| A | B |
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| Narrative | tells a story (includes characters, plot, theme, setting, dialogue) |
| Ballad | a narrative poem that tells a simple and dramatic story and is usually intended to be sung or recited |
| Lyric | expresses strong personal feelings about a subject, uses images from nature, creates a mood through vivid images |
| Limerick | a kind of light and humorous verse that follows a particular rhythm, generally has five lines that follow a pattern |
| Haiku | special type of poetry from Japan, consists of seventeen syllables arranged in three lines |
| Couplet | a couple of lines that rhyme |
| Free Verse | irregular rhythms and varied line lengths |
| Concrete | words are arranged to make a shape in order to express the topic of the poem |
| Ode | deals with a single purpose and single theme |
| Elegy | formal poem that reflects on death, memorializes a person or reflects a subject |
| Sonnet | 14 line poem that follows a specified rhyme scheme, usually praises someone |
| Petrarchan | an Italian Sonnet with 2 stanzas |
| Shakespearean | English Sonnet with 4 stanzas |
