Poetic Form

Lyric Poetry

expressive and often musical nature; the most common type and it also explores a wide range of emotions

sonnet

rigidly structured poetic form

francisco petrarca or petrarch

father of the italian sonnet; influinced shakespeare with his love sonnets inspired by laura

sonnet

strictly structured poem; 14 lines and definite rhyme scheme

sonnet

10 syllables written in iambic pantameterm a rhytmic pattern where each lines have 5 iambics

iamb

two-syllablr unit, unstressed first syllable (u) —> stressed and second syllable (/)

iamb

present a speakers struggle between two contrasting ideas

pastoral poem

emotions and ideas within an idealized, rustic setting, or pasteur; Shepards writing for flocks

natures beauty, peace and love, ( carpe diem )

what are the themes of a pastoral poem

Modernist Poetry

movement; willingness to experiment and break free from rules, new ways of writing (abandoning) strict rhyme scheme and regular rhythms’

Modernist poetry

focuses on visual elements

christopher marlowe

most important and during the reign of queen elizabeth

Christopher Marlowe

who made the poem “ The Passionate Shepard to his Love”

Quantrain

verse w/ 4 lines; follows definite rhyme scheme

Edward Estlin ( E.E ) Cummings

20th century american poet; has an unconventional approach to poetry