List Poem:
A poem that is based
on a list or catalog of
some sort created by
the poet
Acrostic:
Free verse poem in which
the first letter of each line,
when read downward, forms
a word, usually the title
and/or subject of the poem
Couplet:
Two lines of poetry
that rhyme
Ex. Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere
Haiku:
A poem that contains
seventeen syllables in three
lines of five, seven, and five
syllables
Line 1: five syllables
Line 2: seven syllables
Line 3: five syllables
Over the wintry
forest, winds howl in a rage
with no leaves to blow.
Limerick:
An amusing verse of five lines.
Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme and lines
3 and 4 rhyme. Lines 5 refers
back to lines 1. Lines 3 and 4 are
usually shorter than that other
lines.
a
a
b
b
a
A bridge engineer, Mister Crumpett
Built a bridge for the good River Bumpett.
A mistake in the plan
Let a gap in the span,
But he said, “Well, they’ll just have to jump it.”
Cinquain:
A five-line poem that follows a
syllable count, with lines of 2
syllables, 4 syllables, 8 syllables,
2 syllables. A simpler version
follows the “word” pattern below
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 subject
Honeybee
Flower traveler
Buzzing, flying, searching
In search of nectar
Insect
Diamante:
The beginning line and the last line of this
poem are opposites or contrasting words.
The poem shows a gradual change from the
first line to the last line. It is written in the
shape of a diamond.
Line 1: state the noun that is the opposite of the noun in the last line
Summer
Line 2: write 2 words describing the noun in line 1
Hot, Sunny
Line 3: write 3 verbs relating to the noun in line 1 (ending in ing or ed)
Swimming, Playing, Surfing
Line 4: write 2 nouns that relate to line 1 followed by 2 nouns that relate to line 7 Beach, Ocean, Snowman, Snowflake
Line 5: write 3 verbs relating to the noun in line 7 (ending in ing or ed)
Skiing, Sledding, Snowing
Line 6: write 2 words describing the noun in line 7
Cold, White
Line 7: write the noun that is opposite of the noun on line 1
Winter
Concrete Poem:
Shape poems that are
spaced to form pictures
of what the poem is
about
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Free Verse:
A poem with out
predictable rhyme,
rhythm, or length of
line or stanza