Poetry Styles
By Mrs. Hicks
Poetry Samples by Susan Silverman
An Apple A Day
Couplets
The last word of the first line and last line rhyme.
Sweet apple, red and round
So nice to get you
Off the ground!
Apology Poem
Dear Apple,
I'm sorry that I
picked you off the tree
before you were ready to fall
Please forgive me
Sensory Poem
I was standing in the orchard
When I saw a lovely tree (sight)
I heard an apple fall, (sound)
It smelled so very sweet (smell)
I took a bite...yum! (taste)
Phrase Poem
This form of poetry states an idea with a list
of phrases.
Eating Apples
yum, yum, yum,
crunching, munching
healthy, juicy apples
Cinquain
Apples (one word)
Juicy, sweet (two words)
Red, yellow, green (three words)
Yummy, delicious, fantastic, healthy
(four words)
Apples (one word)
Five W'S Poetry
Each line in this type of poem answers one of
the 5 W's (who? what? when? where? why?)
I
Love eating apples
In the morning
In my kitchen
‘Cause they are so good for me
Diamond Poetry
When centered this poem will take the form of a
diamond.
Apples (one word)
Sweet, ripe (two words)
Delicious, Empire, Cortland (three words)
Pies, sauce (two words)
Apples (one word)
Acrostic Poetry
An acrostic poem is one in which certain letters,
often the first letter of every line, form a
name or a theme.
Apples are yummy.
Pretty and juicy.
Please pick only when ripe.
Licking jelly apples are fun.
Eat them day and night.
Now it’s your turn
to write poetry!
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Choose an idea that you would enjoy writing
a poem about
Choose a style of poetry to use
Write your poem as a rough draft
Revise, changing or adding interesting words
Edit your poem for spelling and punctuation
Write your final copy after conferencing with
your teacher