Poetry Types

Poetry Collection“A poem begins as a lump in the

throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.”

- Robert Frost

POEMSPoetry Collection

1. Five Senses2. Diamante 3. Cinquain4. Color Poem5. I Wish. . .6. 8-Line Rhyming7. Build-A-Poem8. Haiku9. Limerick10.Concrete11.If I were. . .12.I Used To. . .But Now. . .13.Clerihew

ORGANIZING POEMS• Poems are not organized like prose. Instead of

sentences we organize poems into lines, and instead of paragraphs we organize lines into stanzas.

THE BEAST

When singing songs of scariness,Of bloodiness and hairyness,I feel obligated at this moment to remind youOf the most ferocious beast of all:Three thousand pounds and nine feet tall-The Glurpy Slurpy Skaskagrall-Who’s standing right behind you.

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nza Line

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Five Senses Poem

Line #1: Tell what color the abstraction is

Line #2: Tell what the abstraction sounds

like

Line #3: Tell what the abstraction tastes

like

Line #4: Tell what the abstraction smells

like

Line #5: Tell what the abstraction looks

like

Line #6: Tell what the abstraction makes

you feel

AbstractExisting in thought or as an idea

but not having a

physical or concrete

existence.

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Five Senses Poem (Example)

Problems are black.

They sound like children crying.

They taste like castor oil,

And smell like spinach.

They look like monsters.

They make you feel unwanted.

AbstractExisting in thought or as an idea

but not having a

physical or concrete

existence.

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Diamante PoemLine #1: One word, subject of the poem

Line #2: Two words, adjectives describing subject

Line #3: Three words, participles (-ing verbs)

Line #4: Four words related to the subject

(For lines 5-7 describe the opposite / antonym of subject)

Line #5: Three words, participles (-ing verbs)

Line #6: Two words, adjectives describing

antonym of subject

Line #7: One word, antonym of subject in Line #1

Adjective

Word that describes a

noun

Participle

A verb (action word)

ending in “–ing”

Antonym

The opposite of a word

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Diamante Poem (Example)

Love

Happy, secure

Dreaming, talking, loving

Husband, wife, children, home

Quarreling, loathing, degrading

Angry, mad

Hate

Adjective


noun

Participle



Antonym

The opposite of a word

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Cinquain Poem

Line #1: One word, subject of the poem

Line #2: Two words, description of

subject (adjectives)

Line #3: Three words, participles (-ing

verbs), actions

Line #4: Four words, simile describing

feelings about subject

Line #5: One word, synonym for subject

Adjective


noun

Participle



Simile

A comparison

of two unlike

things using “like” or

“as”.

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Cinquain Poem (Example)

Feather

Purple, unpredictable

Wiggling, wobbling, plummeting

Wild as an angry bumblebee

Plume

Adjective


noun

Participle



Simile

A comparison

of two unlike

things using “like” or

“as”.

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Color PoemColor (title)

Color is describe looks, describe looks, and feels like describe feel. Color is the taste of describe taste.Describe smell and describe smell smell color.Describe how color makes you feel makes me feel color.Color is the sound of describe sound and describe sound.Color is place that reminds you of color, place that reminds you of color,

and place that reminds you of color.Experience that makes you feel this color is color.Experience that makes you feel this color is also color.Color is anything you want for this line.

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Color Poem (Example)Turquoise

Turquoise is magic, manatees, and silly putty.Turquoise is the taste of sherbert.Juicy pears and the desert smell turquoise.A cleared mind makes me feel turquoise.Turquoise sounds of splashing paint and tubas.Turquoise is Yashiro, a calm pool of water, and a coral reef.

Painting is turquoise.Making new friends is turquoise.Turquoise is having siblings.

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ORGANIZING POEMS• Some poems are organized into lines and

stanzas by their rhyming patterns (but not all poems rhyme).

THE BEAST

When singing songs of scariness,Of bloodiness and hairyness,I feel obligated at this moment to remind youOf the most ferocious beast of all:Three thousand pounds and nine feet tall-The Glurpy Slurpy Skaskagrall-Who’s standing right behind you.

AA

B

B

CCC

Each new ending

sound in a poem is given a letter,

starting with “A” then “B” and so on.

If an end sound

repeats later in the poem it gets the same letter

as the earlier line.

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I Wish Poem

Line #1: --A

Line #2: --A

Line #3: --B

Line#4: --B

Line #5: --B

Line #6: --B

Think about

something you wish

for.

Now, write a poem

about what you wish

for.

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I Wish Poem (Example)Think about

things you wish for.

Now, write a poem

about what you wish

for.

I wish for a cat, I wish for a dog.

I wish for a storm without any fog.

I wish to be, I wish to see.

I wish to be a great big flea.

I wish to swim in the sea.

But most of all I wish to

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Each new ending



If an end sound



8-Line Rhyming Poem

Line #1:

Line #2: --A

Line #3:

Line#4: --A

Line #5

Line #6: --B

Line #7:

Line #8 --B

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Each new ending



If an end sound



8-Line Rhyming Poem (Example)

THE WEIRD BIRD

Birds are flyn’ south for winter.

Here’s the Weird-Bird headin’

north.

Wings-a-flappin’, beaks-a-

chatterin’,

Cold head bobbin’ back and

forth.

