Type of Poem A
The first letters of the lines, of this type of poem, spell out the subject or title of the poem. This poem may or may not rhyme. The word(s), of each letter of the subject or title, represents the theme or topic of the poem.
What is an acrostic?
A poem with unrhymed lines without regular rhythm.
What is free verse?
The cabin is small
in the vast whiteness. Only
the smoke reveals it.
What is an example of a haiku?
They have roots so deep
Rarely one falls easily
Every leaf provides food for it
Every fall it's leaves float down
Spring is when it blooms again
What is an example of an acrostic poem?
A four line poem that has a certain rhyming pattern: AABB, ABAB, ABCB, ABBA. They are often combined to form a long poem.
What is a quatrain?
A long, dignified narrative poem which gives the account of a hero important to his nation or race.
What is an epic?
The blue and red ball
rolled down the hall.
What is an example of a couplet?
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
All the kings horses and all the kings men,
Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together again.
What is an example of a quatrain?
Concrete poems written in the outline of the poem’s main idea. They do not have to rhyme.
What is a shape poem?
A rhymed pair of lines. It can be by itself, or part of a longer poem.
What is a couplet?
The lizard is a timid thing
That cannot dance or fly or sing;
He hunts for bugs underneath the floor
And longs to be a dinosaur.
- John Gardner
What is an example of a quatrain?
There was an old man in a boat
Who said, "I'm afloat, I'm afloat."
When they said, "No, you ain't."
He was ready to faint.
That unhappy old man in a boat.
What is an example of a limerick?
A 5 line poem: Line 1: Subject of the poem (noun); Line 2: Two adjectives that describe the subject (line 1); Line 3: Three gerunds (verbs ending in -ing) - related to the subject (line 1); Line 4: Four Words (a short phrase) that relate to the subject (line 1); Line 5: One synonym for the subject (line 1).
What is a cinquain?
An unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, or 17 syllables in all.
What is a Haiku?
Flowers
Colorful, fragrant
Swaying, growing, blooming
Make me feel happy
Blossoms
What is an example of a cinquain?
The great out-of-doors
Beckoned to us one and all
We sought nature's joys
Along her creeks and rivers
And in the cool of the glade.
What is an example of a tanka?
A type of Japanese poem, with 31 syllables in all. Line 1 has 5 syllables; Line 2 and 7 syllables; Line 3 has 5 syllables; and the next 2 lines each have 7 syllables, giving it a total of 31 syllables. It was originally used as a response to a another poem, during the courtship of a man and a woman.
What is a tanka?
This is a humorous (silly) 5 line poem. It is made up of 13 beats and has a rhyme scheme of AABBA. The pattern: A - 3 beats, A - 3 beats, B- 2 beats, B- 2 beats, and A - 3 beats.
What is a limerick?
There once was a turkey named Chummy
Mom thought that he might be quite yummy
He waddled away
On Thanksgiving Day --
But still ended up in my tummy
What is an example of a limerick?
Frog
Handsome, happy
Jumping, smiling, dancing
Give him a kiss
Prince
What is an example of a cinquain?