Copy the following definitions of various forms of poetry to study and memorize.
Ballad: story poem, often sung, often rhymes
Lyric: Rhyming poem with one voice or one speaker
Free verse: no specific rhyme scheme or meter; no specific form
Blank verse: iambic pentameter that doesn’t rhyme
Ode: Poem that praise something the speaker often speaks to his or her subject
Sonnet: 14 lines of rhymed iambic pentameter (10 syllables each line)
Epic: Very long story poem, often heroic
Elegy: Poem that honors someone’s passing (death)
Narrative: story poem
Finish poetry chart
Homework: Book report due March 31.
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