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FORMS OF POETRY
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Narrative Poetry Tells a story in verse Contains plot
Contains characters Is similar to a short story
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Haiku A 3-line Japanese verse Lines 1 and 3 have 5 syllables
Line 2 has 7 syllables Usually about nature
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Lyric Poetry Expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker
Highly musical verse Similar to music or a song
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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
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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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