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1 Poetry Unit

2 Types of Poetry Ballad: A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend which often has a repeated refrain. Blank Verse: A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.

3 Types of Poetry Elegy: A sad and thoughtful poem about the death of an individual Idyl: Poetry that either depicts a peaceful, idealized country scene.

4 Types of Poetry Pastoral: A poem that depicts rural life in a peaceful, romanticized way Shakespearean: A 14-line sonnet consisting of three quatrains of abab cdcd efef followed by a couplet, gg. Shakespearean sonnets generally use iambic pentameter.

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