OTHER POETIC TYPES
Lesson 25
By now you are a poet - and we think you do know it! Let these lyrical lessons make you aware of the poetry around you and the many positive ways you can express yourself. The following is a list of other poetic forms. Please research as many as you can and give some a try. Like everything else practice makes perfect - even in poetry.
Please visit my lesson plans on the PBS page about poetry. You'll find all types of poems, elements, and ways to use poetry in the classroom. Enjoy! It was definitely a lot of fun to work on this.
Now the students should have a working knowledge of the following:
Allegory
Alphabet Poem
Ballad
Cinquain
Epic
List Poems
Madrigal
Prose
Rap
Shape (Concrete) Poems
Sonnet