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Writing Structured Poetry

Writing Structured Poetry. 1. Limerick. Limericks are creative poems with 5 lines Lines 1, 2, and 5 all rhyme with each other Lines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other This is known as an AABBA rhyme scheme. Example of a Limerick. There once was a boy from New York

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Writing Structured Poetry

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  1. Writing Structured Poetry

  2. 1. Limerick • Limericks are creative poems with 5 lines • Lines 1, 2, and 5 all rhyme with each other • Lines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other • This is known as an AABBA rhyme scheme

  3. Example of a Limerick There once was a boy from New York Who everyone thought was a dork He got bit by a spider And became a great fighter Who sent lots of bad guys to court

  4. 2. Haiku • Haikus are a type of ancient Japanese poetry • Haikus have 3 lines, but no rhyme scheme • Each line must have a specific number of syllables • 1st line has 5 syllables • 2nd line has 7 syllables • 3rd line has 5 syllables

  5. Example of a Haiku Victims of my web I’m the seeker of justice The bringer of good

  6. How to write a Haiku 1. Get a picture in your mind of a thing or person that makes you feel a certain emotion 2. Write down your image using 10 to 15 words, then try to put it into the 5-7-5 form 3. Try to make others see your picture or idea

  7. Nature Haikus Sunlight fading fast Leaving embers in the sky Day takes one last breath An afternoon breezeexpels cold air, along withthe fallen brown leaves.

  8. More Examples I guard the darkness While the city sleeps below Safely in slumber Yellow sun infects My skin, Oh how I miss The red sky of home

  9. 3. Diamante • Diamantes are diamond-shaped poems • They have 7 lines, with each line using a different part of speech • Line 1:Noun or subject • Line 2: Two adjectives (describing words) • Line 3: Three “ing” words • Line 4: Four words about the noun/subject • Line 5: Three (different) “ing” words • Line 6: Two (different) adjectives • Line 7: Synonym for the subject/noun

  10. Example of Diamante Tornado Forceful, powerful Whipping, churning, whirling Thunderstrom, whirlwind, funnel, cyclone Destroying, wrecking, killing Violent, uncontrollable Twister

  11. Another in the “Spidey” Series Spider-Man Heroic, Funny Swinging, Punching, Kicking Photographer, Scientist, Peter, Avenger Climbing, Jumping, Saving Power, Responsibility Web-Slinger

  12. 4. Sonnet • Originated in Italy • Sonneto means “little song” • A 14 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme • Made famous by William Shakespeare

  13. Special Type of Sonnets • Shakespearean • “A Note From Me to You” • ABAB CDCD EFEF GG • The 14 lines are broken into 4 quatrains • Quatrain 1 = Lines 1-4 (explains the subject) • Quatrain 2 = Lines 5-8 (explains the theme) • Quatrain 3 = Lines 9-12 (supports the theme) • Quatrain 4 = Lines 13-14 (Finishes the poem)

  14. Superhero Sonnet The beast from Krypton puts on quite an act;That oh so "ordinary" guy they callClark Kent can almost blind us to the fact:He isn't really one of us at all.Less alien is Peter Parker, whoseGenetic makeup mingled, so to speak,With an arachnid's. Though he did not chooseThis fate, the fact remains that he's a freak.I'd have my heroes be of human kind,And darker, so I sing now of Bruce Wayne,Who, haunted, haunts the wicked well, we find,With fully human body, human brain.Though not exactly "just one of the boys,"He's but a man, made great by super toys.

  15. 5. Cinquain • A French poem, similar to a haiku and diamante • Has 5 lines, and each line has s specific number of syllables • Line 1: Title/Noun (2 syllables) • Line 2: Description of noun (4 syllables) • Line 3: Actions of noun (6 syllables) • Line 4: Feeling about the noun (8 syllables) • Line 5: Synonym for title/noun (2 syllables)

  16. Spider-quain Spidey Daring, Agile Web-slinging around town Fighting crime for his Uncle Ben Webhead

  17. 6. Pantoums • A short folk poem that originated in Malaysia during the 1400s • A sixteen line poem that uses 8 non-rhyming lines twice each • Uses repetition instead of rhyme and rhythm

  18. Layout of a Pantoum • Start with 4 original lines • (1)(2)(3)(4) • Repeat lines 2 and 4, and add lines 5 and 6 to expand on ideas • (2)(5)(4)(6) • Repeat lines 5 and 6, and add lines 7 and 8 to expand on ideas • (5)(7)(6)(8) • Repeat lines 1, 3, 7, and 8 in the following order • (7)(3)(8)(1)

  19. Example of Pantoum When I was seven (1) My family was evacuated. (2) We rode a bus (3) To Manzanar. (4) My family was evacuated. (2) Only forty-eight hours to prepare, then (5) To Manzanar. (4) We rode in shock, but together. (6) Only forty-eight hours to prepare, then (5) Mama, stressed and frustrated, broke all the dishes. (7) We rode in shock, but together. (6) Together, except for Papa. (8) Mama, stressed and frustrated, broke all the dishes. (7) We rode a bus (3) Together, except for Papa. (8) When I was seven. (1)

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