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Acrosticuses each letter of its subject to begin a line of the poem

TEACHER

rusts that I can learn

lways understands

ares about my life

ases my fears

eads amazing books to me

elps me make new friends

xcited over my success


Couplet

TWO LINES OF POETRY THAT RHYMEAND USUALLY HAVE THE SAME METER

On a branch an owl was perchingFor his dinner he was searching


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Quatrain

The monkey was doing Kung Fu a He was moving left and right b He knew just what to do a Although he looked silly in a fight b

Sitting at the table a Reading a funny fable a Giggling over a crazy hare b I fell off my chair ! b

A four line rhyming poem that can be written in the following rhyme schemes:

AABB ABAB ABCB

When I came upon a snake a I didn’t know what to do b I stood scared and frozen c He was frightened too! b


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LINE 1: SUBJECT (ONE WORD) LINE 2: TWO WORDS TO DESCRIBE

THE SUBJECT LINE 3:THREE ACTION VERBS, EACH

ENDING IN -ING LINE 4: FOUR WORDS TO DESCRIBE

FEELINGS ABOUT THE SUBJECT LINE 5: SYNONYM FOR THE SUBJECT

(ONE WORD)

~Five lines~non-rhyming~lines follow a specific pattern

Cinquain

CatsCurious, playful

Sneaking, pouncing, sleepingAlways fun to cuddle

Feline


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Diamante

Line 1: Noun 1 Line 2: Adjective, adjectiveLine 3: -ing, -ing, -ingLine 4: 4 nouns about noun 1

(change into antonym!)

Line 5: 4 nouns about noun 2 Line 6: -ing, -ing, -ingLine 7: Adjective, adjectiveLine 8: Antonym- Noun 2

In a shape of a diamond and changes subjects

MorningLight, fresh

Waking, eating, brushingPancakes, dew, sunrise, orange juice

Moon, stars, pillow, pajamas Reading, yawning, sleeping

Dark, quietNight


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HaikuJapanese poem

-3 lines-5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables-usually about nature-free verse (doesn't rhyme)

Needs water and sunDelicious veggies and fruitGrow in the springtime

The glistening seaGlowing moon in the night skyReflects on water

Line 1: 5 syllablesLine 2: 7 syllablesLine 3: 5 syllables


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Limerick

Line 1: There once was a ____ from/named_______

Line 2: Who….. (rhyme with line 1)Line 3: Shorter line that does not rhyme with

1 + 2.Line 4: Short line rhyme with Line 3.Line 5: “Punch line” Rhyme with lines 1 + 2

and make it long.

There once was a woman from Tupall

Who learned to play basketball

She dribbled all night

Until it was light

Then slam dunked the pot on the wall.

There once was a man from Plump street

Who didn’t know what he should eat

So rather than die

He ate a whole pie

Then decided to gnaw on his feet!

5-line humorous poem with a beat

and the rhyme scheme aabba.


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Free Verse

Rotting Candy makes your teeth rot TV makes your brain rot Air makes the salad rot Time makes the fruit rot And hate makes your heart rot. --Kera Null

YOU ARE FREE TOEXPRESS YOURSELF ANY WAY YOU WISH


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Ballad

2 Stanzas from a poem with many stanzas!

They had not sailed a league, a league,A league but barely three,When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud,And gurly grew the sea.

O long, long may the ladies sit,With their fans into their handsBefore they see Sir Patrick SpensComing sailing to the strand!

Ballads are an earlier form of poetry that tell a story. They are a form of Narrative writing.They are usually written in quatrains with many stanzas.

Modern Example:

My father's gone to New York stateFor business he must do.I wish that he were here with me,To help paint my bedroom blue.

When he gets back, he promised me,A baseball game to see.If I but finish all my work,We'll see a game or three!


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Parody

Oh my darling,Oh my darling,Oh my darling,Frankenstein.How you pillagein the village,very scaryFrankenstein.Your creatorwas a doctorin a castlenear the Rhine.On a slabinside his labyou were constructedFrankenstein.Arms and legs andhead and torsothat the doctordid combine.Bolts of lighting,very frightening,gave you life dearFrankenstein.

Making your own lyrics to a tune you already know!

Oh My Darling, Frankenstein(Sing to the tune of Clementine)Sing Along!!


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Lyric Poetry

Example from Emily Dickonson’s Dying

I heard a fly buzz when I died;The stillness round my formWas like the stillness in the airBetween the heaves of storm.

A lyric poem expresses a person’s feelings. It may or may not be set to music or rhyme. Sometimes it may only have a part that is presented with music..


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Bio Poem

AnnaSpunky, artistic, athletic, brightSister of AndyLover of board games, soccer, and playing

with my puppyWho feels sad when my fish died, excited

to get an A, and nervous the first day.Who needs to watch less TV, time to clean

my room, more chocolateWho fears snakes, roller coasters, and

lightningWho would like to visit with a friend, go to

the movies, and kick a goal in soccerWho believes that I can make all A's!Who says, "Don't do drugs!"Harrison

Is about yourself, a person from today or the pastMay be one word or phrases.

Line 1: First NameLine 2: Four describing wordsLine 3: Brother/sister of .....Line 4: Lover of (3 things)Line 5: Who feels (3 thoughts)Line 6: Who needs (3 things)Line 7: Who fears (3 things)Line 8: Who would like to (3 things)Line 9: Who believes (1 or more things)Line 10: Who says, " “Line 11: Last name


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SHOWS WORDS WRITTEN IN THE SHAPE OF A PICTUREcan rhyme or not rhyme

THE WORDS BECOME THE PICTURE OF THE TOPIC OF YOUR POEM


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Informative

Sentence CheerWhen I say DECLARATIVE, you say STATEMENTDECLARATIVE....STATEMENTDECLARATIVE....STATEMENTWhen I say INTERROGATIVE, you say QUESTIONINTERROGATIVE....QUESTIONINTERROGATIVE....QUESTIONWhen I say IMPERATIVE, you say COMMANDIMPERATIVE....COMMANDIMPERATIVE....COMMANDWhen I say EXCLAMATORY, you say EXCITEMENTEXCLAMATORY....EXCITEMENTEXCLAMATORY....EXCITEMENT

Act Out: Punch the air for statementShrug shoulders for questionPoint for commandShake hands in air for excitement

Teaches something


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Narrative

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;

It tells a story. It is told by a narrator and has story elements like character, setting. problem, and solution.


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Humorous

The LoserBy Shel Silverstein

Mama said I'd lose my headIf it wasn't fastened on.Today I guess it wasn't

‘ cause while playing with my cousinIt fell off and rolled awayand now it's gone.

And I can't look for it‘ cause my eyes are in it,and I can't call to it

‘ cause my mouth is on it( couldn't hear me anyway‘ cause my ears are on it),can't even think about it

‘ cause my brain is in it.So I guess I'll sit downon this rockand rest for just a minute...

A humorous poem is humorous! It can make you laugh, or has witty or silly, nonsensical humor in it.


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