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CONVENTIONAL
FORMS
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SONNET VILLANELLE SESTINA BLANK VERSE

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HEROIC COUPLET HAIKU FREE VERSE ACTIVITY
VILLANELLE
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A Villanelle can be described as the following:
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A form with italian origin defined by its 19 lines
spread across 6 lines. It has 5 tercets(a stanza with
three lines) and a final stanza with 4 lines(quatrain).

First line becomes the last line of the second &

fourth stanzas, while being the third line on the 6th
stanza. Meanwhile, the third line of the first stanza
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SESTINA
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A Sestina is:

A poem form with six stanzas of six lines each and

an envoi(a three line stanza that ends the poem)

The same end words must be repeated in the

following stanzas and follow a set pattern.

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SONNET
How do we write them?
A sonnet is characterized by the following criteria:

Petrarchan Sonnet
It’s an octave(8 lines) with a sestet(6 lines) for a
total of 14.
It has a rhyme scheme of ABBA ABBA CDE
CDE

Shakespearean Sonnet
Three quatrains(4 lines) and a couplet(2 lines)
The rhyme scheme is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
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HAIKU
Haiku is a traditional Japanese poetic form with
a 3 line poem, which has a 5-7-5 syllable count
Haikus often focus on nature or moments of
reflection and aim to capture a brief, vivid
impression or emotion.
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What are the rules for structuring a haiku?
Traditionally, a haiku meets the following requirements:
It has three lines.
It has five syllables in the first and third lines.
It has seven syllables in the second line.
Its lines don’t rhyme.
It includes a kireji, or cutting word.
It includes a kigo, a seasonal reference.
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The heroic couplet is composed of a pair of rhyming lines,
often written in iambic.
The term was coined “heroic” for it was seen as a form where a
high subject matter can be written about it.
Heroic couplets have been used in English poetry for
centuries and are often associated with classical and
neoclassical poetry.

RHYME SCHEME
AABBCC
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Coined from the French word “vers libre”

Free verse is poetry that doesn’t have a regular rhythm, line
length, or rhyme scheme. It relies on the natural rhythms of
speech.
It is most commonly used in modern and contemporary writing,
and is useful when a writer is seeking to mimic natural speech
patterns.
It operates with the following elements of a close as guiding
principles.
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Lineation
-Denotes the length of the poetic lines in relation to the line
breaks.
Long Lines - produce a poem that has a thick shape
Short lines- produce a poem that has a thin silhouette

Sound Devices - In free verse poetry, sound

is useful for conveying emotions, creating rhythm, and
enhancing the overall sensory experience.

Imagery - Free verse poets use descriptive language to

engage the reader's senses.

Dictation - Free verse allows poets to closely mimic the

rhythms and cadences of natural speech.
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Is another form that originated from Italy

Written in unrhymed but metered lines,
Almost always iambic pentameter, or a line
with 10 syllables and 5 stresses
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