Need some help please? (1 Viewer)

[The_Chosen_One]

hey is there any way that you can distinguish between Lyric Poem, Ode, Sonnet, Ballad, Epic?

Like cause I have an english exam tomorrow so just wondering is there any possible way to distinguish the differences between these... l

For example, if i was given a poem and was asked what type of poem this is? Could you tell me how i can say what type of poem it will be?

 

[diametric]

What are you doing here?
And what kinds of retarded questions are you asking?

 

[alex.leon]

not the right place to post.

ahh, a new post on the poetry board got me all excited.
then it was this :|

 

[phosphorescent]

Yes, I think this is possibly the wrong forum...

It's honestly very easy to distinguish ... just go to any old site and read up on it. Don't be lazy.
And just thought I should tell you, sonnets and odes are technically lyrical poems, which is a very broad term.