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FORMS OF POETRY.

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1 FORMS OF POETRY

2 Narrative Poetry Tells a story in verse Contains plot
Contains characters Is similar to a short story

3 Haiku A 3-line Japanese verse Lines 1 and 3 have 5 syllables
Line 2 has 7 syllables Usually about nature

4 Lyric Poetry Expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker
Highly musical verse Similar to music or a song

5 Concrete Poetry Poems that are shaped to look like their subjects
The poet arranges the lines of the poem to create a picture on the page

6 Rhyming Couplets Pairs of rhyming lines
Usually the same meter and length Being a teacher is the best Because I get to give out tests!


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