1. Ms. Anderson’s Guide to
POETRY

2. Poetry
Acrostic
Haiku
Cinquain
Diamante

3. Acrostic
AKA a “name poem”
Each line begins with a letter from the name of a person. This letter is the beginning letter of an adjective used to describe the person.

4. Acrostic Messy Silly Abiding Nice Determined Eager Resilient Sincere
Offbeat
Near-sighted

5. Acrostic
Let’s try one together:
Title:

6. Haiku Has three non-rhyming lines. First line has 5 syllables.
Second line has 7 syllables.
Third line has 5 syllables.
Often about something beautiful in nature.

7. Haiku Brisk spring and fall air New colors glance in my hair
X X X X X
Brisk spring and fall air
New colors glance in my hair
As I watch in awe.
5 syllables
X X X X X X X
7 syllables
X X X X X
5 syllables

8. Haiku Let’s try one together: Title: 5 syllables 7 syllables

9. Cinquain Has five lines: Line 1: noun
Line 2: two adjectives describing the noun
Line 3: three verbs showing the actions of the noun
Line 4: a four-word phrase telling about the noun
Line 5: repetition of the noun or use of a synonym for the noun

10. Cinquain Sneakers White, squeaky Running, jumping, skipping
They cover my feet
Nike
noun
2 adjectives
3 verbs
4-word phrase
synonym for noun

11. Cinquain Let’s try one together: noun 2 adjectives 3 verbs
4-word phrase
synonym for noun

12. Diamante Diamond-shaped poem with 7 lines: Line 1: 1 NOUN
Line 2: 2 ADJECTIVES
Line 3: 3 GERUNDS (verb + -ing)
Line 4: 4 NOUNS
Line 5: 3 GERUNDS (verb + -ing)
Line 6: 2 ADJECTIVES
Line 7: 1 NOUN

13. Diamante Winter Rainy, cold Skiing, skating, sledding
Mountains, wind, breeze, ocean
Swimming, surfing, scuba diving
Sunny, hot
Summer
1 noun A
2 adjectives A
3 verbs + -ing A
2 nouns A + 2 nouns B
3 verbs + -ing B
2 adjectives B
1 noun B

14. Diamante Let’s try one together: Title: 1 noun A 2 adjectives A
3 verbs + -ing A
2 nouns A + 2 nouns B
3 verbs + -ing B
2 adjectives B
1 noun B