Defintion

A type of poem that has one syllable in the first line, two syllables in the second line, three syllables in the third line, four syllables in the fourth line, and one syllable in the fifth line that related to the first word of the poem.

Example

• 5 line poem
• each line has a specific number of syllables
  
  line 1 = 1 syllable
  line 2 = 2 syllables
  line 3 = 3 syllables
  line 4 = 4 syllables
  line 5 = 1 syllable
  
• lines do not rhyme
• poem is based on one sentence or idea
  

Defintion

A long narrative poem, especially one that was sung by medieval minstrels.

Example

 - Excerpt

The Lay of the Last Minstrel
by Sir Walter Scott

The way was long, the wind was cold,
The Minstrel was infirm and old;
His wither'd cheek, and tresses gray,
Seem'd to have known a better day;
The harp, his sole remaining joy,
Was carried by an orphan boy.

Defintion

Light poetry, also called light verse, is poetry that attempts to be humorous. Poems considered "light" are usually brief, and can be on a frivolous or serious subject, and often feature wordplay, including puns, adventurous rhyme and heavy alliteration.

Example

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Defintion

A limerick is a five-line, often humorous and ribald poem with a strict meter. Lines 1, 2, and 5 of have seven to ten syllables (three metrical feet) and rhyme with one another. Lines 3 and 4 have five to seven (two metrical feet) syllables and also rhyme with each other. The rhyme scheme is usually "A-A-B-B-A".

Example

There once was a man from Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket.
      But his daughter, named Nan,
      Ran away with a man
And as for the bucket, Nantucket.

Defintion

A poem that is made up of a list of items or events, usually without transitional phrases. It can be any length and rhymed or unrhymed.

Example

My Junk Drawer

As I struggle to open the drawer,

I find:

4 novels ( unread),

20 batteries (dead),

100 feet of wire,

20 pieces of an electric train set,

1 polyester shirt I got last Christmas,

3 workbooks from fifth grade,

and the reason I can hardly open it:

clay

Defintion

A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet.

Example

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