He says, “It’s not that I like ice

Or freezin’ winds and snowy

ground.

It’s just sometimes it’s kind of

nice

To be the only bird in town.

A

A

B

B

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Build-A-Poem

Line #1: One word, topic

Line #2: Two words, colors

Line #3: Three words, adjectives

Line #4: Four words, participles (-ing

verbs)

Line #5: Five words, a sentence about

your feelings or experiences about the

topic

Adjective


noun

Participle



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Build-A-Poem (Example)

Fall

Yellow, orange

Shiny, wet, windy

Raining, changing, playing,

falling

The days grow too short.

Adjective


noun

Participle



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Haiku

1. Think of something of nature.

2. Brainstorm words from each of the

senses.

3. Now, use the following pattern to write

your Haiku:

Haikus are traditional Japanese

poems written about

nature.

Line #1: 5 syllables



Syllables are any part

of a word that a word is naturally divided into.

Dic-tion-a-ry(4 syllables)

Syllable Checker

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Haiku (Examples)Web

Most cannot see it.Intertwined and complex.A beauty in dew

Sun

Rising in the east.Golden goddess in my eye.Bringing light to day.

Haikus are traditional Japanese

poems written about

nature.Syllables

are any part of a word

that a word is naturally divided into.

Dic-tion-a-ry(4 syllables)

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RHYTHM & BEAT• In most words that have more than one syllable, one

of the syllables is pronounced more strongly than the others. We say that this syllable is “stressed” or “accented.”

• For example, the word “apple” has two syllables – ap-ple – and the first syllable is pronounced more strongly than the second. That’s why the word is pronounced “AP-pull” and not “ap-PULL.”

• The pattern of stressed syllables is called “Rhythm” or “Beat”.

When singing songs of scariness,Of bloodiness and hairyness,

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Limericks

• Five line poem meant to be

humorous

• Rhyming patter = A-A-B-B-A

• Lines 1, 2, and 5 contain 3 beats

and rhyme

• Lines 3 and 4 have two beats and

rhyme

A Limerick is a rhyming riddle that

uses rhythm.

Rhythm is the pattern of stressed

and unstressed syllables in

a line of poetry.

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Limerick (Example)

A flea and a fly in a flue

Were caught, so what could they do?

Said the fly, “Let us flee!”

“Let us fly!” Said the flea.

So they flew through a flaw in the flue.


uses rhythm.



a line of poetry.

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Limerick (Practice)

There once was a pauper named Meg.

Who accidentally broke her ______.

She slipped on the _______.

Not once, but thrice.

Take no pity on her, I _______.

Can you guess which words should fill in the

blanks?


uses rhythm.



a line of poetry.

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Concrete Poems

• A way of putting words on paper to

give a visual effect to match the topic

and feeling of the poem – the shape

expresses what the poem is about.

• Use strong, colorful words to describe

topic

• Remember to think about the five

senses

Concrete vs.

Abstract

If something is abstract it exists as an

idea but doesn’t have

a physical form.

Something that is

concrete is something

that is physical and

can be observed with the senses.

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Concrete Poem (Examples)Concrete

vs. Abstract



a physical form.

Something that is




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Concrete Poem (Examples)Concrete

vs. Abstract



a physical form.

Something that is




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If I Were. . . PoemFormat:

If I were _________________.

____________ would love me.

__________ would think I’m _________.

My __________ is ___________.

They ___________________________.

Rhyming Pattern:

• Line #1: --A

• Line #2: --B

• Line #3: --C

• Line #4: --B

• Line #5: --C

Rhyming Pattern

Each line’s ending

sound gets a letter.

Lines with the same

letter should have the

same ending sound.

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If I Were. . . Poem

If I were a rosebud,

Noses would love me.

Bees would think I was grand.

My perfume would be sweet.

They would love me in France.

Rhyming Pattern

Each line’s ending

sound gets a letter.

Lines with the same

letter should have the

same ending sound.

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I Used To. . .But Now. . . Poem

Think about how much

you’ve changed since the

beginning of this year.

What things did you used to like or do

that you don’t like

any more or do

differently now?

• A poems about feelings you used to have or things you used to do, that have now changed.

• Have at least 5 examples = ten lines

• Can rhyme or be in free verse

Free Verse: Words or lines that

don’t rhyme

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I Used To. . .But Now. . . Poem

Think about how much

you’ve changed since the

beginning of this year.

What things did you used to like or do

that you don’t like

any more or do

differently now?

I used to be afraid of change,But now I love new adventures.I used to be shy,But now I’m the life of the party.I used to hate cleaning,But now I enjoy the smell of a clean house.I used to be annoyed by my mom,But now I wish she lived closer.I used to be afraid of a crowd,But now I love standing in front of my students!

--Miss Brannack

Free Verse: Words or lines that

don’t rhyme

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Clerihew Poem

• Four lines long• Must have the person’s name at

the end of the first line.

Formula: Line #1: --A Line #2: --A Line #3: --B Line #4: --B

Clerihews poke fun at famous or

well-known people.

They’re light-

hearted, not mean!

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Clerihew Poem (Example)

There once was a teacher named Mr. Thompson,Who was definitely not from Wisconsin.One day he forgot his glasses,And couldn’t find any of his classes!

Clerihews poke fun at famous or

well-known people.

They’re light-

hearted, not mean!

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