Card 1
Term
Haiku
Definition
3-line Japanese poem (5-7-5 syllables)
Card 2
Term
Sonnet
Definition
14-line poem with a set rhyme scheme
Card 3
Term
Couplet
Definition
Two lines of verse
Card 4
Term
Ode
Definition
Poem of praise
Card 5
Term
Acrostic
Definition
Poem where first letters spell a word
Card 6
Term
Free Verse
Definition
Poetry without regular rhyme or meter
Card 7
Term
Ballad
Definition
Narrative poem with repeated refrain
Card 8
Term
Elegy
Definition
Poem of mourning
Card 9
Term
Limerick
Definition
Humorous 5-line poem
Card 10
Term
Epic
Definition
Long narrative poem