1. Haiku w A three-line poem about nature. w First line has 5 syllables w Second line has 7 syllables w Third line has 5 syllables

2. Haiku Sun shines on sidewalks, weeds grow sideways in small cracks, ants take treasures home.

3. Haiku Cows roam in the field, getting fat to give good eats, I like hamburgers.

4. Haiku Twinkies Moist, golden sponge cake Creamy white filling of joy Boy I love Twinkies!

5. Nobly, the great priest deposits his daily stool in bleak winter fields Haiku

6. Quatrain w A four line stanza w 2 of the four lines rhyme w 1 and 2, 3 and 4 or w 1 and 3, 2 and 4

7. The buses in cities are hot And I have to ride them a lot. But sometimes I get a good seat And guess who is happy? My feet! Quatrain

8. Today I am subbing in Mrs. McKenzie’s class They came in this morning like a great, excited mass I’m sure that they’ll be good today If not then I will make them pay…... Quatrain

9. I broke my fingers eight weeks ago They sometimes make me mad If only it would have been my toe It would not have been so bad Quatrain

10. Telephone-Number w Use your own phone number w 7 lines w Each number can stand for the number of words or the number of syllables in each line

11. 362-4814 Our cat starts3 syllables his mornings on my lap6 syllables before2 syllables stalking stuffed mice4 syllables or dashing downstairs to explore.8 syllables He1 syllable likes things the same.4 syllables Telephone-Number