Types of Poems
What is a Limerick poem?
A rhyming poem with 5 lines that are usually funny or silly.
Syllables per line: 9,9,5,5,9.
What is figurative language?
Phrases and figures of speech that mean something other than what the words actually say.
Limerick Rhyme Scheme
Rhyme Scheme: AABBA.
Limerick Poetry Syllables
Syllables in each line: 9,9,5,5,9
What is Poetry?
A type of writing where words are arranged based on their meaning, sound, and rhythm to share ideas and feelings.
What is a Cinquain poem?
A special 5 line poem with a specific format
What is Imagery?
Describing something in a way that makes the reader feel like they can see, hear, smell, taste, or feel it.
Cinquain Rhyme Scheme
It does not have to rhyme
Spring
Bright, cheerful
Raining, blooming, dancing
Fresh, New
Beginning
Cinquain
What is Form?
The style of poem and the way in which it is written, whether it creates sounds, tells a story, has rhythm, or makes you laugh.
What is a Diamante poem?
A diamond-shaped poem with 7 lines
What is a Simile?
Comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Diamante Poem Rhyme Scheme
It does not rhyme
An old silent pond…
A frog jumps into the pond,
Splash! Silence again.
Haiku
What are sound devices?
Tools used carefully in order to create sounds and mood within a poem.
What is a Couplet
A couplet is a pair of lines that rhyme.
What is a Metaphor?
Comparing two things directly (Not using ‘like’ or ‘as’)
Couplet Rhyme Scheme
Rhyme Scheme: Either: AABB or ABAB
Haiku Poetry Syllables (total syllables and line by line)
Total Syllables: 17
Lines: 5,7,5
What is Alliteration?
The repetition of the first sound/letter at the beginning of each line
What is a Haiku?
a style of poem that originated in Japan. It is a short, three-line poem
What is an Onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia is when a word describes a sound and actually mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to when it is spoken
Haiku Rhyme Scheme
No set rhyme scheme
Cinquain Poetry Line set up (Noun, adjectives, verbs)
Line 1: Noun (topic of Poem), Line 2: Two adjectives (describe the topic), Line 3: Three verbs (actions that relate to the topic), Line 4: Two more adjectives, Line 5: Noun (another word for the topic).
What is Personification?
Giving human traits to nonhuman things