Traditional Poems
Follows fixed rules such as a specified number of lines.
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Has a regular pattern of rythym and/or rhyme
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Types of Traditional Poems
Epic.Ode.Ballad.Sonnet.Haiku,Limerick.Villanelle.
Sestina
Organic Poems
Does not follow established rules for form. Does not have a regular pattern of rythym and may not rhyme at all. May use unconventional spelling punctuation, and grammar
Types of Organic Poems
Free Verse, Concrete, shaped
Closed form
content fits form
Open form
content creates form. punctuation, linebraks, and white space are very important
Free Verse
does not have a regular pattern of rhyme or rythym
Concrete
words create picture, more a visual than a literal form
Shaped Poems
content is more important than shape, follows gramatical rules, shape complements poem content
Meter
pattern of stresseand unstressed syllables.
u= unstressed (breve). ‘=stressed(ictus)
iambe
breve ictus
trouchee
ictus breve
foot
basic unit of meter, 2 syllables
monometer
1 foot
dimeter
2 feet
trimeter
3 feet
tetrameter
4 feet
pentameter
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