L E A RN I NG A BOU T

POETRY
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ELEMENTS OF POETRY

POETS USE LANGUAGE IMAGINATIVELY TO CREATE IMAGES, TELL

STORIES, EXPLORE FEELINGS, AND DESCRIBE EXPERIENCES. TO DO
THIS, POETS USE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS AND
TECHNIQUES.
SENSORY LANGUAGE
WRITING OR SPEECH THAT APPEALS TO ONE OF MORE OF THE FIVE SENSES
SIGHT, SOUND, SMELL, TASTE, AND TOUCH.
THIS LANGUAGE CREATES WORD PICTURES, OR IMAGES.
POETS OFTEN USE THESE WORD PICTURES TO HELP THE READER
EXPERIENCE A POEM FULLY.
FORMS OF POETRY
NARRATIVE POETRY: TELLS A STORY IN VERSE. NARRATIVE
POEMS OFTEN HAVE ELEMENTS SIMILAR TO THOSE IN A SHORT
STORY, SUCH AS PLOT AND CHARACTERS.
LYRIC POETRY: EXPRESSES THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF A
SINGLE SPEAKER, OFTEN IN HIGHLY MUSICAL VOICE.
FORMS OF POETRY
NARRATIVE POETRY: TELLS A STORY IN VERSE. NARRATIVE
POEMS OFTEN HAVE ELEMENTS SIMILAR TO THOSE IN A SHORT
STORY, SUCH AS PLOT AND CHARACTERS.
LYRIC POETRY: EXPRESSES THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF A
SINGLE SPEAKER, OFTEN IN HIGHLY MUSICAL VOICE.
MORE FORMS OF POETRY
CONCRETE POEMS: ARE SHAPED TO LOOK LIKE THEIR
SUBJECTS. THE POET ARRANGES THE LINES TO CREATE A
PICTURE ON THE PAGE.
HAIKU: IS A THREE-LINED JAPANESE VERSE FORM. THE
FIRST AND THIRD LINES EACH HAVE FIVE SYLLABLES, AND
THE SECOND LINE HAS SEVEN.
STILL MORE FORMS OF POETRY

LIMERICK: IS A HUMOROUS, RHYMING, FIVE-LINE POEM

WITH A SPECIFIC RHYTHM PATTERN AND RHYME
SCHEME.