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So You wanna.com: So You Wanna Learn About Poetic Form?
Discusses poetic form and the basic unit of form, the stanza. Also defines many related terms including couplet, triplet (tercets), quatrain, sesten (sestina), rhyme royal, ottava rima, Spenserian stanza, sonnet, and villanelle.
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Centre for Literacy in Primary Education: Poetryline: Poetic Forms and Devices
An excellent resource for learning about the different forms and devices used in poetry. Each item is linked to its own page which has examples of its use. Many of the pages have videos of authors reading their poems, and some have...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Rl.3.5: Refer to Parts of Stories, Dramas, and Poems
Links to 73 lessons that focus on skills within third grade reading standard RL.3.5.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Ballad
The University of Victoria's English department gives a comprehensive definition of the "ballad" poetic form. Short examples included.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: Their Lonely Betters
'Their Lonely Betters' is a short, four-stanza lyric poem by W.H. Auden. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
Sacred Text Archive
"Stories From the Faerie Queene" by Mary Macleod
This is a Victorian era retelling of Edmund Spenser's "Faerie Queen." Useful for getting a grip on the plot, or for comparison of language.