Pantoum Made up of four line stanzas The 2nd and 4th lines of each stanza are repeated as the 1st and 3rd line of the next stanza Some follow an ABAB rhyming pattern

I’m a Fire Truck I’m a fire truck, don’t you see I put out fires every day Everyone wants to ride on me So come on kids hop on and play I put out fires every day Turn on the siren, go real fast So come on kids hop on and play Jump on me and we’ll have a blast Turn on the siren, go real fast I’m painted red for girls and boys Jump on me and we’ll have a blast I am the best of all the toys I’ll let you drive and wear a hat I’m painted red for girls and boys I’ll even hold your kitty cat I am the best of all the toys I’m painted red for girls and boys Everyone wants to ride on me I am the best of all the toys I’m a fire truck, don’t you see Pantoum Examples

Pastries Hot out of the oven. They are silently waiting. I absolutely love 'em! They're waiting for the plating! They are silently waiting. The pies filled with sweets. They're waiting for the plating! The shop is filled with delicious treats! The pies filled with sweets. Oh, they bring me much joy. The shop is filled with delicious treats! Some for every girl and boy. Oh they bring me much joy. I absolutely love 'em! Some for every girl and boy. Hot out of the oven.

America Oh America the brave! Its banner up high. America was saved. Let the light shine bright! Its banner up high. Spotlight on the banner. Let the light shine bright. America really matters. Spotlight on the banner. The stars shine so bright. America really matters! A land with a lot of light. The stars shine so bright. America was saved. A land with a lot of light! Oh, America the brave! Art Fill my heart with passion. Show me the sound of color. Give my mind satisfaction; My soul a sense of wonder. Show me the sound of color, Paint it in my life, My soul a sense of wonder, To ease my daily strife. Paint it in my life With colors a vivid hue, To ease my daily strife; The dullness washed anew. With colors a vivid hue. Give my soul satisfaction, The dullness washed anew. Fill my heart with passion.