1. Types of Poetry

2. Figurative Language Poem
Line 1- alliteration Line 2- onomatopoeia Line 3- simile Line 4- hyperbole Line 5- idiom Line 6- personification Line 7- metaphor

3. Poetry Terms
Stanza- a grouped set of lines within a poem that follows a set rhyme scheme or structure. Verse- a grouped set of lines within a poem; looks like a “paragraph” and is similar to a stanza, but does not follow any particular structure or rhyme scheme. Rhyming Pattern- shows the pattern in which the lines of a poem rhyme. Mood- overall feeling from the words a writer uses.

4. Rhyme Scheme
Some poems have a rhyming pattern, also called rhyme scheme.
Rhyme Scheme- shows the pattern in which the lines of a poem rhyme.
Rhyme scheme shows the pattern in which the lines of a poem rhyme.
Alphabetical letters are used to illustrate the rhyming pattern. Ex: ABCABCABC
Each line that has the same letter will rhyme.

5. Rhyming Pattern
Example: Roses are a treat, A Violets are blue. B Sugar is sweet, A And so are you! B This poem follows an ABAB rhyming pattern.

6. Types of Poetry Ode Acrostic Haiku Limerick Found Concrete Free Verse
Clerihew
Diamante
These are just a few types of poetry.

7. Ode A poem that expresses a strong feeling about something/someone.
Requirements:
Describe the subject inside and out
Exaggerate its abilities until it becomes almost human
Address all 5 senses
Use metaphor or a simile
Express your feeling about it and describe its qualities
Keep the lines short
Use strong words- language that’s packed with meaning!
Minimum lines- 20
Minimum stanzas- 3

8. Acrostic
An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase.

9. Haiku Haiku is an old form of Japanese poetry.
It only has three lines.
The lines do not rhyme.
One important rule…
You must have the right number of syllables in each line!
Haiku syllable rules:
Line One: 5 syllables
Line Two: 7 syllables
Line Three: 5 syllables
Haiku is usually about nature.

10. The birds now sing spring. The grass is starting to green
The birds now sing spring. The grass is starting to green. Winter is over.

11. Limerick A short, funny poem that is five lines long.
The first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other.
The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other.
*The rhyming pattern is AABBA

12. Limerick Example
There was a little girl on a hill, A Who seldom, if ever, stood still; A She ran up and down, B In her Grandmother's gown, B And her brother told her to chill. A

13. Found poetry
A type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes passages from other sources and recreating them as poetry by making changes in spacing and lines, or by adding or deleting text, thus creating new meaning.

14. Found Poem Based on the “Coming Home” Selection
My mother prepared
A certain meal
To welcome me home.
We would eat in the kitchen
Table brimming
Kalbi, leaf lettuce to wrap the meat
Garlicky clam broth with miso and tofu and fresh spinach
Shavings of cod
Scallion and pepper pancakes
Chilled steamed shrimp
Steamed rice.
The old flavors I knew
Beautiful, salt, sweet, excellent.
I wish I had paid more attention.

15. Prose Selections from Chang-rae Lee’s “Coming Home, Again”
From that day, my mother prepared a certain meal to welcome me home. It was always the same. Even as I rode the school’s shuttle bus from Exeter to Logan airport, I could already see the exact arrangement of my mother’s table.
I knew that we would eat in the kitchen, the table brimming with plates. There was the kalbi, of course, broiled or grilled depending on the season. Leaf lettuce, to wrap the meat with. Bowls of garlicky clam broth with miso and tofu and fresh spinach. Shavings of cod dusted in flour and then dipped in egg wash and fried. Glass noodles with onions and shiitake. Scallion-and-hot-pepper pancakes. Chilled steamed shrimp. Seasoned salads of bean sprouts, spinach, and white radish. Crispy squares of seaweed. Steamed rice with barley and red beans. Homemade kimchi. It was all there—the old flavors I knew, the beautiful salt, the sweet, the excellent taste. (p. 5)
I wish I had paid more attention. After her death, when my father and I were the only ones left in the house, drifting through the rooms like ghosts, I sometimes tried to make that meal for him. Though it was too much for two, I made each dish anyway, taking as much care as I could. But nothing turned out quite right—not the color, not the smell. At the table, neither of us said much of anything. And we had to eat the food for days. (p. 6)
You can find the full essay at

16. Creating a Found Poem
Step 1- find an article that you think is interesting- longer is good! Step 2- cut out the article, in your RWN write down the title of the article and the writer’s name. Step 3- read the article and study the words. Using a highlighter, find words and phrases that you find interesting. Step 4- draft a poem using only the words you highlighted. You must add line breaks (stanzas) and arrange the words to create a rhythm you like; arrange them to read the way you like. You may write your poem in any format! Minimum length- 10 lines, 3 stanzas. When you have finished drafting, read your poem to yourself several times. Make any changes you feel are needed, but you may only add 5 words of your own to the ENTIRE poem.

