Torana
04-09-2007, 11:56 PM
Ok well there are so many different forms and techniques with poetry so I have decided that I would start a thread where people can come and find out about different areas of poetry.
Here is a list of the poetry that will be listed here in the near future:
~Abecedarian
Abecedarian poems are now most commonly used as mnemonic devices and word games for children, such as those written by Dr. Seuss and Edward Gorey.
~Anaphora
As one of the world’s oldest poetic techniques, anaphora is used in much of the world’s religious and devotional poetry, including numerous Biblical Psalms
~Ballad
Their subject matter dealt with religious themes, love, tragedy, domestic crimes, and sometimes even political propaganda
~Ballade
One of the principal forms of music and poetry in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century France
~Blank and Free verse
~Blues Poem
A blues poem typically takes on themes such as struggle, despair, and sex
~The Bop
Not unlike the Shakespearean sonnet in trajectory, the Bop is a form of poetic argument consisting of three stanzas
~Cento
From the Latin word for 'patchwork,' the cento is a poetic form made up of lines from poems by other poets
~Chance Operations
A chance operation can be almost anything from throwing darts and rolling dice, to the ancient Chinese divination method, I-Ching, and even sophisticated computer programs
~Cinquain
Examples of cinquains can be found in many European languages, and the origin of the form dates back to medieval French poetry
~Dramatic Monologue
The poet speaks through an assumed voice—a character, a fictional identity, or a persona
~Elegy
The traditional elegy mirrors three stages of loss. First, there is a lament, then praise for the idealized dead, and finally consolation and solace
~Epic
Elements that typically distinguish epics include superhuman deeds, fabulous adventures, highly stylized language, and a blending of lyrical and dramatic traditions
~Epigram
An epigram is a short, pithy saying, usually in verse, often with a quick, satirical twist at the end
~Found Poem
The literary equivalent of a collage, found poetry is often made from newspaper articles, street signs, graffiti, speeches, letters, or even other poems
~Ghazal
Traditionally invoking melancholy, love, longing, and metaphysical questions, ghazals are often sung by Iranian, Indian, and Pakistani musicians
~Haiku
Often focusing on images from nature, haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression
~Limmerick
A popular form in children’s verse, the limerick is often comical, nonsensical, and sometimes even lewd
~Ode
Originally accompanied by music and dance, and later reserved by the Romantic poets to convey their strongest sentiments
~QULIPO
Although poetry and mathematics often seem to be incompatible areas of study, OULIPO seeks to connect them
~Pantoum
The pantoum originated in Malaysia in the fifteenth-century as a short folk poem, typically made up of two rhyming couplets that were recited or sung
~Prose Poem
Just as black humor straddles the fine line between comedy and tragedy, so the prose poem plants one foot in prose, the other in poetry, both heels resting precariously on banana peels
~Renga
Renga began over seven hundred years ago in Japan to encourage the collaborative composition of poems
~Rondeau
The rondeau began as a lyric form in thirteenth-century France, popular among medieval court poets and musicians
~Sapphic
The sapphic dates back to ancient Greece and is named for the poet Sappho, who left behind many poem fragments written in an unmistakable meter
~Sestina
The thirty-nine-line form is attributed to Arnaut Daniel, the Provencal troubadour of the twelfth century
~Sonnets
From the Italian sonetto, which means 'a little sound or song,' the sonnet is a popular classical form that has compelled poets for centuries
~Tanka
One of the oldest Japanese forms, tanka originated in the seventh century, and quickly became the preferred verse form in the Japanese Imperial Court
~Terza Rima
Invented by the Italian poet Dante Alighiere in the late thirteenth century to structure his three-part epic poem, The Divine Comedy
~Triolet
The earliest triolets were devotionals written by Patrick Carey, a seventeenth-century Benedictine monk
~Villanelle
Strange as it may seem for a poem with such a rigid rhyme scheme, the villanelle did not start off as a fixed form
These are the types of poetry that will be appearing here for explanation and discussion.
I hope this provides some useful information and help to you all, and look foward to your participation within the discussions.
