Poem Rules
Cinquain:
Line1: A noun
Line2: Two adjectives
Line 3: Three -ing words
Line 4: A phrase
Line 5: Another word for the noun
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Bio Poem:
(Line 1) First name
(Line 2) Three or four adjectives that describe the person
(Line 3) Important relationship (daughter of . . . ,mother of . . ., etc)
(Line 4) Two or three things, people, or ideas that the person loved
(Line 5) Three feelings the person experienced
(Line 6) Three fears the person experienced
(Line 7) Accomplishments (who composed . . . , who discovered .. . , etc.)
(Line 8) Two or three things the person wanted to see happen or wanted to experience
(Line 9) His or her residence
(Line 10) Last name
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Acrostic Poem:
Write a word or phrase vertically (Veteran, War, Sacrifice, etc)
Use each letter of the word or phrase to start a description of the root word
Wickedness
Atrocities
Resentment
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Concrete Poetry:
Concrete poems form a picture of the topic or follows the contour of a shape that is suggested by the
topic.
Diamonte poems are easy poems to write. You need to think of a subject and its opposite and then
follow the format listed below:
First line: one word (subject).
Second line: two adjectives describing the subject
Third line: three words ending in -ing telling about the subject
Fourth line: four words, the first two describe the subject and the last two describe its opposite
Fifth line: three words ending in -ing telling about the opposite
Sixth line: two adjectives describing the opposite
Seventh line: one word (opposite from the first line
Poem should be written centered on the page so it takes the shape of a diamond
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Haiku:
A form of centuries old Japanese poetry that consists of seventeen syllables and has nature as its subject
or theme. Haiku is very short and has a 5-7-5 syllable structure with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables
in the second line, and 5 syllables in the third line. With just a couple of words, haiku poetry conveys
emotion.
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Tanka:
Tanka is another form of Japanese poetry that consists of 31 syllables (5-7-5-7-7). The themes for Tanka
are love, nature, seasons, and friendships.
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Found Poem:
Students can use the handout of the proclamation to do a found poem. They will scratch out all words
EXCEPT the words for their poem.
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