Common Types of Poetry

POETRY AND
THEIR TYPES
At the end of the lesson, you're
able to:
1.) Write a poem with
Lesson rhymes.
Objectives
2.) Write poem without
rhymes.
3.) Read a poem a loud

WHAT IS POETRY?
Poetry is a form of language that evokes imaginative
awareness or emotional response through sound and rhythm.
It's a type of literature based on the interplay of words and
rhythm. It often employs rhyme and meter, but not always.
Poetry, derived from the Greek word POIESIS,
meaning "making", uses aesthetic and often
rhythmic qualities of language, such as
phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre,
to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place
of, a prosaic ostensible meaning.
Common Poetry
Types:
SONNET
HAIKU
ODE
LIMERICK
EPIC
BALLAD
BLACK VERSE
& FREE VERSE
SONNET And
it's TYPE
SONNET
A sonnet is "a 14-line poem
that expresses a single
theme or idea" wherein "the
first eight lines pose a
question or dilemma that is
resolved in the final six lines."
The term for the eight lines is
called the octave while the
six lines is called the sestet.
PETRARCHAN SONNET
Petrarchan sommet. This Italian sonnet form is named after its

creator. Francesco Petrarca who is now commonly known as
Petrarch. He lived during the 1300s.
This 14-line poem often has two distinct parts; the octave carries
the rhyme scheme of ABBAABBA while the sestet carries the
rhyme scheme of CDECDE or sometimes CDCDCD. In the
1800s, Elizabeth Barrett.
Browning used the Petrarchan sonnet form when composing

her famons Sonnet 43 otherwise known as "How do I love thee?"
SONNET FROM
THE
PORTUGUESE
(On your books page 50)
SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET
Shakespearcan sonnet. This English sonnet form is

named after poet and playwright William
Shakespeare, who lived two centuries after Petrarch.
Fol bwing the Italian sounet's line count, the
Shakespearia fontealso has 14 lines but is divided into
four parts that carry varying rhyme schemes: ABAD
CDCD EFEF then the GG couplet.
EXAMPLE
(Page 51)
HAIKU
HAIKU
A haiku is a Japanese form of poetry
that consists of three lines, with the
first. line composed of five syllables,
the second with seven syllables, and
the third line with five syllables. Matsno
Basho is one of the foremost writers of
haiku. The haiku is a non-rhyming
poem. Its focus is on the economy of
words and how the vivid imagery could
be relayed to the reader without being
wordy.
TAKE THIS CLASSIC EXAMPLE FROM
BASHŌ:
"An old silent pond... A frog

jumps into the pond. splash!
Silence again."
ODE
ODE
An ode is "an extended lyric poem
characterized by exalted emotion
and dig- niked style which usually
carries a single serious theme." The
ode is like the poet's expression of
something that moved and inspired
him or her. Traditionally written odes
follow strict patterns of rhytlun and
stanza composition. "To Autumn" by
John Keats is an example of this.
TO AUTUMN
(Page 51-52)
LIMERICK
LIMERICK
The limerick is a light and funny kind of
poem that sounds nonsensical in
meaning. It usually has five lines: the
first two lines rhyme as a couplet, the
third and fourth lines also rhyme as a
couplet, then the last line could either
repeat the first line (entirely or just
some phrases) or it could rhyme with
the first line. It was named after the
place called Limerick in Ireland where it
was popularized in the 1800s by the
English poet Edward Lear.
BOOK OF NONSENSE
1, 10 & 12
(Page 52-53)
EPIC
EPIC
An epic is "a long narrative poem
in a dignified style about the
deeds of a traditional or historical
hero featuring formal narrative
clements." Epics en- compass
heroic stories based on
legendary cultural figures or even
mythologi- cal ones. They are
also created following specific
poetic measurements and.
EXAMPLE
BALL AD
BALLAD
Often meant to be sung, a ballad
narrates a very simple story, and it
is recognizable through the refrain
that keeps on repeating at various
parts throughout the piece. A
refrain is defined as "a phrase
repeated at intervals throughout a
poem" but some poems have
whole lines or even, stanzas re
peated as a refrain.
Found on the next page is an example from Rudyard
Kipling, the same author who brought us the literary
character Mowgli from The Jungle Book "Gunga Din"
features the persona of an English soldier talking
about an Indian water carrier during the era of British
India. It is evident in the poem's diction that Kipling
used informal language, mimicking the slang of the
era in his piece.
GUNGA DIN
BLACK
VERSE
BLACK VERSE
The blank verse is different
because it is a kind of poem that
follows specihe meter
measurements but without the
use of rhyme. The reason why it
was mentioned that the iambic
pentameter as the most popular
measurement of poetry in
Western literature is because of
the blank verse.
It uses this specific measurement as seen in many
poems written by writers in the Western canon such
as John Milton ("Paradise Lost"), Alfred Tennyson
("Ulysses"), and others. Even William Shakespeare
used it in his plays like The Tempest. Christopher
Marlowe's play called Doctor Faustus also used the
blank verse extensively.
FREE VERSE
FREE VERSE
Free verse is "poetry that lacks
regular metrical and rhyme patterns
but tries to capture the cadences of
everyday speech." Poets can freely
feel and create their own rhythmical
effects that one single poem could
have. There are also no strict rules
in writing free verse, so poets can
explore how to do their line breaks.
GEOLOGY
(page 56-57)
THANKS
MABUHAY KAYO HANGGAT GUSTO NYO!

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POETRY AND

3.) Read a poem a loud

Petrarchan sommet. This Italian sonnet form is named after its

Browning used the Petrarchan sonnet form when composing

Shakespearcan sonnet. This English sonnet form is

"An old silent pond... A frog

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