If there are any others that I have left out feel free to add them to the list so that all areas can be covered and discussed.
Thanks
Torana
Here is a list of the poetry that will be listed here in the near future:
~Abecedarian
Abecedarian poems are now most commonly used as mnemonic devices and word games for children, such as those written by Dr. Seuss and Edward Gorey.
~Anaphora
As one of the world’s oldest poetic techniques, anaphora is used in much of the world’s religious and devotional poetry, including numerous Biblical Psalms
~Ballad
Their subject matter dealt with religious themes, love, tragedy, domestic crimes, and sometimes even political propaganda
~Ballade
One of the principal forms of music and poetry in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century France
~Blank and Free verse
~Blues Poem
A blues poem typically takes on themes such as struggle, despair, and sex
~The Bop
Not unlike the Shakespearean sonnet in trajectory, the Bop is a form of poetic argument consisting of three stanzas
~Cento
From the Latin word for 'patchwork,' the cento is a poetic form made up of lines from poems by other poets
~Chance Operations
A chance operation can be almost anything from throwing darts and rolling dice, to the ancient Chinese divination method, I-Ching, and even sophisticated computer programs
~Cinquain
Examples of cinquains can be found in many European languages, and the origin of the form dates back to medieval French poetry
~Dramatic Monologue
The poet speaks through an assumed voice—a character, a fictional identity, or a persona
~Elegy
The traditional elegy mirrors three stages of loss. First, there is a lament, then praise for the idealized dead, and finally consolation and solace
~Epic
Elements that typically distinguish epics include superhuman deeds, fabulous adventures, highly stylized language, and a blending of lyrical and dramatic traditions
~Epigram
An epigram is a short, pithy saying, usually in verse, often with a quick, satirical twist at the end
~Found Poem
The literary equivalent of a collage, found poetry is often made from newspaper articles, street signs, graffiti, speeches, letters, or even other poems
~Ghazal
Traditionally invoking melancholy, love, longing, and metaphysical questions, ghazals are often sung by Iranian, Indian, and Pakistani musicians
~Haiku
Often focusing on images from nature, haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression
~Limmerick
A popular form in children’s verse, the limerick is often comical, nonsensical, and sometimes even lewd
~Ode
Originally accompanied by music and dance, and later reserved by the Romantic poets to convey their strongest sentiments
~QULIPO
Although poetry and mathematics often seem to be incompatible areas of study, OULIPO seeks to connect them
~Pantoum
The pantoum originated in Malaysia in the fifteenth-century as a short folk poem, typically made up of two rhyming couplets that were recited or sung
~Prose Poem
Just as black humor straddles the fine line between comedy and tragedy, so the prose poem plants one foot in prose, the other in poetry, both heels resting precariously on banana peels
~Renga
Renga began over seven hundred years ago in Japan to encourage the collaborative composition of poems
~Rondeau
The rondeau began as a lyric form in thirteenth-century France, popular among medieval court poets and musicians
~Sapphic
The sapphic dates back to ancient Greece and is named for the poet Sappho, who left behind many poem fragments written in an unmistakable meter
~Sestina
The thirty-nine-line form is attributed to Arnaut Daniel, the Provencal troubadour of the twelfth century
~Sonnets
From the Italian sonetto, which means 'a little sound or song,' the sonnet is a popular classical form that has compelled poets for centuries
~Tanka
One of the oldest Japanese forms, tanka originated in the seventh century, and quickly became the preferred verse form in the Japanese Imperial Court
~Terza Rima
Invented by the Italian poet Dante Alighiere in the late thirteenth century to structure his three-part epic poem, The Divine Comedy
~Triolet
The earliest triolets were devotionals written by Patrick Carey, a seventeenth-century Benedictine monk
~Villanelle
Strange as it may seem for a poem with such a rigid rhyme scheme, the villanelle did not start off as a fixed form
These are the types of poetry that will be appearing here for explanation and discussion.
I hope this provides some useful information and help to you all, and look foward to your participation within the discussions.
If there are any others that I have left out feel free to add them to the list so that all areas can be covered and discussed.
Thanks
Torana