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The document outlines the conventions of traditional poetry genres, detailing three common types: lyric, narrative, and descriptive poems. It further explains subtypes of these forms, including odes, elegies, sonnets, ballads, haikus, and limericks, each with specific characteristics. An activity is included, instructing readers to create a haiku poem on yellow paper.

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Lesson 2 CNF

The document outlines the conventions of traditional poetry genres, detailing three common types: lyric, narrative, and descriptive poems. It further explains subtypes of these forms, including odes, elegies, sonnets, ballads, haikus, and limericks, each with specific characteristics. An activity is included, instructing readers to create a haiku poem on yellow paper.

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Lesson 2:

Understanding
Conventions of
Traditional Genres
(Form
CREATIVE NON
FORM
A poem may or may not have
a specific number of lines,
rhyme scheme and/or metrical
pattern, but it can still be
labeled according to its form
or style.
The three most
common Types of
Poems
1.Lyric Poetry - It is any
poem with one speaker
(not necessarily the poet)
who expresses strong
thoughts and feelings.
The three most
common Types of
2. NarrativePoems
Poem - It is a poem
that tells a story; its structure
resembles the plot line of a story
[i.e. the introduction of conflict
and characters, rising action,
climax and the denouement].
The three most
common Types of
Poems
3. Descriptive Poem - It is a
poem that describes the world that
surrounds the speaker. It uses
elaborate imagery and adjectives.
While emotional, it is more
"outward-focused" than lyric poetry,
which is more personal and
introspective
Types of Poems that are Subtypes of
the Three Styles
1. Ode: It is usually a lyric poem of moderate length,
with a serious subject, an elevated style, and an
elaborate stanza pattern.
2. Elegy: It is a lyric poem that mourns the dead. [It's
not to be confused with a eulogy.] It has no set metric or
stanzaic pattern, but it usually begins by reminiscing
about the dead person, then laments the reason for the
death, and then resolves the grief by concluding that
death leads to immortality. It often uses "apostrophe"
(calling out to the dead person) as a literary technique. It
can have a formal style, and sound similar to an ode.
Types of Poems that are Subtypes of
the Three Styles
Ex. Of an Ode
Thomas Gray, ‘Ode on the Death of a Favourite
Cat’.

The hapless nymph with wonder saw;


A whisker first and then a claw,
With many an ardent wish,
She stretched in vain to reach the prize.
What female heart can gold despise?
What cat’s averse to fish?
Types of Poems that are Subtypes of
the Three Styles
3. Sonnet: It is a lyric poem consisting of 14 lines and, in
the English version, is usually written in iambic pentameter.
Two basic kinds of sonnets
Italian (or Petrarchan) sonnet – is named after Petrarch
an Italian Renaissance poet. The Petrarchan sonnet consists of an
octave (eight lines) and a sestet (six lines).
Shakespearean (or Elizabethan/English) sonnet –
The Shakespearean sonnet consists of three quatrains (four lines
each) and a concluding couplet (two lines). The Petrarchan sonnet
tends to divide the thought into two parts (argument and
conclusion); the Shakespearean, into four (the final couplet is the
summary).
Types of Poems that are Subtypes of
the Three Styles
Ballad: It is a narrative poem that
has a musical rhythm and can be
sung. A ballad is usually organized into
quatrains or cinquains, has a simple
rhythm structure, and tells the tales of
ordinary people.
Epic: It is a long narrative poem in
elevated style recounting the deeds of
Other types of poems

Haiku: It has an unrhymed verse form having three


lines (a tercet) and usually 5,7,5 syllables,
respectively. It's usually considered a lyric poem.
Limerick: It has a very structured poem, usually
humorous & composed of five lines (a cinquain), in
an aabba rhyming pattern; beat must be anapestic
(weak, weak, strong) with 3 feet in lines 1, 2, & 5
and 2 feet in lines 3 & 4. It's usually a narrative
poem based upon a short and often ribald anecdote.
Activity # 2 in CREATIVE
NONFICTION

Directions: Create a
HAIKU Poem in a ¼
sheet of yellow
paper.

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