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Types of Poetry Acrostic- A poem that spells a word vertically and then uses each beginning letter as a start for that line in the poem.The poem then describes the word that goes down.

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Page 1: Types of Poetry Acrostic- A poem that spells a word vertically and then uses each beginning letter as a start for that line in the poem.The poem then

Types of Poetry

• Acrostic- A poem that spells a word vertically and then uses each beginning letter as a start for that line in the poem.The poem then describes the word that goes down.

Page 2: Types of Poetry Acrostic- A poem that spells a word vertically and then uses each beginning letter as a start for that line in the poem.The poem then

Acrostic

• P erfect people• A lways by our side• R eally helpful• E specially with school• N ever put us down• T otally cool• S o special to our hearts

Page 3: Types of Poetry Acrostic- A poem that spells a word vertically and then uses each beginning letter as a start for that line in the poem.The poem then

Limerick• 5 lines with an AABBA rhyme pattern.

Lines 1,2, and 5 are longer than 3 and 4. It’s usually about a person and funny.

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Limerick

There once was a princess you see,Who slept all night long on a pea!

When asked how she slept,the young woman then wept,

“The ordeal got the best part of me!”

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Haiku

• 3 line poem with no rhyme scheme. Lines 1 and 3 have 5 syllables and Line 2 has 7 syllables. It is usually about nature.

Page 6: Types of Poetry Acrostic- A poem that spells a word vertically and then uses each beginning letter as a start for that line in the poem.The poem then

Haiku

• The autumn wind blows,

Calling the leaves on the ground

To join him in dance.

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Clerihew

• 4 line poem with an AABB rhyme pattern. It combines 2 couplets. ( A couplet is 2 rhyming lines,) It is usually about a person and funny.

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Clerihew

• Mrs. Trudell looks oh so funnyShe loves to eat whatever is

gummy.She always gets a tummy acheSo a lot of medicine she has to

take!

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Cinquain

5 lines

No rhyme

Line 1: 2 syllables

Line 2: 4 syllables

Line 3: 6 syllables

Line 4: 8 syllables

Line 5: 2 syllables

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CINQUAIN

PLAYGROUND

A PLACE TO PLAY

BOYS, GIRLS, TEACHERS, FREEDOM

FREE MY SPIRIT- SEND ME FLYING

HOORAY!

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DIAMANTE

7 LINES

NO RHYME

SHAPE OF A DIAMOND

COMPARES 2 THINGS

Page 12: Types of Poetry Acrostic- A poem that spells a word vertically and then uses each beginning letter as a start for that line in the poem.The poem then

DIAMANTE• LINE 1: NOUN• LINE 2: 2 ADJECTIVES FOR NOUN• LINE 3: 3 VERBS ENDING IN -ING• LINE 4: 2 ADJECTIVES FOR LINE 1

AND 2 FOR LINE 7• LINE 5: 3 VERBS ENDING IN -ING TO

DESCRIBE LINE 7• LINE 6: 2 ADJECTIVES FOR LINE 7• LINE 7: OTHER NOUN

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DIAMANTEDOG

BARKS, YELPSJUMPING, GROWLING,

PANTINGBEST FRIEND, FETCHES, LOVES

YARN, SNEAKYSLEEPING, SCRATCHING,

SHARPENINGMEOWS, PURRS

CAT

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WHIZ-BANG!

BEGINS AND ENDS WITH

ONOMATOPOEIA (SOUND)

THE MIDDLE DESCRIBES IT WITHOUT SAYING THE WORD

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FLASH!I see the light across

the sky.

It’s raining hard so I know why no one

is running or playing in town. I

want to smile, but I only frown.

CRACK!

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FREE VERSEWhatever you like or are feeling.

Any style or rhyme. It can have NO rhyme. It is up to YOU!

Use similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration, rhyme,

imagery, and onomatopoeia

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COUPLET

A pair of lines that rhyme

The artist stirred some blue and green

To paint an underwater scene.

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QUATRAIN

4 line poem.Its rhyme scheme

may be aabb, abab, abcb, or abba.

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QUATRAIN

There is nothing quite so peaceful

As the sound of gentle rain

Pitter-pitter-pattingAgainst my window

pane.

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