1. Creating Different Types of Poetry Introducing Acrostic & Haiku
Kelly Richardson
Grand Canyon University: TEC 539/ Team Red
July 07, 2011

2. ACROSTIC
An acrostic poem sometimes called a name poem, uses a word for its subject. Then each line of the poem begins with a letter from the subject word. This type of poetry doesn’t have to rhyme (Acrostic Poem, 2011).

3. Rules to Writing an Acrostic Poem
Your poem can be on any subject and can be written in different ways. The simplest form is to put the letters that spell your subject vertically down the page with each letter being capitalized and on its own line (Acrostic Poetry, 2011).
For example: A C R O S T I

4. Rules cont’d….
After vertically placing letters on the page, go back to each letter and think of a word, phrase or sentence that begins with the letter and is also describing the subject.
Here we go…
An acrostic poem
Can be
Read vertically
On a page, using
Sentences, words or phrases
That describes its topic
In which each beginning letter is
Capitalized

5. For Example….
A fun way to begin writing acrostic poems is to describe yourself using your first name!
Check out my example!
Kind
Easy going
Loveable
Loyal
Your friend

6. HAIKU
A haiku (from the Japanese culture) is a poem that doesn’t rhyme. It paints a mental image in the reader’s mind. Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. Many themes for haikus include nature, feelings, or experiences (Haiku Lesson 19, 2011).

7. When Writing a Haiku…
The most common form for haiku is three short lines.
First Line: 5 syllables
Second Line: 7 syllables
Third Line: 5 syllables
The challenge…
Getting all of a poem’s meaning in just 17 syllables.

8. When Writing a Haiku Cont’d…
Things to think about…
Pick a topic of interest (it will be your theme)
Decide on your purpose for writing poem
Think about the mood you want to convey
Brainstorm descriptive words on the Haiku skeleton
Remember the 5, 7, 5 syllables in 3 lines rule

9. With paper and pen I experiment haikus Writing them in class
Examples of a Haiku
With paper and pen I experiment haikus Writing them in class

10. References
Acrostic Poem. (n.d.). Retrieved July 06, 2011 from Acrostic Poetry. (n.d.) Retrieved July 07, 2011 from Google Images. (n.d.). Retrieved July 08, 2011 from Haiku lesson 19. (n.d.). Retrieved July 06, 2011 from