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Types of Poems

Types of Poems. Ms. Vaccariello English 8. ABC Poem. Uses the letters of the alphabet as the first letter of each line; usually silly with no rhyme or rhythm. A lthough things are not perfect B ecause of trial or pain C ontinue in thanksgiving D o not begin to blame

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Types of Poems

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  1. Types of Poems Ms. Vaccariello English 8

  2. ABC Poem • Uses the letters of the alphabet as the first letter of each line; usually silly with no rhyme or rhythm. • A lthough things are not perfect • B ecause of trial or pain • C ontinue in thanksgiving • D o not begin to blame • E ven when the times are hard • F ierce winds are bound to blow

  3. Acrostic • Uses the letters of a word to describe the subject. • Chocolate • Almond Joy • Nutter Butter • Dark Chocolate • York Peppermint Patty

  4. Tongue Twister • A tongue twister is a phrase, sentence or rhyme that presents difficulties when spoken because it contains similar sounds • - Whistle for the thistle sifter • Toy Boat • Unique New York • How many cans can a canner can? • Around the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.

  5. Limerick (Irish) • Has 5 Lines and has the following end rhyme scheme: A A B B A • There once was a fellow named Tim(A) • Whose dad never taught him to swim. (A) • He fell off a dock (B) • And sunk like a rock. (B) • And that was the end of him. (A)

  6. Diamante • A 7 lined poem that is diamond in shape Line 1: Noun or subject Line 2: Two Adjectives describing the first noun/subject Line 3: Three -ing words describing the first noun/subject Line 4: Four words: write two synonyms and two antonyms about noun/subject Line 5: Three -ing words about the antonym Line 6: Two adjectives describing the antonym Line 7: Antonym for the subject

  7. Diamante cont. Rain humid, damp refreshing, dripping, splattering wet, slippery, cold, slushy sliding, melting, freezing frigid, icy Snow

  8. Haiku • Haiku is an unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all. Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature. i.e. warm soup in a bowl letters of the alphabet hang on the teaspoon

  9. Cinquain • Cinquain is a short, usually unrhymed poem consisting of twenty-two syllables distributed as 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, in five lines • Line 1: Noun • Line 2: Description of Noun • Line 3: Action • Line 4: Feeling or Effect • Line 5: Synonym of the initial noun

  10. List Poem • A poem where items are in a list under a particular subject or topic. • Cookies Chocolate Oatmeal Sugar Peanut Butter Snicker Doodle Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk White Chocolate Macadamia

  11. Cinquain cont. Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious

  12. Sonnet • A Sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines (iambic pentameter) with a particular rhyming scheme: • Examples of a rhyming scheme: • #1) abab cdcd efef gg • #2) abba cddc effe gg • #3) abba abba cdcd cd

  13. Epitaph • An epitaph is a brief poem inscribed on a tombstone praising a deceased person, usually with rhyming lines. • What happened to me, was not good, Hit by a car, bounced off the hood, Would get up, if only I could, Now here I lay, where once I stood

  14. Acrostic • Acrostic Poetry is where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title. • Devoted,  On  Guard.

  15. Concrete Poetry • Poetry can take on many formats, but one of the most inventive forms is for the poem to take on the shape of its subject. • If the subject of your poem were of a flower, then the poem would be shaped like a flower.

  16. Free Verse • Free Verse is an irregular form of poetry in which the content free of traditional rules of versification, (freedom from fixed meter or rhyme). In moving from line to line, the poet's main consideration is where to insert line breaks. Some ways of doing this include breaking the line where there is a natural pause or at a point of suspense for the reader.

  17. Free Verse cont. • “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens

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