Poetry
Made By:
Adam Islam 8E
Keywords
• Rhyme: repeated sounds in two or more words, often at the
ends but not always. A poem's rhyme scheme is the pattern
these rhymes form.
• Meter: The number of syllables in a line and their emphasis
compose a poem’s meter.
• Form: The overall structure of a poem
• Stanza: A stanza is a section of a poem.
Here are 11 types of poems
Acrostic Poems
the lines are arranged so the first Example:
letter in each line helps to spell
out a word.
Crumbs of joy on every plate,
The lines in an acrostic poem can
be full lines or single words. There Aromas sweet we celebrate.
is no required meter or rhyme
Keep the layers rich and light,
scheme for acrostic poems; the
only requirement is to form a word Every bite a pure delight.
using the first letter of each line.
Ballad Poems
A ballad is a narrative poem made of Example:
rhyming quatrains (four-line stanzas). He sailed across the stormy sea, (A)
Though it can follow any rhyme scheme, the With hope and heart so wide, (B)
most common is ABCB. The waves rose high above the deck
(C)
Ballads can use different rhyme schemes, But still he would not hide. (B)
like ABCB or ABAB. No matter the pattern,
the rhyme and meter create a musical feel.
Elegies have no set length or form, but
they must focus on death. They are
reflective poems mourning a person or
group, often ending with hope or
redemption. Originating in ancient Greece,
they evolved into today’s mourning poems.
Example:
Gone Too Soon
You left without a last goodbye,
A tear now fills my eye.
But in my heart, you still remain,
Beyond the grief and sky.
Elegy Poems
Epic Poems
Epics are long poems that tell dramatic Example:
stories about heroic, larger-than-life
characters. These stories can be fictional, The Aeneid
historical, or a blend of both, often with
added emotion and fantasy. Arms and the man I sing, who, forced by fate,
And haughty Juno’s unrelenting hate,
Expelled and exiled, left the Trojan shore.
Long while he wandered, as the fates ordain,
Through seas and lands, and various toils did gain
The Latian realm, and built the destined town
Of Rome, the capital of the world renowned
Free verse poetry lacks a consistent rhyme
scheme and meter. It can vary in length and cover
any topic, as long as it doesn't follow a set
pattern.
Free verse poetry has no consistent meter or
rhyme scheme, while blank verse follows a
specific meter (often iambic pentameter) but
does not rhyme.
Example:
A Walk in the Park
The leaves scatter across the path,
drifting, as if they are still unsure
whether to stay or to let go.
The sky is vast, without any promises—
a deep blue, stretching to the horizon.
I hear the distant hum of the city,
but here, the air is still,
wrapped in a quiet that seems to wait,
for something or nothing at all.
Free Verse Poems
Ghazal Poems
Ghazals are short Arabic poems with five or more Example:
couplets, often focused on themes of love and loss.
Each couplet has a rhyme, and the last word or The Love I Seek
phrase is repeated at the end of each second line The heart longs for a love so pure,
(called the refrain or radif). In English translations, A flame that burns, a light obscure.
the rhyme may be replaced with the refrain. The In silence, whispers softly lure,
final couplet often includes a signature from the The pain of longing, hard to endure.
poet.
The stars above, they always tour,
Yet still, I wait, my soul unsure.
When will my heart find love's secure,
And end this ache that can't procure?
• —By [Poet's Signature]
Haiku Poems
A haiku is a short, unrhymed Japanese Example:
poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure. It
originated as part of a longer poem Silent autumn breeze
called a renga but evolved into its own Leaves fall gently to the ground
form. Haiku often focus on nature and Whispers fill the air
traditionally include a "cutting word" to
split the poem into two parts.
Odes
An ode is a poem that praises something Example:
or someone. Odes are not required to
stick to any specific meter, rhyme Ode to the Moon
scheme, or length—though they often use
a formal tone. O silver guardian of the night,
You bathe the world in gentle light.
