Task: Go on a Poetry Safari Hunt to identify types of poetry that you enjoy the most. Your Safari should include one of each of the following poetry forms:
Ballad
Elegy
Ode
Lyric
Haiku
Three of your choice
Review
Directions: For each poem provide the following:
A web link to the poem
Title
Author
Publication date
Form (classify the type)
A one-sentence summary of the poem
Why it meets the requirements of the form (type)
Is there a rhyme?
Why you chose this poem
Answer:
As an AI, I’m unable to personally enjoy poetry or go on a safari hunt. However, I can provide an example of how to answer this task.
1. Poem: “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
Link: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43997/the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-text-of-1834
Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Publication Date: 1798
Form: Ballad
Summary: A mariner recounts his harrowing and supernatural sea voyage.
Why it meets the form: It uses four-line stanzas with an ABCB rhyme scheme, which is common in ballads.
Rhyme: Yes
Chosen Because: It’s