APLIT Poetree

Villanelle Poetry Structure

• 19 Lines Total

  • 5 Tercets (3 line stanzas)

  • 1 quadrant (4 line stanzas)

• Will have refrain: repeating phrases, words, lines

• First and third line of the opening tercet will be repeated alternately in the last lines of the following stanzas and recur in the poem’s final two lines. (Dont Go Gentle)

Lyric Poetry Structure

• Traditionally seen in sonnets and odes

• You will often see Iambic pentameter in these poems

Lyric:

A short, emotionally expressive poem with a songlike quality that is narrated in the first person

• There is no plot/ characters/ story in Lyrics.

• This is a telling/ recollections of emotions experienced by the author

Sonnet

• ABBA ABBA CDCDCD

• Change in tone after first EIGHT lines

• 10 syllables per line

Ode

• A celebration of a person, place, thing, or idea

• No strict form

Ballad Poetry Structure

• Form

  • Third-person objective narration

  • Four line stanzas (quadrants)

  • Rhyme scheme: ABCB

  • Alternating lines of 8 syllables and 6 syllables

  • Often have a refrain, similar to a chorus of modern day songs.

  • FORM EXCEPTION

    • Occasionally, stanzas may go over 4 lines

      • Rhyme scheme: 

ABCBDB

Ballad Poetry (3 types)

• One of the oldest poem forms and traditionally set to music. 

• Meant to be story-like/ narration

• Typically more simple language. 

• Three types of ballads you may see:

  • Folk Ballad: traditional ballads that tell stories of love and adventure.

  • Lyrical Ballad: Utilize the bouncy usage of iambic pentameter to create rhythm; tell stories of everyday life.

  • Modern Ballad: Narrative songs, less prestigious and literary. 

    • (You probably won’t see Modern Ballads on the AP test)

Petrarchan Structure

• (Sonnet)

• Form

  • Rhyme Scheme: ABBA ABBA CDCDCD

• 14 lines

• Tone shift after EIGHT lines 

(rhyme scheme shift)

• 10 syllables per line

Shakespearean  Structure

• Sonnet

• Form

  • Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• 14 lines

• Theme/ purpose in LAST TWO LINES 

(couplet)

• 10 syllables per line