Forms Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
Sonnet
A
14 lines
Iambic pentameter
About love
2
Q
Ballad
A
Dramatic story
Quatrains
(ABAB/ABCB)
3
Q
Ode
A
Praises person or event and is short
4
Q
Elegy
A
Poem about someone who died
5
Q
Free verse
A
No structure
No constraints
6
Q
Acostric
A
First letter of each line spells word or phrase
7
Q
Limerick
A
Humerous
(AABBA)
Lind 1,2,5 are longer than 3 and 4
End is a punch line
8
Q
Haiku
A
Written in tersest (3 line stanzas)
Line 1 and 3 had 5 syllables
Line 2 has 7
9
Q
Villanelle
A
Has 19 lines
5 Stanzas of 3 lines ABA
1 Stanza of 4 ABAA
