PoetryBy Aislinn Scarpelli

A Quick Description

• The word Poem originated in Ancient Greece meaning I Create.

• Some types of poems are : acrostics, alphabets, haikus, limericks ,and rhyming poems. There are many more types about many different subjects from humor to history(a ballad if you were wondering).

• Poetry is a great way to teach people, particularly children how to read and write creatively, especially now in the modern world.

So come take the road less traveled by and make all the difference. (Robert Frost)

A Nonsensical Donut poem

Nom nom

Do not

Nom nom

Eat my

Nom nom

Donut

Gulp

Too late

The Moon Haiku

Moon shines bright tonight

Guides my way most every night

Stunning stars surround

The Beetle Limerick

Vermin, pest, cootieGo on move your bootie

Beetle, bawtlePlease don’t dawdle On the way to Ooty*

*Ooty is a real place in India

Amanda the Panda

Amanda the panda plays in a banda.

She plays a base guitar that sounds really bizarre,

when she plays the C string.She has never left Beijing

and Amanda the panda will never leave, but will always believe

That her life is very boring

It has

Black stripes but not a tiger

Aard but not an aardvark

A mane but not a lion

Wolf but not one

This is a beast all its own

The aardwolf

The Aardwolf

Farewell

All of these poems were written by me and I hope you enjoyed them. If you were inspired by them or want to write your own I have brought paper to write on. So goodbye to the farewell friend. Parting is such sweet sorrow. Although we are saying goodbye, we are really preparing for our next

hello after the adventures . I hope to see you again after these adventures.

Mrs. Rubenstein’s Class

Types of poetry

Haiku

• A Haiku is a type of Japanese poem that can also be called a Hokku

• A Haiku poem has 3 lines and a total of 17 syllables

line 1- 5 syllables *Haiku poems DO

line 2- 7 syllables NOT have to rhyme*

line 3- 5 syllables

EXAMPLE: (5) The sky is so blue. (7) The sun is so warm up high. (5) I love the summer.

Riddles

• A riddle is a type of poem that describes something without actually saying what it is, making the reader guess

• A riddle can be about any subject. It can be funny and it can rhyme

EXAMPLE: I am an animal

I am black and white

I live in Asia

I eat bamboo

What am I?

ANSWER: A Panda Bear

theme poem

• A Theme Poem is a type of poetry that describes an object and is shaped the same as the object the poem is describing.

• For example, a poem about love can be in a heart shape or a poem about a cookie can be in a circle shape

Acrostic

• An Acrostic Poem is a poem in which the first letters in a line spell out a word or phrase

EXAMPLE: Tall as the sky

Red crisp leaves in the fall

Ever growing

Endless beauty

Diamante

• A diamante poem is a poem that takes the shape of a diamond

• This poem has seven lines and follows these guidelines:

Line 1: Beginning subjectLine 2: Two describing words about line 1Line 3: Three action words about line 1Line 4: A short phrase about line 1,

Line 5: Three action words about line 7Line 6: Two describing words about line 7Line 7: End subject

Activity

We will separate the class into five groups. Each group will get a different type of poetry. Using the subject cards, you will make a poem using the guidelines of your groups type of poetry. After you have created your pieces, you can volunteer to read them aloud to the class.

EXAMPLE: Poetry type: Haiku Subject: Monkeys

poem: They eat bananas (5)

They hang out in the tree tops (7)

I love the monkeys! (5)