Forms+of+poetry+Garrett

__Lyric Poem__- Poetry that does not tell a story, but is aimed at expressing the writers emotions or thoughts. Ex: "A Blessing" by James Wright. __Free verse__- Poetry without regular meter or rhyme scheme. Ex:"In Just" E.E. Cummings. __Sonnet__- Fourteen line lyric poem that is written in Iambic pantemeter and has one of several rhyme schemes. Ex:"Once upon the Pacific" Robert Frost __Shakespirian Sonnet__- A sonnet used vy Shakespire consisting of a quatrain followed by a couplet. Ex:abab cdcd __Quatrain__- Four line unit of text. Ex:abab __Petrarch__ __Sonnet__- Oldest sonnet named from the Italian poet Petrarch consisting of an octave and setsets. The octave presents a question while the setsets answer it. Ex:abba abba cde cde __Octace/ Octet__- Eight lines of poetry. Ex: abba abba __Setsets__- Six lines of poetry. Ex: cde cde __Catalog Poem__-Presents a list of many items. Ex:"The Car" Raymond Carver __Ballad__- Song that tells a story, uses steady rythm, strong rythm, and repetition. Ex:"Ballad of Birmingham" Dudley Randoll