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| Subjective, reflective poetry with regular rhyme scheme and meter- reveals thoughts and feelings in single impression |
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| Nondramatic, objective verse with regular rhyme scheme and meter that relates a story or narrative |
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Rigid, 14-line verse form with variable structure and rhyme scheme
A. Shakespearean Sonnet- abab cdcd efef gg
B. Petrarchan Sonnet- abba abba cde cde |
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| Elaborate lyric verse that deals seriously with a dignified theme |
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| Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter |
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| Unrhymed lines without regular rhythm |
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| Long, dignified narrative poem that gives the abbount of a hero important to his nation or race |
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| Lyrics poem in which the speaker tells an audience about a dramatic moment in his/her life and, in doing so, reveals his/her character |
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| Poem of lament, meditating death of an individual |
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| Simple, narrative verse that tells a story to be sung or recited |
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| Lyric poem describing the life of the shepherd in pastoral, bucolic, idealistic terms |
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A French verse form, strictly calculated to appear simple and spontaneous
aba aba aba aba aba abaa |
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| General category of poetry written to entertain (lyric poetry, epigrams and limericks), can be serious (parody, satire) |
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| three lines of five, seven and give syllables |
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| humorous nonsense-verse in five anapestic lines rhyming aabba |
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| Figure of speech in which part represents the whole object or idea |
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| A form of understatement in which the negative of an antonym is used to achieve emphasis and intensity |
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| The use of one subject to suggest another, hidden object or idea |
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| Contradictory terms brought together to express a paradox for strong effect |
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| Author's attitude toward audience and subject |
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| Dominant purpose of writting poem |
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