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 that tells the deeds of a heroic character
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 tragedy or adventure
regular rhythm and rhyme
repetition
Ex) “The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert W. Service

6. FREE VERSE poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme
tries to capture natural rhythms of ordinary conversations
Ex) “Legacy II” by Leroy V. Quintana
Ex) “Grandpa” by Shandin Pete

7. HAIKU 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 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. 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

12. So what? What is important to understand about this?
Alabama Course of Study ELA Standard #27 Express personal feelings, opinions, and information in formal and informal situations.
Alabama Course of Study ELA Reading Addendum Standard #3 Distinguish among the sub-categories of poetry based on their characteristics.