Vocabulary
Poetry Examples
Types of Poetry
Rhyme Scheme
100
rhymes within lines
Internal Rhyme
100
all mammals named Sam must be clammy
Consonance
100
ca-lam-ity
(KUH-LAM-IH-TEE) noun
An unexpected,
undesirable event;
often physically injurious,
Crossover pg. 39
Defintion poem
100
I like to run.
My friends like to play.
The beach is very fun.
I hope you have a great day!
ABAB
200
the repetition of the same vowel sounds among words
Assonance
200
Example: crowd, proud, loud, cloud, shroud
Complete Rhyme
200
It's hard to see the butterfly
Because he flies across the sky
couplet
200
My family loves our cat.
She loves to wear her hat.
Sometimes she gets stuck in trees.
And she’s so afraid of bees!
AABB
300
the repetition of the same consonant sounds among words (not limited to initial sounds)
Consonance
300
I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet” by Robert Frost
alliteration
300
List Poem
300
My best friend’s name is Jack.
He really likes to go in his pool.
His favorite food is pizza.
I think he’s really cool.
ABCB
400
words whose final syllable almost rhyme
Partial Rhyme
400
Yes it is true I am a cat
When I go out I wear a hat
End rhyme
400
I Dream'd in a Dream By Walt Whitman
I DREAM'D in a dream I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth, I dream'd that was the new city of Friends, Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust love, it led the rest, It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of that city, And in all their looks and words.
Free Verse
400
Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock; T
he clock struck one,
And down he run,
Hickory, dickory, dock.
A A B B A
500
words whose final syllables have the exact same sound
Complete Rhyme
500
I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless
Assonance
500
I drove myself to the lake
and dove into the water
Internal Rhyme
500
Painting on Vellum: not on silk or hide
Or ordinary Canvas: I suppose
No painter of the present day has tried
So many mediums with success, or knows
As well as I do how the subject grows
Beneath the hands of genius, that anoint
With balm. But I have something to disclose— Painting on Vellum is my weakest point.
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