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Pantoum

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a verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains

  • ABAB rhyme scheme
  • second and fourth line of each quatrain is repeated as third and first line are repeated
  • originally Malaysian, imitated in French and English
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Free Verse

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free from limitations of poetry

- originated in France

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Rondeau

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13 lines (8-10 syllables) with a refrain

  • first line is the refrain
  • only two rhymes are used
  • began as a lyric poem in 13th century France
  • became popular among medieval court poets
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Elegy

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a mournful/melancholy poem that honors someone who is dead

  • originally couplets, now it’s free verse
  • can take any form as long as it has serious reflection
  • elements of traditional elegy demonstrate the 3 stages of loss
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Ode

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a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter

  • 3 main types: pindaric, horatian, irregular
  • praises or mocks with strong emotion that the poet has
  • originated from Ancient Greece
  • originally accompanied by dance and music
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Haiku

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3 lines, 5-7-5 syllables

- popularized by Matsuo Basho in 17th century in Japan

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Tanka

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5 lines, 5-7-5-7-7 syllables

  • format for waka songs in Japan
  • popularized by Yosano Tekke in the late 19th century
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Narrative

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tells a story, voices narrator and/or character

  • written in metered verse
  • can be a short story or an entire novel
  • 4 main types: ballad, idyll, lay, epic
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Concrete

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a form of shape poetry where the shape has the effect of conveying the meaning of the poem
- poets hid the meaning of the poem to be found in the shape of the poem

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Ballad

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tells a story usually using simple language, in third or first person

  • dates back to 13th century, traditional ballad lost popularity
  • used with music now, slow love songs
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Terza Rima

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Italian poetry written in Iambic Pentameter

  • rhyme scheme: ABA BCB CDC…
  • invented in 13th century by Dante Alighieri
  • tercet: 3 lines
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Didactic

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written to teach or state an informative message

  • originated in Greece
  • instructs in terms of morals or by providing knowledge of philosophy, religion, arts, sciences, or other skills
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Sonnet

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a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line