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Forms of Poetry 2 - Coggle Diagram
Forms of Poetry 2
Short forms
Acrostic Poems
the first letter of each line read downwards spells a word
Alphabet poems
each new word or line begins with the next letter of the alphabet.
Cinquain
five lines and the length is devised by the number of syllables or the number of words per line.
Dylan Thomas Portraits
focusses on senses and begins with "did you ever" always in couplet form
Ezra Pound Couplets
unrhymed couplets that make comparison between two things (metaphors.
Haiku
aim is to capture a single moment to do with nature.
Lyric
emotional and reflective
characterised by an outpour of deep inner feelings
regardless of form poems can be lyrical
Ode
written to honour a person or praise something
has a high level of emotion
usually written in stanzas with a rhyme scheme but can be flexible.
Pastoral/ Nature Poem
no restrictions in from
give a picture of rural life
depicts country scenes in an idyllic way
Prose Poetry
a form of free verse
looks and sounds like it is from a story
uses rich imagery