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Poetry Forms

Poetry Forms. Acrostic. Are written by choosing a word or phrase that describes a topic. The word or phrase is written vertically Words are chosen to describe the topic. The first word or each line starts with the letter in each line. . M any animals swimming through the deep,

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Poetry Forms

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  1. Poetry Forms

  2. Acrostic • Are written by choosing a word or phrase that describes a topic. • The word or phrase is written vertically • Words are chosen to describe the topic. • The first word or each line starts with the letter in each line. Many animals swimming through the deep, Awakening in the shallows, Rays, whales, eels and sharks, Intermingling with the lesser ones, No humans in this underwater world, Except for the occasional deep-sea diver. Life in the ocean is busy, full of movement, Increasingly turbulent, Full of mystery and drama, Energetic and beautiful!

  3. Acrostic • Are written by choosing a word or phrase that describes a topic. • The word or phrase is written vertically • Words are chosen to describe the topic. • The first word or each line starts with the letter in each line. Many animals swimming through the deep, Awakening in the shallows, Rays, whales, eels and sharks, Intermingling with the lesser ones, No humans in this underwater world, Except for the occasional deep-sea diver. Life in the ocean is busy, full of movement, Increasingly turbulent, Full of mystery and drama, Energetic and beautiful!

  4. Acrostic • Are written by choosing a word or phrase that describes a topic. • The word or phrase is written vertically • Words are chosen to describe the topic. • The first word or each line starts with the letter in each line. Many animals swimming through the deep, Awakening in the shallows, Rays, whales, eels and sharks, Intermingling with the lesser ones, No humans in this underwater world, Except for the occasional deep-sea diver. Life in the ocean is busy, full of movement, Increasingly turbulent, Full of mystery and drama, Energetic and beautiful!

  5. Haiku • Short Japanese poems • Very descriptive and paint a picture in a few words • Three lines with seventeen syllables • They are unrhymed • Describe one subject, usually nature • Line 1: 5 syllables • Line 2: 7 syllables • Line 3: 5 syllables A glorious sky, Blue painted with rosy peach, Like nature’s palette Soaring red tail hawk, Taking aim then nose-diving, Predator on wings

  6. Haiku • Short Japanese poems • They are unrhymed • Three lines with seventeen syllables • Describe one subject, usually nature • Very descriptive and paint a picture in a few words • Line 1: 5 syllables • Line 2: 7 syllables • Line 3: 5 syllables A glorious sky, Blue painted with rosy peach, Like nature’s palette

  7. Free Verse • Poetry that has no real rhythm or pattern • It is free from the normal rules of poetry. • Can have rhyming words but does not have to rhyme • The main object of free verse is to use colorful words, punctuation, and word placement to convey meaning to the reader. Watermelon Big and green Reddish, pink and juicy within, Black seeds throughout, Cool, Delicious, And sweet, Relief on a hot summer day

  8. Free Verse • Poetry that has no real rhythm or pattern • It is free from the normal rules of poetry. • Can have rhyming words but does not have to rhyme • The main object of free verse is to use colorful words, punctuation, and word placement to convey meaning to the reader. Watermelon Big and green Reddish, pink and juicy within, Black seeds throughout, Cool, Delicious, And sweet, Relief on a hot summer day

  9. Diamante SunFiery, YellowBurning, Blinding, ExplodingFlame, Light, Night, CrescentShining, Orbiting, ReflectingCold, SilverMoon • Seven line poem • In the shape of a diamond • Begins with one word noun and ends with a word that is the opposite of the first word • Has a pattern: • Line 1: The topic of the poem(a noun) • Line 2: Two adjectives that describe the topic • Line 3: Three action words (“ing” or “ed” words • Line 4: Four words, changing topics – two words that describe the subject and two words that describe the noun in the last line • Line 5: Three actions words (“ing” or “ed” words • Line 6: Two adjectives that describe the noun in the last line • Line 7: A noun that is the opposite af the first topic

  10. Limerick There was a lady named Sue, Who thought she had nothing to do. Then she looked at her list, And saw she had missed, Her English assignment and math paper too. There once was an old man from Peru His poor llamas came down with the flu In the valley he passed All the people who gasped At the beast that was uttering "moo" • Five lines • Rhyming pattern • Usually AABBA • Line 1: A – long • Line 2: A – long • Line 3: B – short • Line 4: B – short • Line 5: A – long

  11. Cinquain Example 1 Party Loud, crowded No parents here Getting out of hand Trouble Example 2 My room, Cloths everywhere, Books scattered on the floor , A part of me wants to clean up, Some day. Five line pattern poem Many different kinds • Some use syllables • Some use specific word counts in each line Example 1 • Line 1: one word title (the subject of the poem) • Line 2: pair of adjectives describing the title • Line 3: three-word phrase giving more information about the subject • Line 4: Four words expressing your feelings about the subject • Line 5: a single-word synonym Example 2 • Line 1: 2 syllables • Line 2: 4 syllables • Line 3: 6 syllables • Line 4: 8 syllables • Line 5: 2 syllables

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