Question

Write a poem that is one of these:

Ballad

Sonnet

Slam

Free Verse

Answer 1

1. I Ballads are often 13 lines with an ABABBCBC form, consisting of couplets (two lines) of rhymed verse, each of 14 syllables. Another common form is ABAB or ABCB repeated, in alternating eight and six syllable lines. Many ballads were written and sold as single sheet broadsides
2. “De.ath be not proud.” —John Donne. “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?” —William Shakespeare. “i carry your heart with me(i carry it in / my heart)” —e.e. cumm.ings.
3. In addition to rhyme and rhythm, the best slam poems often include alteration, simple metaphors, assonance, hyperbole, personification, meter, and vivid imagery. These techniques help to create a poem that carries more impact with the audience.
4. A free verse poem, also known as a vers libre, is a poem that lacks all of the above. ... A free verse poem, also known as a vers libre, is a poem that lacks all of the above. It has no defined meter, no consistent rhyme scheme, and no specified length or formal requirements.