Romeo and Juliet Nursery Rhymes “We Are the Champions” Roses are red, violets are blue… 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!
The shiniest sun was up in very blue skies and happiness grew 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 air air 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 syllables LINE 2 = 7 syllables LINE 3 = 5 syllables
Twaiku Same format as a haiku LINE 1 = 5 syllables *ADDITIONAL RULE = 140 character limit like Twitter Characters = spaces, numbers, letters, new lines, hash tags, symbols Plain white pages wait For black ink to carve a path - Our dreams given life. By @littledharmabum raining on sunday time to do the spring cleaning watch raindrops instead By @Gianinec
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 trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And 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 Tree Sturdy, Tall Climbing, Swinging, Playing Fun among the branches Maple Cat Black, Stealthy Crouching, Watching, Waiting Must you hunt small animals? Feline LINE 1 = 1 word title LINE 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
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Diamante Diamond shaped Similar to a cinquain Ripe Luscious, Crimson Swelling, Tempting, Nourishing Desirable Apple, Distasteful Apple Shrinking, Stinking, Decaying Moldy, Brown Rotten Losing Upset, Embarrassed Crying, Fighting, Energizing Errors, Tears, Trophies, Screams Cheering, Celebrating, Adrenaline Exhilarated, Proud Winning Diamond shaped Similar to a cinquain LINE 1 = 1 word noun or subjects LINE 2 = 2 adj. that describe Line 1 LINE 3 = 3 –ing verbs about Line 1 LINE 4 = 4 nouns, 2 related to Line 1 and 2 related to Line 7 LINE 5 = 3 –ing verbs about Line 7 LINE 6 = 2 adj. that describe Line 7 LINE 7 = 1 word antonym for Line 1
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 up And lies them on her Lap and they go to sleep. MEOW!!
Acrostic AKA name poems Has a good heart 1 letter in each line is used to spell out a… name message title phrase Has a good heart Everyone appreciates Responds when needed Only wants to do what’s right Responsibility Positive Attitude Excellence through effort Show Respect