Ode: A poem praising its subject. Please read Pablo Neruda's ode: Ode to My Socks in which he praises his socks.
Elegy: a poem of mourning or grieving about something or someone lost. See samples given out in class.
Ballad: a narrative poem (a poem that tells a story), usually written in quatrains (4 line stanzas) and often sung.
Here's an example of a ballad (and elegy, come to think of it): Molly Malone sung by Sinead O'Connor
List or Pattern poem: a poem that repeats a particular phrase. For example: "I Believe" "I Am" or "I Remember" poems.
Lyric Poem: A short poem about an emotion, meant to be sung or read with music.
Song: a lyric poem set to music.
Repetition: a line or phrase that is repeated in a poem. Usually a key phrase or important idea is repeated.
Verse: A stanza in a poem.
Chorus: A repeated line or group of lines in a song. Another word for this is REFRAIN.
Tercet: a 3-lined stanza.
Quatrain: a 4-lined stanza often found in Ballads.
Elegy: a poem of mourning or grieving about something or someone lost. See samples given out in class.
Ballad: a narrative poem (a poem that tells a story), usually written in quatrains (4 line stanzas) and often sung.
Here's an example of a ballad (and elegy, come to think of it): Molly Malone sung by Sinead O'Connor
List or Pattern poem: a poem that repeats a particular phrase. For example: "I Believe" "I Am" or "I Remember" poems.
Lyric Poem: A short poem about an emotion, meant to be sung or read with music.
Song: a lyric poem set to music.
Repetition: a line or phrase that is repeated in a poem. Usually a key phrase or important idea is repeated.
Verse: A stanza in a poem.
Chorus: A repeated line or group of lines in a song. Another word for this is REFRAIN.
Tercet: a 3-lined stanza.
Quatrain: a 4-lined stanza often found in Ballads.
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