Poetry

Types of Poetry Cinquain – A five line poem with a specific syllable count for each line: Also, this style has a stressed syllable on every second syllable. Concrete Poetry – poetry that expresses meaning though the words and the way the poem is shaped Free Verse – Poetry that is not tied to any specific poetic form Haiku – Traditional Japanese poetry written in 3 short lines with the syllable pattern Limerick – a funny poem with a strong beat. They usually have the rhyme scheme aabba Acrostic – a poem where the letters of a word create the first letter of each line

Elements of Poetry Verse – one line of a poem Stanza – Lines grouped together, like a paragraph Line Break – The line of text ends Meter – a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables Rhyme – words that sound the same, often found at the end of lines Rhythm – the “beat” of the poem I Tried to Take a Selfie by Kenn Nesbitt I tried to take a selfie when I was all alone. I never should have done it. It broke my mobile phone. I guess I'm not so pretty. I thought that I was cuter. I snapped one with my laptop and busted the computer. I cracked my father's camera. My mother's iPad too. This shouldn't be so difficult. I don't know what to do. At last I got a selfie; perhaps the worst one yet. I posted it online today. It broke the Internet. Verse Stanza Line Break ! _ ! _ ! _ _ Meter ABCB Rhyme Scheme

Where the Sidewalk Ends There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends. Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go, For the children, they mark, and the children, they know The place where the sidewalk ends.

Free Verse Free Verse is an “open form of poetry.” Does not use consistent rhyme or meter patterns. Instead it follows the “natural” rhythm of speech Poets choose to write in free verse because they have more freedom to express themselves since they are not held to any “rules” that govern other poetry styles.

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Limericks Limericks: a five line silly poem that is usually funny or nonsensical Guidelines: The first, second, and fifth lines have to rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables [usually 8 or 9]. The third and fourth lines have to rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables [usually 5 or 6]. Limericks often start with the line “There once was a…” or “There was a…”

Example 1 There was a Young Lady whose chin, Resembled the point of a pin: So she had it made sharp, And purchased a harp, And played several tunes with her chin

Example 2 An elephant slept in his bunk, And in slumber his chest rose and sunk. But he snored -- how he snored! All the other beasts roared- So his wife tied a knot in his trunk.

Example 3 A native of Chalamazug Once fell overboard from a tug. He cried, “Ding-dong boller Doo jango zong zoller,” Which means “Glug-glug glug glug-glug glug.”

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Concrete Poetry Concrete Poetry: poetry that represents meaning not only by the way the words sound but also how they look. It has been around since the ancient Greeks Styles Outline poems Drawing poems

Outline Poem

Drawing Poem

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Haiku Haiku: A traditional form of Japanese Poetry Structure 3 lines 5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables * The lines do not rhyme Haikus express thought/feeling

Haiku Continued Sometimes they can be written in the form of a riddle: Green and speckled legs, Hop on logs and lily pads Splash in cool water. In a pouch I grow, On a southern continent -- Strange creatures I know. Frog Joey (Kangaroo)

Example 1 mountain morning— 大山的清晨 —— all over the red berry bush 红浆果灌木丛上 snow in tiny heaps 满是小小的雪堆

Example 2 winter wind— 冬日寒风 —— kite string tangled 风筝线缠绕在 in the garden trellis 花园的栏栅上

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