Poems and Poets PDF

POEMS and POETS Shakespearean (English) sonnets are typically ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. POEM -an arrangement of words written or spoken: traditionally a rhythmical Acrostic composition, someti...

POEMS and POETS Shakespearean (English) sonnets are typically ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. POEM -an arrangement of words written or spoken: traditionally a rhythmical Acrostic composition, sometimes rhymed, expressing Like haikus, you’re likely to encounter experiences, ideas, or emotions in a style acrostic poems at school! But that more concentrated, imaginative, and doesn’t mean they’re boring – in fact, powerful than that of ordinary speech or far from it! This type of poetry spells prose. out a name, word, phrase or message 9 Different Types of Poetry with the first letter of each line of the poem. It can rhyme or not, and Haiku typically the word spelt out, lays  The haiku (or hokku) is an ancient down the theme of the poem form of Japanese poetry that has Villanelle become very popular all over the world. Renowned for its small size, The villanelle is another very old form haikus consist of just three lines of poetry that came from France and (tercet); the first and third lines have has lots of rules. It is made up of 19 five syllables, whereas the second has lines; five stanzas of three lines seven. Haikus don’t have to rhyme (tercet) each and a final stanza of four and are usually written to evoke a lines (quatrain). As you can see from particular mood or instance. the rhyme scheme; ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA, this type of poem Free verse only has two rhyming sounds. Plus,  Free verse is a popular style of there is a lot of repetition throughout modern poetry, and as its name the villanelle. Line one will be suggests there is a fair amount of repeated in lines 6, 12 and 18; and freedom when it comes to writing a line three will be repeated in lines 9, poem like this. Free verse can rhyme 15 and 19. or not, it can have as many lines or Limerick stanzas as the poet wants, and it can be about anything you like. Limericks are funny (and sometimes rude!) poems which were made Sonnet popular by Edward Lear in the This very old form of poetry was 19th century. They have a set rhyme made famous by none other scheme of AABBA, with lines one, two than William Shakespeare, but the and five all being longer in length than sonnet actually originated in lines three and four. The last line is 13th century Italy where it was often the punchline. perfected by the poet Petrarch. The Ode word ‘sonnet’ is derived from the Italian word ‘sonnetto’ which means The ode is one of the oldest forms of ‘little song’. Traditionally, sonnets are poetry and believed to have come made up of 14 lines and usually deal from ancient Greece. The word ‘ode’ with love. As a rule, Petrarchan is derived from the Greek word (Italian) sonnets follow an ABBA ABBA ‘aeidein’ which means ‘to sing or CDE CDE rhyme scheme, whereas chant’, and these poems were  originally performed with a musical  Syllable = the single, unbroken sound instrument. An ode is typically written of a spoken or written word. to praise a person, event or thing. Why do the different forms of poetry Elegy matter? An elegy doesn’t have rules like some  Poetic forms are important when we of the other forms of poetry but it write poems for three main reasons: does have a set subject: death They 1. Forms make poetry easier to are usually written about a loved one remember who has passed away, but can also be written about a group of people, too. 2.Form shapes the rhythm and sound of a poem Ballad 3. Form challenges our use of The ballad is another old and language traditional form of poetry that typically tells a dramatic or emotional Free verse poetry vs. rhymed poetry story. They came from Europe in the late Middle Ages and were initially  These days, rhymed poetry has fallen passed down from one generation to out of vogue with contemporary another, and often with music. poets, though it still has its Ballads do have a set form; they are champions. In the early 20th century typically four lines (quatrain) and have free verse, or free form, poetry was a rhyme scheme of ABAB or ABCB. embraced for its fluid, conversational However, this form is looser than qualities, and dominates the poetic others so can be modified to suit a landscape today. It became popular in writer’s needs. part because it feels less like a performance and more like you’re A short poetry glossary talking directly to the reader.  Stanza = a set amount of lines in  Rhymed poetry, on the other hand, is poetry grouped together by their great for getting a message across to length, meter or rhyme scheme. the reader or listener. Most pop songs today are, at least in part, rhymed  Couplet = a two-line stanza. poetry—that’s why we remember  Tercet = a three-line stanza. them and find ourselves mulling over the lyrics days later.  Quatrain = a four-line stanza. 3 ways poem structure will make you a  Cinquain = a five-line stanza. better writer  Sestet = a six-line stanza.  1. Using poetic form will teach you  Meter = the pattern of stressed about poetic devices. syllables (long-sounding) and  2. Writing poems with structure unstressed syllables (short-sounding) teaches you how to use rhythm in poetry.  Formal poetry helps you increase  Rhyme scheme = the pattern of your vocabulary and refine your rhyme that comes at the end of each word choice line or verse.