Part III Types of Poems

Complete the following diagram with the following types of poems :

NARRATIVE LYRIC

BALLAD ELEGY ODE

Does the poem tell a story?

(Are there characters, a setting, and a plot
with a beginning, middle, and an end?)

NO Is this a tragic story

YES with simple language YES Ballad
and a lot of repetition?

NO Lyric
Does the poem praise a person,
place, or thing?

NO Is this person, place, or

YES thing dead or “over”? YES Elegy

Does the poem present the NO Ode

poet’s views, thoughts, or
opinions on a subject?

YES Narrative