17. Concrete
A poem that takes the shape of the item it is describing. Must contain at least 6 different describing words.

18. Concrete Example
Star

19. Free Verse
A poem that does not follow a fixed pattern or rhyme scheme while still providing artistic expression.
These poems are just how they sound, free from any type of structure!
They are free to look and sound however the poet chooses.
In this way, the poet can give his own shape to a poem how he/she desires. However, it still allows poets to use figurative language, rhyme, or rhythms to get the effects that they consider suitable for the piece.

20. Autumn By: Fern (from “Authur” on PBS)
Wind Blowing briskly Leaves fall From The Trees We rake Colored leaves In A Big Pile. And jump.

21. Don’t be Afraid to let your words play on the page Let them line up like soldiers on parade. Let them dash down stairs. fall fast and CRASH on the grasssss. Or skip from rock to rock across a stream. To emphasize a word, make it live alone on its very own line. Add stanza breaks or dashes to make the reader stop – Play with punctuation. Ellipses make words trail off… Parentheses add subtlety (to a sly aside). Indent a line to expand on a thought of the line that came before. Let your words build and explode! them in air. Let linger the Let them slink away s l o w l y till they’re barely even there. Wolf, Allan. (2006). Immersed in verse. New York, NY: Lark Books

22. Clerihew
One stanza of four lines that follows an AABB rhyming pattern.
Clerihews are silly poems about you, your friends, or a famous person.

23. Little Becky loves to read. For piles of books she has a need
Little Becky loves to read. For piles of books she has a need. Her mother often wishes She’d take a break and do the dishes.

24. Diamante
In the shape of a diamond, it does not rhyme and does not use complete sentences.
It can be about one or two topics.
A Venn diagram is helpful when choosing two topics. 
First line- 1 word- Topic (noun)
Second line- 2 words- two describing words (adjectives)
Third line- 3 words- three action words (verbs ending with “ing”)
Fourth line- 4 words- a four-word phrase that connects the two nouns (in the first and seventh lines)
Fifth line- 3 words- three action words (verbs ending with “ing”)
Sixth line- 2 words- two describing words (adjectives)
Seventh line- 1 word- noun

25. 3 action words (verb+ing) A 3 action words (verb+ing) B
Format
1 noun A
2 adjectives A
3 action words (verb+ing) A
2 nouns A + 2 nouns B
3 action words (verb+ing) B
2 adjectives B
1 noun B

26. Caring, liking, thinking Innocence, smile, tear guilt
Emotions
By Mooil
Love
Wonderful, beautiful
Caring, liking, thinking
Innocence, smile, tear guilt
Fighting, violating, disgusting
Terrible, worst
Hatred

27. Flying, looking, killing Eagle, power, fear, rabbit
The Earth
By Ivan
Mountain
High, rocky
Flying, looking, killing
Eagle, power, fear, rabbit
Living, moving, making noise
Deep, beautiful
Valley

28. Eating, running, drooling Big nose, wet tongue, soft fur, wiggle bum
Little Bear
By: Ms. Ally
Bear
Fuzzy, energetic
Eating, running, drooling
Big nose, wet tongue, soft fur, wiggle bum
Sleeping, snuggling, bouncing
Sweet, loving

29. Let’s try!
Begin by creating a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two things/objects (use plenty of adjectives and verbs when comparing and contrasting). After completing a Venn diagram, you will use the information to construct a diamond shaped poem. 

30. Two topics Winter Summer (list adjectives, nouns, verbs) Cloudy, cold,
Skating, sledding
Snow, jacket
Both are fun seasons
(list adjectives, nouns, verbs) Sunny, hot Swimming, surfing, diving Pool, bathing suit

31. Swimming, surfing, diving Pool, bathing suit, snow, jacket
Seasons
By: Ms. Ally
Summer
Sunny, hot
Swimming, surfing, diving
Pool, bathing suit, snow, jacket
Skiing, skating, sledding
Cloudy, cold
Winter

32. Narrative
Tells a story in verse. It is like a short story in that it has a plot and characters. Example:

33. Lyric
Expresses a single speaker’s thoughts and feelings. Often has highly musical verses. Think Dr. Seuss! Example:

34. Figurative Language Poem
You will create a figurative language poem about the item you chose and describe it with figurative language in the following format.
Choose a veggie! This is your topic for the Figurative Lang. Poem.
Carrot
Jalapeno
Potato
Broccoli
Green beans
Peas
Corn
Artichoke
Asparagus
Line 1- onomatopoeia Line 2- simile Line 3- alliteration Line 4- personification Line 5- hyperbole Line 6- metaphor Line 7- onomatopoeia

35. Figurative Language Practice
Create an original example of each of the following types of figurative language.
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
idiom
personification
metaphor
symbol