Poetry Forms

2. a form of poetry that tells a story
6. verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter
7. a short, emotionally expressive poem, often with a song-like quality
9. a form where the visual arrangement of words on the page is as important as the words themselves in conveying meaning
10. a short, unrhymed Japanese poem typically consisting of three lines, with a 5-7-5 syllable structure
11. a 19-line poem with a specific structure: five tercets followed by a quatrain, using two refrains and a specific rhyme scheme
13. a lyrical poem, often formal and celebratory
15. a 14-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter

1. poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
3. A long narrative poem in which a heroic protagonist engages in an action of great mythic or historical significance
4. a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba
5. a genre or mode that idealizes rural life and landscapes
8. a type of narrative poem, often in a song-like form, that tells a story
12. A poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically
14. a poem of lamentation, typically expressing sorrow or melancholy