Literary Terms Part III Types of Poems

Epic Poem

Homer’s “THE ODYSSEY”

Narrative Poem

Narrative Poetry is found in different types of poetry such as Ballads, Epics, and Lays.* Some narrative poems are the length of a book such as the Song of Hiawatha or The Iliad. *Which means…. An “EPIC POEM” can also be a Narrative!

Example of Narrative Poetry excerpt from “John Barleycorn” by Robert Burns There was three kings into the east, Three kings both great and high, And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die.

Lyric Poem

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Still with me?

Dramatic Poem

Dramatic Poem Example “The Seven Ages of Man”

Ode

Example of an Ode ( excerpt from “Ode on a Grecian Urn ”) O Attic shape! fair attitude! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches and the trodden weed; Thou, silent form! dost tease us out of thought As doth eternity: Cold Pastoral! When old age shall this generation waste, Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.' 50 50

Are we there yet?

Sonnet

Shakespearean Sonnet The form is often named after Shakespeare, not because he was the first to write in this form, but because he became its most famous user. The form consists of three quatrains and a couplet. The usual rhyme scheme was a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g. Sonnets are written in iambic pentameter, meaning that there are 10 syllables per line, and that every other syllable is naturally accented.iambic pentameter

Sonnet XVIII Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest, Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st; So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee

Petrarchan Sonnet Also known as the “Italian sonnet” this sonnet is split into two parts, an octave and a sestet. It is made up of fourteen iambic pentameter lines in an eight and a six-line stanza the first stanza poses a question or problem which the second stanza answers or resolves. stanza 1: abba abba stanza 2: cdecde or cdcdcd

Italian Sonnet by James DeFord, 1997 Turn back the heart you've turned away Give back your kissing breath Leave not my love as you have left The broken hearts of yesterday But wait, be still, don't lose this way Affection now, for what you guess May be something more, could be less Accept my love, live for today. Your roses wilted, as love spurned Yet trust in me, my love and truth Dwell in my heart, from which you've turned My strength as great as yours aloof. It is in fear you turn away And miss the chance of love today!

Haiku

Haiku Example In sun-bright water The lake creature swims alone I come up for air

Limerick

What is a Limerick? Limericks are frequently witty or humorous, and sometimes obscene with humorous intent. The poem has five lines with one couplet and one triplet. Rhyme Scheme = aabba FYI- The work “limerick” comes from Ireland. It was the name of a city.

Limerick Example There was a young man from Dealing Who caught the bus for Ealing. It said on the door Don't spit on the floor So he jumped up and spat on the ceiling!

Hooray! We’re done!

For now….