Finish the Limerick
Anne likes to skate on the cold ice.
She thinks she has some skating spice.
So, the big ice breaks.
Then she starts to shake.
She gets out and says, “That’s not _______"
My head sinks into
the feathered pillow; I think
I hear geese whisper.
Haiku
characters, settings, and events that could happen in the real world
Realistic fiction
The text of the play
Script
My brother saw one of his coats.
Then my brother saw a cool boat.
So, he grabbed a book.
Then he saw a hook.
Then my brother started to __________
Float
Two lines are not enough to express
How much I adore your potato-ness.
Couplet
Characters, settings, or events that couldn't happen in the real word. Very imaginative. Anything can happen.
Fantasy/ Adventure
Labels before lines of dialogue to show which character is speaking
Character tags
Ant-Man has no luck, he is stuck.
He’s thinking man this really sucks.
He starts to get mad.
After he gets sad.
Then he knew he had no good __________.
Luck
I was seized by a rhythmical beat,
It was something I could not delete.
I went crazy with rhyme
It just gobbled my time,
Had me clapping and tapping my feet.
Limerick
Sometimes unrealistic
Sometimes teaches a lesson
Happens long ago
Fairy Tale
The person who tells what happens during the play
Narrator
Autumn is terrified of bees.
The bees like to eat and smell feet.
Bees love to waste time.
And eat some green limes.
The bees left to hide in the _____________.
Trees
Recess
Rambunctious
Excitement
Centering around
Excessive
Silly
Stuff
Acrostic
Special text structures. Mostly dialogue. Can be performed.
Chapter in a play that contains more than one scene
Act
Leah is such a great swimmer.
Leah is very much slimmer.
She saw a big whale.
It had a big tail.
She put in a pot to ___________.
Simmer.
I am so tired
I'm part of the bed -
A cover pressed
against the sheets,
dangling limply down the sides.
Free verse
Special structure and rules for writing
Might rhyme
Can be silly or thoughtful
Poetry
The words said by the characters