Couplet two lines rhymed can be simple or sophisticated But if the while I think on thee, dear friend All losses are restored and sorrows end -William Shakespeare

Couplet The world is so full of a number of things I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings -Robert Louis Stevenson I started the race with the rest of the pack Though my lungs are on fire, I won’t turn back -G. Lipson

Writing Poetry

Couplet Write a second line for these beginning lines: I cannot stand the color red My brother Bob can really bake Don’t be sad on this fine day Make up your own couplets

Quatrain 4 lines has several different possible rhyme schemes: a-a-a-a a-a-b-b a-b-a-b a-b-c-d

I had a very nasty scheme I dreamed it in a wicked dream Quatrain I had a very nasty scheme I dreamed it in a wicked dream To point my trust beam And turn the villains all to steam a a b b

I smell the blood of an Englishman Be he alive, or be he dead Quatrain a Fee, fi, fo, fum I smell the blood of an Englishman Be he alive, or be he dead I’ll grind his bones to make my bread a b b

cinquain 5 lines Unrhymed Line 1: 1 word topic Line 2: 2 adjectives for topic Line 3: 3 action (-ing) words Line 4: 4 word phrase about topic Line 5: synonym for line 1

cinquain Rain Heavy, awesome Drenching, soaking, penetrating Renewing the earth’s firmament Soil-soaker Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between plate and mouth Delicious

Is wasn’t easy when my pet died When Miss Piggy is around Quatrain Pick a starting line for your own quatrain, then pick a rhyme scheme: A friend is someone who Is wasn’t easy when my pet died When Miss Piggy is around He hit the ball so very high The runner sped around the track Into the sunset we will sail

cinquain Pick a topic for your cinquain: Love Music An animal School Friends A sport

Limerick Five line poem Usually humorous or silly Made popular by Edward Lear Rhyme scheme: a a b Lines 1,2,5 have 3 beats Lines 3 and 4 have 2 beats

a a b b a Old Man with a Beard There was on Old Man with a beard Limerick Old Man with a Beard There was on Old Man with a beard Who said, “It is just as I feared! Two owls and a hen Four larks and wren, Have all built their nest in my beard!” a a b b a

a a b b a There once was a Young Lady whose Nose Limerick There once was a Young Lady whose Nose Continually prospers and grows When it grew out of sight She exclaimed in a fright “Oh! Farewell to the end of my Nose!” a a b b a

Pick a starting line for your own limerick: There once was an athlete named Sam Some trees grow sideways, I’m told There once was a mountain too high

Haiku ancient Japanese poetry usually about nature doesn’t rhyme usually illustrated Line 1 – 5 syllables Line 2 – 7 syllables Line 3 – 5 syllables

Haiku An old silent pond A frog jumps into the pond Splash, silence again -Basho Into the darkest woods A weeping willow tree cries Who made such sadness? -G. Lispon

Imagine a place in nature. Create a haiku describing it. Pick a season. Imagine a place in nature. Create a haiku describing it.

uses two opposite words named after a diamond because of its shape Diamante uses two opposite words named after a diamond because of its shape 7 lines doesn’t rhyme

Line 1: Topic Line 2: 2 adjectives for line 1 Line 3: 3 action (ing) words for line 1 Line 4: 2 nouns for line 1 - 2 nouns for line 7 Line 5: 3 action (ing) words for line 7 Line 6: 2 adjectives for line 7 Line 7: Antonym for line 1

Has no strict patterns or rhyme scheme Can be serious or humorous Free Verse Has no strict patterns or rhyme scheme Can be serious or humorous

Embracing, hugging, laughing Parents, relatives – Strangers, enemies Love Warm, wonderful Embracing, hugging, laughing Parents, relatives – Strangers, enemies Neglected, frightened, trembling Cold, bitter Hate

Free Verse The Dream Keeper Bring me all of your dreams, You dreamers, Heart melodies, That I may wrap them In a blue cloud-cloth Away from the too-rough fingers Of the world -Langston Hughes

Topics city/country clean/dirty pleasure/pain truth/lies old/young Pick two opposite words to write a diamante about: city/country clean/dirty pleasure/pain truth/lies old/young weak/strong ice/water

Free Verse Topic ______________ See Hear Smell Feel Taste

Free Verse Poetic Devices Device Example

Concrete Poetry Poetry that visually conveys the poet's meaning through the graphic arrangement of letters, words, or symbols on the page.

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Write a poem about it (at least 6 lines) Turn it into a concrete poem Concrete Poetry Pick a topic Write a poem about it (at least 6 lines) Turn it into a concrete poem