Types of Poems
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- Q1Has exactly 17 syllables.Syllables are arranged in three lines of 5-7-5.Avoids similes and metaphors.Refers to the season of the year.Haiku30s
- Q2a poem in which the words are arranged to create a picture that relates to the content of the poemconcrete poem30s
- Q3Poem that does not use consistent rhythm, rhyme, or any other musical patternfree verse poem30s
- Q4A five line poem in which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.Limerick30s
- Q5A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stageSoliloquy30s
- Q6a poem that tells a storyNarrative Poem30s
- Q7A cinquain is an unrythmed poem made up of 5 linesCinquain Poem30s
- Q8a poem where the first letter of each line spells a wordacrostic poem30s
- Q9a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.Sonnets30s
- Q10A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.Ode Poem30s
- Q11Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasisRepetition in poems30s
- Q12Repetition of vowel soundsAssonance30s