Ms. Anderson’s Guide to POETRY

Poetry Acrostic Haiku Cinquain Diamante

Acrostic AKA a “name poem” Each line begins with a letter from the name of a person. This letter is the beginning letter of an adjective used to describe the person.

Acrostic Messy Silly Abiding Nice Determined Eager Resilient Sincere Offbeat Near-sighted

Acrostic Let’s try one together: Title:

Haiku Has three non-rhyming lines. First line has 5 syllables. Second line has 7 syllables. Third line has 5 syllables. Often about something beautiful in nature.

Haiku Brisk spring and fall air New colors glance in my hair X X X X X Brisk spring and fall air New colors glance in my hair As I watch in awe. 5 syllables X X X X X X X 7 syllables X X X X X 5 syllables

Haiku Let’s try one together: Title: 5 syllables 7 syllables

Cinquain Has five lines: Line 1: noun Line 2: two adjectives describing the noun Line 3: three verbs showing the actions of the noun Line 4: a four-word phrase telling about the noun Line 5: repetition of the noun or use of a synonym for the noun

Cinquain Sneakers White, squeaky Running, jumping, skipping They cover my feet Nike noun 2 adjectives 3 verbs 4-word phrase synonym for noun

Cinquain Let’s try one together: noun 2 adjectives 3 verbs 4-word phrase synonym for noun

Diamante Diamond-shaped poem with 7 lines: Line 1: 1 NOUN Line 2: 2 ADJECTIVES Line 3: 3 GERUNDS (verb + -ing) Line 4: 4 NOUNS Line 5: 3 GERUNDS (verb + -ing) Line 6: 2 ADJECTIVES Line 7: 1 NOUN

Diamante Winter Rainy, cold Skiing, skating, sledding Mountains, wind, breeze, ocean Swimming, surfing, scuba diving Sunny, hot Summer 1 noun A 2 adjectives A 3 verbs + -ing A 2 nouns A + 2 nouns B 3 verbs + -ing B 2 adjectives B 1 noun B

Diamante Let’s try one together: Title: 1 noun A 2 adjectives A 3 verbs + -ing A 2 nouns A + 2 nouns B 3 verbs + -ing B 2 adjectives B 1 noun B