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Try thinking of poetry as a game or a puzzle. Words are the puzzle pieces. Fit your words together according to the
“rules” and you win! Find the right pieces, and you end up with an
impressive word-picture of your own!
Nursery
Rhymes
Roses are red, violets are blue…
Romeo and Juliet
“We Are the Champions”
Haiku
• Japanese form of poetry• NO title • NO rhyming• 3 lines• About nature
• Specific syllable patterns• Total of 17 syllables
Oxygen
the trees give us airair so we can breathe in life
the air - we love it
The Sun
The shiniest sun was up in very blue skies
and happiness grew
LINE 1 = 5 syllablesLINE 2 = 7 syllablesLINE 3 = 5 syllables
Twaiku
raining on sunday time to do the spring cleaning watch raindrops instead
By @Gianinec
Plain white pages wait For black ink to carve a path - Our dreams given life.
By @littledharmabum
• Same format as a haikuLINE 1 = 5 syllablesLINE 2 = 7 syllablesLINE 3 = 5 syllables
*ADDITIONAL RULE = 140 character limit like Twitter• Characters = spaces, numbers, letters, new lines, hash tags, symbols
Ballad
• Poem that tells a story of…• Adventure• Romance• Heroism
• Often sung• Usually has stanzas of 4 lines each• Rhymes• Usually 2nd and 4th line of each stanza
“Battle of New Orleans”
In 1814 we took a little tripAlong with Colonel Jackson down the mighty MississipWe took a little bacon and we took a little beansAnd we caught the bloody British in a town in New Orleans
“Casey at the Bat”
Limerick• Humorous poetry• 5 line poem made up of 1 couplet and 1 triplet
• Couplet = 2 lines that have ending rhyme• Triplet = 3 lines that have ending rhyme
There was an old man in a boat.
Who said, “I’m afloat, I’m afloat!”
When they said, “No! You ain’t!”
He was ready to faint,
That unhappy old man in a boat.
• Rhyme Pattern: AABBA• Syllables Pattern:
• Lines 1, 2, & 5 = Rhyme and 8-9 syllables each• Lines 3 & 4 = Rhyme and 5-6 syllables each
• The last line is the punch line or joke
Concrete
• AKA a shape poem• Takes on the shape of it’s title or subject• Draw the shape and then write the poem around the shape or within the shape.
Cinquain• Pronounced “sink-ane”
• “cinq” – French #5• Created by an American poet• Based on Japanese haiku• NO rhyme• 5 lines with a specific pattern
TreeSturdy, TallClimbing, Swinging, PlayingFun among the branchesMaple
CatBlack, StealthyCrouching, Watching, WaitingMust you hunt small animals?Feline
LINE 1 = 1 word titleLINE 2 = 2 words that describe the subject (adjectives)LINE 3 = 3 action words (verbs)LINE 4 = 4 or 5 words that express your feelings about the subject (NOT a complete sentence)LINE 5 = 1 word synonym for title
Instagram Cinquains
Diamante
• Diamond shaped• Similar to a cinquain
LINE 1 = 1 word noun or subjectsLINE 2 = 2 adj. that describe Line 1LINE 3 = 3 –ing verbs about Line 1LINE 4 = 4 nouns, 2 related to Line 1 and 2 related to Line 7LINE 5 = 3 –ing verbs about Line 7LINE 6 = 2 adj. that describe Line 7LINE 7 = 1 word antonym for Line 1
RipeLuscious, CrimsonSwelling, Tempting, NourishingDesirable Apple, Distasteful AppleShrinking, Stinking, DecayingMoldy, BrownRotten
LosingUpset, EmbarrassedCrying, Fighting, EnergizingErrors, Tears, Trophies, ScreamsCheering, Celebrating, AdrenalineExhilarated, ProudWinning
Free Verse
• NO pattern• NO rhyme• NOT a paragraph
• Has meaning/theme/mood• Still uses literary devices
Kittens
The kittens stretch, like a stretchy headband!They go outside for some fresh air.A fox sees them & the kittens run back,Where it is safe.Their owner picks them upAnd lies them on herLap and they go to sleep.MEOW!!
Acrostic
• AKA name poems• 1 letter in each line is used to spell out a… • name• message• title• phrase
Has a good heartEveryone appreciatesResponds when neededOnly wants to do what’s right
ResponsibilityPositive AttitudeExcellence through effortShow Respect