Acrostic Sonnet Couplets Poetry Haiku Cinquain Concrete Quatrain Limericks Cinquain Free Verse
Poetry is multi-dimensional It is Intellectual Sensual [appeals to the senses] Emotional Imaginative
Poetry’s distinctive elements Rhythm – flows like a melody and has movement Melody – sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds Imagery – mental picture of something not actually present Form – shape; a poem of a tree written in the shape of a tree
Poems are composed of:
Some poems have rhyme scheme: the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song
Folk songs and ballads Narrative poetry [tells a story] set to music Tom Dooley Hang down your head Tom Dooley, Hang down your head and cry Poor boy you're bound to die.
hope then still clings.“ Couplets A pair of lines that are usually rhymed "If the phone rings, hope then still clings.“ A child drifted off to sleep After she counted sheep.
Meeting blue sky and green earth Haiku A poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. A Rainbow Donna Brock Curving up, then down. Meeting blue sky and green earth Melding sun and rain.
Limerick Some people say that the limerick was invented by soldiers returning from France to the Irish town of Limerick in the 1700's. A limerick must be funny! A limerick must tell a story. A limerick must have 5 lines. A limerick must have a rhyme scheme of aa bb a. A limerick has a specific rhythm. Limericks are meant to be funny. They often contain hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms, puns, and other figurative devices. The last line of a good limerick contains the PUNCH LINE or "heart of the joke."
Limerick Imagine a skunk who proposes, To his true love, surrounded by roses. It may turn out just fine, When she falls for his line, But I wonder if flowers have noses?
Quatrain A quatrain is a type of stanza, or a complete poem, consisting of four lines.
Cinquain A cinquain is a five line poem.
Concrete poetry A concrete poem is one that takes the shape of the object it describes.
back-end hello-- wagging. Acrostics A poem in which special letters spell another word. Panthers growl, Orioles sing, Eagles soar, Monkeys swing. See? Devoted, On Guard. back-end hello-- wagging.
Sonnets 14 line poem with a very specific rhyme scheme
Epitaph oA phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.