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    Kinds of

    poetry
    21st Century literature
    M S . E LY S A C A M I L P. R E Y E S , L P T
    haiku
    The haiku is a Japanese poetic form that consists of
    three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven
    in the second, and five in the third.

    Traditionally, writers of haiku have focused on


    expressing emotionally suggestive moments of
    insight into natural phenomena and expanded
    beyond natural themes.
    haiku
    Towering cliffs, dark
    Carved sculptures frozen in time
    to last for ever
    free verse

    Free verse is any form of poetry that does not


    rely on consistent patterns of rhyme and meter.
    In fact, free-verse poetry doesn't have to rhyme
    at all. As a result, free verse tends to follow the
    rhythm of natural speech.
    free verse
    by William Carlos Williams

    so much depends
    upon
    a red wheel
    barrow
    glazed with rain
    water
    beside the white
    chickens
    epic
    long narrative poem recounting heroic
    deeds. It has been and continues to be
    used by people all over the world to
    transmit their traditions from one
    generation to another, without the aid of
    writing. These traditions frequently
    consist of legendary narratives about the
    glorious deeds of their national heroes
    epic
    The diver Marcos; Pasho the rich man.
    Since none of them could induce delivery
    They remembered the woman
    Shrivelled with age,
    For she was known for her strong fingers.
    The baby started to talk as soon as the
    old woman delivered him.
    Namungan, my mother,
    Let my name be Lam-ang when you
    have me baptized.
    ballad
    A ballad is a type of poem that tells a story
    and was traditionally set to music. English
    language ballads are typically composed
    of four-line stanzas that follow an ABCB
    rhyme scheme. Some additional key
    details about ballads: The ballad is one of
    the oldest poetic forms in English.
    ballad
    O I forbid you, maidens all, (a)
    That wear gold in your hair, (b)
    To come or go by Carterhaugh, (c)
    For young Tam Lin is there. (b)
    acrostic
    What is an Acrostic Poem? An acrostic poem is a
    type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in
    a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The
    most common and simple form of an acrostic poem
    is where the first letters of each line spell out the
    word or phrase.
    acrostic
    cuddly
    acrobatic
    tenacious and terrifying
    softly purring
    cinquain
    "Cinq means "five" in
    French. A cinquain is
    Line 1 One word – the subject of the poem. This word is a
    a special kind of five-
    noun.
    line poem with a
    Line 2 Two words describing the title. These words are
    very strict form.
    adjectives, words that describe the noun.
    Line 3 Three words expressing action. These are verbs that
    tell what the noun in line one does.
    Separate the verbs with commas.
    Line 4 Four words expressing a feeling. This can be a
    short phrase or a series of words.
    Line 5 One word that is another word for the subject. This
    should be a synonym for the subject.
    cinquain
    Eyes
    Large, mysterious
    Watching, rolling, blinking
    Tell more than words
    Vision
    sonnet
    A sonnet is a poem of 14 lines that reflects
    upon a single issue or idea. It usually takes
    a turn, called a “volta,” about 8 lines in,
    and then resolves the issue by the end.

    Shakespearean sonnets use


    iambic pentameter and an ABAB CDCD
    EFEF GG rhyme scheme,
    sonnet And in some perfumes is there more
    delight
    Than in the breath that from my mistress
    My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; reeks.
    Coral is far more red than her lips' red; I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
    If snow be white, why then her breasts are That music hath a far more pleasing
    dun; sound;
    If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her I grant I never saw a goddess go;
    head. My mistress, when she walks, treads on
    I have seen roses damasked, red and the ground.
    white, And yet, by heaven, I think my love as
    But no such roses see I in her cheeks; rare
    As any she belied with false compare.

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