This text explains different styles of poetry, including free verse, sonnets, sestinas, haiku, and limericks. Sonnets are typically written in iambic pentameter and have a specific structure for content. Sestinas repeat the last word of each line throughout the poem, while haiku usually focus on nature and seasons. Limericks are usually humorous and consist of five lines.
There are many different styles of poetry. Some styles rhyme and have a meter, while others don’t. Free verse is a type of poetry where there is no fixed meter and the words don’t have to rhyme. More formal styles include the sonnet, which must be 14 lines long and written in iambic pentameter, and the sextuplet, which has six stanzas of six lines each. Poetry styles can also fall between free verse and more formal styles, such as haiku and limericks.
A common form of the sonnet is the Shakespearean sonnet. Shakespeare’s poems feature an ABAB rhyme scheme, meaning that the last word of the first line rhymes with the last word of the third line. The typical Shakespearean sonnet consisted of three four-line stanzas and a couplet at the end. The last words of the couplet rhymed with each other.
Sonnets are usually written in iambic pentameter, which means there are five feet, or iambs, per line and a total of 10 syllables. Poems also usually have a specific structure for the content. For example, in the first stanza, the poet usually establishes a topic. In the next, he builds on description and metaphor, and in the third, he adds a twist. The last two lines of the sonnet summarize the poet’s argument.
One of the more complex styles of poetry is the sestet, a French form. Sestinas need no rhyme, but the last word of each line should be repeated throughout the poem. Six words are repeated throughout the poem. For example, the last word of the last line of the first verse should be repeated as the last word of the first line of the second verse. The last word of the first line of the first stanza is then repeated as the last word of the second line of the stanza.
After the six stanzas, the sestet ends with a three-line envoy. Sent lines must end with the first, third and fifth final words. The other three final words are also used throughout the envoy, though not in the last position.
Other styles of poetry include haiku, a non-rhyming poem made up of three lines that have five, seven, and five syllables. Usually, haiku have something to do with nature and the seasons. Free verse doesn’t rhyme either and relies on cadence rather than meter for rhythm. The limerick rhymes and consists of five lines. It’s usually a funny or nonsensical poem.
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