Question

2. 2. Poems in English are of different types.

.Sonnet . Epic
.Limerick . Lyric
.Ballad . Humorous
.Elegy . Idyll
.Free verse

Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against
its description.

(i) A long story-poem, often mythical .............................
(ii) A short story poem with a message .............................
(iii) A poem of 14 lines .............................
(iv) A song-like poem .............................
(v) A poem with no uniformity of rhyme, rhythm etc. .............................
(vi) A poem set in picturesque, rustic background .............................
(vii) A sad poem, lamenting death of a loved one .............................
(viii) A 5-line short funny poem with rhyme-scheme aabba. .............................
(ix) A poem written, just to create humour .............................
Poems in English are of different types. Chapter1.1(1) Where the Mind is Without Fear...-Rabindranath Tagore
Maharashtra SCERT Class X English

Answer 1

I) epic iii) sonnet
v)free verse
iv) lyric
viii)limerick
ix) humorous