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POETRYFound Poems
Couplet Poems Acrostic Poems
Haiku PoemsCinquain Poems
Concrete (Shape) PoemsLimerick PoetryClerihew Poetry
FOUND POEMS The poet uses existing texts to refashion and reorder the words and then present them as poems.
Unexpected ProblemsExposure to germs is a
part of lifeAnd is deadly.
A germaphobe uses a She Pee.
Sticky and stinky people are suffering from
Dirty toilets.If the washroom has no
paper towel,Urine trouble!
Click, Clack, CliffordFarmer Brown had a problemClifford wanted to helpClick, clack, crunch!
“No milk today!” cried Farmer BrownClifford gave him a hand…err, a tailClick, clack, moo!
“No eggs!” cried Farmer Brown.Clifford tried to do his partClick, clack, quack!
“How can I run a farm with no milk and no eggs!”Somehow Clifford got them all into the garbage truckGiggle, giggle, quack!
THE COUPLETA couplet is a pair of lines of verse. It usually consists of two lines that rhyme, but couplets do not have to rhyme.
COUPLETSNot all couplets
rhyme. Even though they
can be simple,
couplets can also appear
in more complex rhyme
schemes.
FISHING Fish hooks floating through the sea The little fish say, “Don’t catch
me!”Pulling, tugging on the lineOh no! Look! He is mine!
STARFISHI found a starfish in the bayWhen I was fishing
yesterday Starfish, starfish in the
oceanMoving along in slow
motion Many arms and colors
brightSea stars are a special sight
ACROSTIC POEMSA poem or series of lines in which certain letters, usually the first in each line, form a name, motto, or message when read in sequence.
Here is an example is from Lewis Carrol's "Through the Looking-Glass". The final chapter "A Boat, Beneath A Sunny Sky" is an acrostic of the real Alice's name: Alice Pleasance Liddell.
TARZANTanAthleticResourcefulZoomsAssertiveNimble
EMMAEager to learnMakes time to readMarvellous artistAdores her white poodle
TRASHTakes a ReallyAstoundingStomach toHandle this mess
Caleb is so very athletiCA nice guy he’ll share with yALittle guy will make you loLEleven years old and loves
cakEBig and strong and really faB
Acrostics can be more complex than just by making words from initials. A double acrostic, for example, may have words at the beginning and end of its lines
Set among hills in the midst of five
valleyS,This peaceful little market town we inhabiTRefuses (vociferously!) to be a conformeR.Once home of the cloth it gave its name tO,Uphill and down again its streets lead yoU.Despite its faults it leaves us all charmeD.
Stroud, by Paul Hansford
HAIKU POETRY Haiku is a form of
Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 syllables in three lines (5, 7, 5). Haiku poetry is usually about seasons or nature and these poems often do not rhyme.
HAIKU POETRY Line 1 5 syllables
Line 2 7 syllables
Line 3 5 syllables
Clouds float slowly by
Fluffy, lumpy, cotton balls
Silver, grey, and white
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables Line 3: 5 syllables
Clouds float slowly byFluffy, lumpy, cotton ballsSilver, grey, and white
Clouds float slow/ly byFluf/fy, lump/y, cot/ton ballsSil/ver, grey, and white
CINQUAIN POEMS
KnightsArmour ,shields
Fighting, charging, slaughteringWorried, delighted, brave, fearsome
Crusaders
Line 1 is one word (the title)Line 2 is two words that describe the titleLine 3 is three words that tell the actionLine 4 is four words that express the feelingLine 5 is one word that recalls the title
CINQUAIN POEMS
Mules
Stubborn, unmoving
Braying, kicking,
resisting
Not wanting to listen
People
Toys play things
laughing,enjoying,frol
icking What joy to play.
Games
CONCRETE POEMSShapes are formed by the letters, words, or
symbols that make up the poem rather than by the traditional arrangement of words.
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triangularpyramid shape
an idea of creating concrete poetry imagery