reading comprehension recognition

Lyric poems

Expresses personal feelings or emotions.

Narrative poem

Tells a story in poem form

Epic poem

long poem about heroic journeys/ events

Ballad poem

Simple story poem, often rhythmic or song-like.

Elegy poem

Poem about loss or mourning

Ode poem

Praises or celebrates something.

Sonnet poem

14-line poem, often about love or ideas.

Limerick poem

Funny 5-line rhyming poem.

Found Poem

Made using words from other texts.

Acrostic poem

First letters spell a word/message.

Blank poem

No rhyme, but regular rhythm.

Narrative

Tells a story with characters and events.

Editorial

Newspaper opinion representing a viewpoint.

Letter to the Editor

Public opinion written in response to an issue.

Article

Explains a topic with facts.

Report

Structured facts, often formal and objective.

Political Cartoon

Uses images + exaggeration to criticise an issue.

Advertisement

Persuades you to buy or believe something.

Poster / Brochure

Combines visuals + text to inform or persuade.

Satire

Uses humour or exaggeration to criticise.

Anecdote

Short personal story used to make a point.

Euphemism

Softens a harsh or blunt idea.

Dysphemism

Makes something sound harsher.

Oxymoron

Two opposite words together.

Paradox

Contradictory idea that makes sense.

Juxtaposition

Side-by-side contrast.

Jargon

Specialised words used by a specific group.

Colloquial

Casual, everyday speech.

Allusion

indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event

Lament

Similar to an elegy, grief and sadness

Enjambment

sentence or thought continues from one line of poetry to the next without a punctuation pause at the end of the line

Axiom

short statement of universal truth that requires no proof

Refrain

A line or phrase that repeats at regular intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza