that expresses the feelings or thoughts of a speaker rather than telling a story
Ex) “The Courage That My Mother Had” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Ex) “Point of View” by Shel Silverstein

3. NARRATIVE POETRY a poem that tells a story
Ex) “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Ex) “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer

4. EPIC POETRY
a long narrative poem written in a dignified style that celebrates the adventures and achievements of one or more heroic figures of legend, history, or religion
Ex) Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey
Ex) Beowulf [English]
Ex) John Milton’s Paradise Lost [English]
Ex) The Song of Roland [French]
Ex) The Song of Hiawatha [American]

5. BALLAD
a song or poem that tells a story of an exciting or dramatic episode (tragedy or adventure)
regular rhythm and rhyme
repetition
passed down by word of mouth for generations before being written down
Ex) “The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert W. Service

6. FREE VERSE poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme
No particular line length or stanza arrangement
tries to capture natural rhythms of ordinary conversations
Ex) “Legacy II” by Leroy V. Quintana
Ex) “Grandpa” by Shandin Pete

7. HAIKU Japanese origin focus on nature 17 syllables in 3 lines
5, 7, and 5
Ex) The young artist takes pains to paint a masterpiece: a smiling pumpkin

8. CINQUAIN from Latin for “five” creates a powerful image or feeling
22 syllables in 5 lines
2, 4, 6, 8, and 2
Ex) Snowflakes dance in the square of light from a window as a man sits, quiet and still, and waits.

9. LIMERICKS short humorous poem 5 lines regular meter
rhyme scheme: aabba
Ex) There once was a poodle named Rose Who liked to dance on her toes. She twirled and she spun, Had barrels of fun, Until she fell on her nose. ~Emma Janeczko

10. CONCRETE POETRY
a poem shaped in a way that visually represents its subject Example)
~Maureen W. Armour

11. ODE lyric poem that is usually an address
dignified or lofty in subject
usually rhymed
Ex.) “The Ad-dressing of Cats”
by T. S. Eliot

12. DIAMANTE Italian word for diamond Takes a diamond form when completed
Created by Iris Tiedt
7 lines – two different patterns
Example #1:
This poem expresses one theme about a pop-singing star.
Star
Famous, successful,
Singing, dancing, shouting
Mesmerizing the adoring audience
Performing, working, reaching
Frenzied, dazzling
Showman
Example #2:
This poem expresses two different themes that are antonyms.
Loser
Careless, wimpy
Whining, complaining, stumbling
Shy, timid – confident, courageous
Stretching, achieving, succeeding
Hardworking, determined
Winner

13. SONNET Shakespearean Petrarch 14 lines Iambic pentameter (-/-/-/-/-/)
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG
Petrarch
14 lines
Iambic pentameter (-/-/-/-/-/)
Rhyme Scheme:
ABBA, ABBA, CDCDCD
ABBA, ABBA, CDECDE

14. So what? What is important to understand about this?
Alabama Course of Study ELA Standard #3 Distinguish among the subcategories of poetry, such as ballads, lyric poems, epics, haiku, and limericks, based on their characteristics.
Alabama Course of Study ELA 3 Standard #5 Explain distinguishing characteristics of odes, ballads, epic poetry, historical documents, essays, letters to the editor, and editorials.