2. By: Mr. Xanthopoulos

3.  Are humorous five-line poems with a specific rhythmic pattern and an aabba rhyme scheme.  Young Lady whose bonnet  There was a Young Lady whose bonnet, Came untied when the birds sat upon it; But she said: 'I don't care! All the birds in the air Are welcome to sit on my bonnet!'

4.  Uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line. All lines in the poem should relate to or describe the topic.  Example:  Shines brightly  Up in the sky  Nice and warm on my skin

5.  A cinquain is a five-line poem that describes a person, place, or thing.  a one-word title, a noun  two adjectives  three -ing verbs  a phrase  a synonym for your title, another noun

6. Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Noodles

7.  A seven-line poem that takes the shape of a diamond.  A diamante has seven lines that follow this sequence:  Line A: Topic A (must be a noun) Line B: Two vivid adjectives that describe Topic A Line C: Three interesting “-ing” action verbs that describe Topic A Line D: Two concrete nouns about Topic A and two about Topic G Line E: Three interesting “-ing” action verbs that describe Topic G Line F: Two vivid adjectives that describe Topic G Line G: Topic G (must be a noun)

8. square symmetrical, conventional shaping, measuring, balancing boxes, rooms, clocks, halos encircling, circumnavigating, enclosing round, continuous circle

9.  Short, unrhymed poems, often about nature.  The form originated in Japan, but its simplicity and power has made it popular worldwide. Its tone is often thoughtful, but it can be playful as well.  There are 3 lines:  First line has 5 syllables  Second line has 7 syllables  Third line has 5 syllables  Example: I hear wind outside (5 syllables) The day is long and pretty (7 syllables) The clouds are clearing (5 syllables)

10.  Like a haiku poem, but a little longer!  Structure:  Line 1 (5 syllables)  Line 2 (7 syllables)  Line 3 (5 syllables)  Line 4 (7 syllables)  Line 5 (7 syllables)  Saying Goodbye  Carefully I walk Trying so hard to be brave They all see my fear Dark glasses cover their eyes As mine flow over with tears

11.  Poems with a formal tone, written for the single purpose of celebrating or honoring a person, object, or idea.  Turn to pg. 685

12.  Formal poems that reflect on death or other solemn, serious themes. The structure varies.  Turn to pg. 777 “O Captain! My Captain!”

13.  Are song-like poems that tell a story, often dealing with adventure tragedy, or romance.  Ballads are structured like songs, with verses and repeated refrains to drive home the main message!  Turn to page 1045 to read “John Henry”

14.  No structural rules! It does not have to rhyme, it doesn’t have a specific length, or a number of stanzas.  Turn to page 645 to read “Describe Somebody”

15.  Words are arranged on the page to form a shape that suggests the topic or ideas in the poem.  They are often lighthearted or humorous.

17.  A found poem is like a collage! It takes words or letters from other materials to make a poem.

18.  Fourteen-line poems with a formal tone that follow a specific rhyme scheme. Purpose is to praise.  Petrarchan: rhyme scheme of abbaabbacdecde- 2 stanzas: 8, 6 lined  Shakespearean: 14 lined poem, rhyme scheme of ababcdcdefefgg- couplet

19.  Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day? Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.  William Shakespeare

20.  lines of poetry that can be divided into 5 metric feet with alternately unstressed and stressed syllables.  Example:  My name/ is John/ I love/to go/ to school  Think da Dum da Dum—unstressed/stressed  Split the following sentence into Iambic Pentameter:  If you would put the key inside the lock. /////

21.  Non-rhyming poems are poems that don’t rhyme.  Rhyming poems are poems that do rhyme.