Odes originated in ancient Greece, where Through drifting clouds you rise so high,
they were performed with musical A glowing lantern in the sky.
accompaniment. Today, they’re often
written and recited in celebration of You stir the tides and calm the seas,
beloved individuals or organizations. And whisper secrets through the trees.
O moon, so distant, calm, and true,
The world feels softer under you.
Sonnets
Summary:
Sonnets are structured poems with two main types: Shakespearean and Petrarchan, named
after poets who popularized them. Originating in 13th-century Italy, both types follow strict
rules.
• Shakespearean sonnet: 3 quatrains and a final couplet with an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
rhyme scheme.
• Petrarchan sonnet: An octave (8 lines) and a sestet (6 lines). The octave presents a
problem or idea, and the sestet responds after a “volta” (turn), using ABBAABBA CDCDCD
or CDECDE rhyme schemes.
• An example of a Petrarchan sonnet is “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus, which
reimagines the Statue of Liberty as a welcoming symbol for immigrants.
Example:
Sonnet: The Quiet of the Night
When daylight fades and stars begin to gleam, (A)
Shakespearean The world grows still beneath the silver sky. (B)
The moonlight dances softly on the stream, (A)
Sonnet While owls in shadowed silence float and fly. (B)
The trees stand tall in hush of midnight air, (C)
Shakespearean sonnet: 3 Their leaves like whispers in the calm of dark. (D)
The breeze moves gently, threading through my hair, (C)
quatrains and a final couplet And crickets sing their tunes in meadow’s park. (D)
with an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
rhyme scheme. I walk alone, yet feel no fear or dread, (E)
For peace is found where noise and chaos cease. (F)
The stars above watch kindly overhead, (E)
And in this quiet moment, I find peace. (F)
So let the night embrace me in its glow, (G)
For in its arms, I learn the things I know. (G)
Example:
Sonnet: To the Dying Autumn
Petrarchan The golden leaves drift down with quiet grace, (A)
As breezes carry whispers through the trees. (B)
Sonnet The sun retreats in chill and fading ease, (B)
And shadows stretch across the meadow’s face. (A)
The fields once green now wear a rustic lace, (A)
Petrarchan sonnet: An octave (8 The birds prepare their flight with urgent pleas. (B)
A hush descends upon the trembling seas, (B)
lines) and a sestet (6 lines). The And time slows down in nature’s soft embrace. (A)
octave presents a problem or
idea, and the sestet responds Yet in this fall, a deeper truth I see: (C)
All life must change, and beauty will decay. (D)
after a “volta” (turn), using But from the fall, the seeds of spring will grow, (C)
ABBAABBA CDCDCD or CDECDE As death makes space for what is yet to be. (D)
Though frost may bite and steal the light away, (E)
rhyme schemes. The earth still turns beneath the winter’s snow. (C)
Example:
"Chasing the Moon"
I chase the moon across the midnight sky,
Its silver light a beacon in the dark.
I long to reach, though I know it is shy.
The stars above all twinkle as they fly,
Villanelle Their whispers soft, a never-ending spark.
I chase the moon across the midnight sky.
Its beauty calls me, though I know the lie—
That I could touch it, or leave my mark.
A villanelle is a French poetic form that began as
pastoral poetry. It’s used to express obsessions or I long to reach, though I know it is shy.
intense fixations and follows a strict structure.
Each night I search, as hours quietly die,
•19 lines A dream that flickers, fading in the dark.
I chase the moon across the midnight sky.
•Five tercets (five lines)
But still it moves beyond my grasp, so high,
•One quatrain
A fleeting wish, a distant, glowing arc.
•ABA, ABA, ABA, ABA, ABA, ABAA rhyme scheme I long to reach, though I know it is shy.
•Line 1 repeats in lines 6, 12, and 18 And though I chase, I'll never touch or fly,
The moon will guide me, like a silent spark.
•Line 3 repeats in lines 9, 15, and 19 I chase the moon across the midnight sky,
I long to reach, though I know it is shy.
Thank You
By: Adam Islam
8E
