Types of Poetry Flashcards

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Types of Poetry

Narrative Poetry: Tells a story, blending elements of both poetry and prose.
Ballad: A traditional storytelling poem often sung or read aloud, crafted to convey tales of love, adventure, or tragedy.
Blank Verse: Comprises unrhymed lines with a consistent rhythm or syllable pattern, commonly used in English dramatic and epic poetry.
Elegy: A serious and sorrowful poem, typically mourning the death of a revered individual.
Epic: A lengthy narrative poem that celebrates the deeds of legendary figures, often rooted in historical or cultural narratives.
Free Verse: Lacks fixed patterns of rhythm or rhyme, allowing poets the freedom to express thoughts without structural constraints.
Haiku: A three-line Japanese poem following a 5-7-5 syllable structure, reflecting on nature or the poet's emotions connected to it.
Light Verse: Includes amusing, playful compositions such as limericks, often designed to entertain.
Lyric Poetry: Short, musical poetry that conveys the poet's personal emotions and thoughts.
Ode: A formal and often lengthy poem dedicated to praising a person, object, or event.
Prose Poetry: Combines poetic features with prose format; lacks line breaks and traditional poetic structure.
Sonnet: Comprises 14 lines, typically in iambic pentameter, often exploring themes of love with established rhyme schemes.
Limerick: A five-line humorous poem characterized by a distinct rhythm and rhyme scheme.
Line: A single row of words in a poem, serving as a fundamental unit of poetic structure.
Stanza: A grouping of lines in a poem, functioning similarly to a paragraph in prose.
Rhyme: The repetition of similar sounds at the end of words, creating a musical quality in poetry.
Rhythm: The organized pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, contributing to the flow and movement of poetry.

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Explore the 12 distinct types of poetry with these flashcards. Each card highlights a specific type, along with its definition and key characteristics. This quiz is perfect for poetry enthusiasts and students looking to deepen their understanding of poetic forms.