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A \"poem\" (from the Greek  \npoiemalis) a specific work of poetry. A Poetry Form is the general organizing principle of a literary work.  \nClick the following link if you need detailed information (definitions and examples) about different  \nTypes of Poetry  \nSome Poetry Forms  \nDetailed below are explanations of Poetry Forms. There are many poetry forms such as ballads, sonnets, odes, epitaphs, elegies and many more. What do they all mean and what are the differences in these various forms? Listed below are many definitions of Poetry Forms.A Form is the generic term for the organising principle of a literary work. In poetry, form is described in terms elements like rhyme, meter, and stanzaic pattern.  \nThe section covering Specific terms used in Poetry follows directly after the definitions of Poetry forms.  \n􀁸 ABC poem  \nAn ABC poem has 5 lines that create a mood, picture, or feeling. Lines 1 through 4 are made up of words, phrases or clauses-and the first word of each line is in alphabetical order from the first word. Line 5 is one sentence, beginning with any letter.  \nPoetry Forms  \n􀁸 Ballad  \nA poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend and often has a repeated refrain.  \nPoetry Forms  \n􀁸 Ballade  \nA type of poem, usually with three stanzas of seven, eight, or ten lines and a shorter final stanza of four or five lines. All stanzas end with the same one-line refrain.  \nPoetry Forms  \n􀁸 Blank verse  \nPoetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. Blank verse is often unobtrusive and the iambic pentameter form often resembles the rhythms of ordinary speech. Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in blank verse.  \nPoetry Forms  \n􀁸 Burlesque  \nBurlesque is a story, play, or essay, that treats a serious subject ridiculously, or is simply a trivial story  \nPoetry Forms  \n􀁸 Canzone  \nA medieval Italian lyric poem, with five or six stanzas and a shorter concluding stanza (or envoy) . The poet Patriarch was a master of the canzone.  \nPoetry Forms  \n􀁸 Carpe diem  \nA Latin expression that means \"seize the day. \" Carpe diem poems have the theme of living for  \ntoday.  \nPoetry Forms  \n􀁸 Cinquain  \nA cinquain has five lines.  \nLine 1 is one word (the title)  \nLine 2 is two words that describe the title.  \nLine 3 is three words that tell the action  \nLine 4 is four words that express the feeling  \nLine 5 is one word that recalls the title  \nPoetry Forms  \n􀁸 Classicism  \nThe principles and ideals of beauty that are characteristic of Greek and Roman art, architecture, and literature. Examples of classicism in poetry can be found in the works of John Dryden and Alexander Pope, which are characterized by their formality, simplicity, and emotional restraint. Poetry Forms  \n􀁸 Couplet  \nA couplet has rhyming stanzas each made up of two lines. Shakespearean sonnets usually end ina couplet.  \n􀁸 Elegy  \nA sad and thoughtful poem lamenting the death of a person. An example of this type of poem is Thomas Gray's \"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. \"  \n􀁸 Epic  \nA long, serious poem that tells the story of a heroic figure. Two of the most famous epic poems are the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer and the epic poem of Hiawatha.  \nPoetry Forms  \n􀁸 Epigram  \nA very short, satirical and witty poem usually written as a brief couplet or quatrain. The term epigram is derived from the Greek word epigramma, meaning inscription.  \nThe epigram was cultivated in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by poets like Ben Jonson and John Donne  \nPoetry Forms  \n􀁸 Epitaph  \nAn epitaph is a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument written in praise of a deceased person.  \n􀁸 Epithalamium (or Epithalamion)  \nA wedding poem written in honour of a bride and bridegroom.  \n􀁸 Free verse (also vers libre)  \nPoetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set fixed metrical patter","cbCaip7YEck3mpJA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaip7YEck3mpJA","pdf",410521,"English","# Poetry definition\n## Poetry forms and organizing principles\n# Examples of poetry forms\n## ABC poem\n## Ballad and Ballade\n## Blank verse\n## Burlesque\n## Canzone\n## Carpe diem\n## Cinquain\n## Classicism\n## Couplet\n## Elegy\n## Epic\n## Epigram\n## Epitaph\n## Epithalamium\n## Free verse\n## Haiku\n## Idyll\n## Lay\n## Limerick\n## Lyric\n## Name poem\n## Narrative poetry\n## Ode\n## Pastoral\n## Quatrain\n## Rhyme\n## Rhyme royal","[{\"question\":\"What is the definition of poetry in this document?\",\"answer\":\"Poetry is defined as a type of literature written in meter. 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