Definition of Elegy
An Elegy is a 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."
Example of Elegy - Excerpt
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
by
Thomas Gray
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea,
The ploughman homeward plods his weary way,
And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
Couplets are made up of two lines whose last words rhyme. They are often silly.
Example:
The cat ate a mouse
And then brought it to the house.
Triplets are made up of three lines. The rhyming pattern can be AAA or ABA
Example:
What a fine day
To go out to play
In the month of May
Quatrains are made up of four lines. The rhyming pattern can be AABB or ABAB.
Example:
I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one:
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
STRUCTURE:
A limerick has five lines.
The last words of lines one, two, and five rhyme.
The last words of lines three and four rhyme.
A limerick has to have a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
EXAMPLE:
There was an old man from Peru
Who dreamed he was eating his shoe
He awoke in the night
With a terrible fright
To discover it was totally true
EXAMPLE:
Pencil
Sharp, skinny
Writing, answering, erasing
Wood, lead, ink, plastic
Drawing, smudging, leaking
Durable, comfortable
Pen
By Abbie
Description:
A poem in which certain letters of the lines, usually the first letters, form a word or message relating to the subject
Example:
Curled up in a corner
At peace
Taking a nap
Origins:
It is of Japanese origin. A Haiku is short poem of a keenly observed moment
that pertains to nature or human nature.
Structure:
* 3 Lines
* Lines 1,2,3 have 5,7,5 syllables respectively.
* Unrhymed
Characteristics:
Observing nature
Example:
An old pond!
A frog jumps in—
the sound of water.
Basho
