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AP LITERATURE - Types of Poems Flashcards

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6094360243LyricSubjective, reflective poetry with regular rhyme scheme and meter which reveals poet's thoughts and feelings to create a single, unique impression0
6094372092NarrativeNon-dramatic, objective verse with regular rhyme scheme and meter which relates a story or narrative1
6094379649SonnetA rigid 14-line verse form, with variable structure and rhye scheme according to type2
6094388885Shakesperian (English)Three quatrains and concluding couplet in iambic pentameter, rhyming ABAB CDCD EFEF GG or ABBA CDDC EFFE GG The Spenserian sonnet is a specialized form with linking rhyme ABAB BCBC CDCD EE3
6094409734Petrachian (Italian)An octave and sestet, between which a break in thought occurs. Traditional rhyme scheme is ABBA ABBA CDE CDE (OR CDCDED)4
6094415771OdeElaborate lyric verse which deals seriously with a dignified theme5
6094419457Blank VerseUnrhymed lines of iambic pentameter6
6094421642Free VerseUnrhymed lines without regular rhyme7
6094427024EpicA long, dignified narrative poem which gives the account of a hero important to his nation or race8
6094430618Dramatic MonologueA lyric poem in which the speaker addresses himself to persons around him; his speech deals with a dramatic moment in his life and manifests his character9
6094437588ElegyA poem of lament, meditating on the death of an individual10
6094440384BalladSimple, narrative verse which tells a story to be sung or recited11
6094444416IdyllLyric poetry describing the life of the shepherd in pastoral, bucolic, idealistic terms12
6094460123VillanelleFrench verse form, strictly calculated to appear simple and spontaneous; five tercets and a final quatrain, rhyming ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA13
6094468718Light VerseGeneral category of poetry written to entertain, such as lyric poetry, epigrams, and limericks. It can also have a serious side as in parody or satire14
6094476336HaikuJapanese verse in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, often depicting a delicate image15
6094481508LimerickHumorous nonsense-verse in five anapestic lines rhyming AABBA. A-lines being trimeter and b-lines dimeter16

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