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Poetry Vocabulary

1. Sonnet - a rhyming poem with 14 lines.

2. Limerick - a five-line funny poem with rhythm.

3. Haiku – A short 17 syllable poem from Japan. (5, 7, 5 syllable)

4. Narrative - A poem that tells the story.

5. Epic - a long narrative poem celebrating a hero.

6. Free Verse - A poem that does not follow any rules.

7. Acrostic - Where the one letter in each line spells out a word.

8. Ballad - A song that tells a story.

9. Ode - Poem that praises a person, event or thing.

10. Elegy - A poem that pays tribute to someone who has died.