Name ________________________________________________Date___________ Creative Writing – Poetry Project Guidelines Mrs. Stephens Poetry Project Guidelines Your task is to create a book of poems. Your book MUST have TWENTY different types of poems in it. This does not mean twenty free verse poems, or fifteen haikus and five songs. This means, you will write twenty of the thirty-nine poems that are presented in this assignment. For each extra poem you write (up to nineteen), you will receive one extra, extra credit point. This means, if you do all thirty-nine types correctly, you can earn up to nineteen extra credit points, giving you a grade of over 119%. Each poem must be labeled with the correct type of poem (haiku, sonnet, etc…) and titled. Your book must be presentable and attractive. Your poems do not have to be typed, but if you want to type some/all of them, you may. Your poems can be written/typed in any font and in any color. Just remember, if you are printing from the school, black and white are your only options. Mrs. Stephens will not print for you. Remember, this is your project, take pride in it. This project is due on June 12 th Page 1
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Name ________________________________________________Date___________Creative Writing – Poetry Project Guidelines Mrs. Stephens
Poetry Project GuidelinesYour task is to create a book of poems. Your book MUST have TWENTY different types of poems in it. This does not mean twenty free verse poems, or fifteen haikus and five songs. This means, you will write twenty of the thirty-nine poems that are presented in this assignment.
For each extra poem you write (up to nineteen), you will receive one extra, extra credit point. This means, if you do all thirty-nine types correctly, you can earn up to nineteen extra credit points, giving you a grade of over 119%.
Each poem must be labeled with the correct type of poem (haiku, sonnet, etc…) and titled.
Your book must be presentable and attractive. Your poems do not have to be typed, but if you want to type some/all of them, you may. Your poems can be written/typed in any font and in any color. Just remember, if you are printing from the school, black and white are your only options. Mrs. Stephens will not print for you.
Remember, this is your project, take pride in it.
This project is due on June 12th
Poetry Types
Acrostic
Blitz Poem
Cinquain
Decuain
Diamante
Epitaph
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Epulaeryn
Etheree
Free Verse
Haiku
Joseph’s Star
La’libertas
Lanturne
Limerick
Line Messaging
Loop Poem
Memento (Modified)
Mirror Sestet
Monorhyme
Nonet
Object Poem
Ode
Palindrome Poem
Pantoum
Paradelle
Pleiades
Quatern
RemyLa Rhyme Form
Septolet
Shape Poem
Song (or rap)
Sonet
Tongue Twister
Tri-Fall (Modified)
Trinet
Trolaan
Tyburn
Vers Beaucoup
Acrostic Poetry
Acrostic Poetry is where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title.
Example #1:Heartbreaking
He broke my heartEvery piece, shatteredAll I wanted was his loveReal, as he promisedTrue, as mine for himBut he walked awayRight in the middle of paradiseEvery beat of my heart
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Aches for his loveKeeping the flame aglowI will wait by the lightNever losing the hopeGod will send him back to me
The Tri-fall consists of three 6-line stanzas, for a total of 18 lines. The rhyme scheme is a,b,c,a,b,c. This form requires little to no punctuation and can be written on any subject matter.
Example #1:winter's passing
the morning is greetedwith a songbringing a message that is clear...a warble repeated:“come alongenjoy the season, spring is here!” the tulips are bloomingas the treesspruce up in their vibrant green clothes...lilacs are perfumingthe slight breezeseeming heaven-sent to the nose feathered friends tell the town
A Limerick is a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines which originated in Limerick, Ireland. The Limerick has a set rhyme scheme of : a-a-b-b-a with a syllable structure of: 9-9-6-6-9. The rhythm of the poem should go as follows: Lines 1, 2, 5: weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak Lines 3, 4: weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak This is the most commonly heard first line of a limerick: "There once was a man from Nantucket."
Example #1:The Test Pilot
A Plane builder needed a pilot,So Bob told the guy, he would try it.When Bob took to the air,Plane parts fell everywhere.Bob radioed “where shall I pile it?”
The poetry form, Etheree, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Get creative and write an Etheree with more than one verse, but follow suit with an inverted syllable count.
Scentof woods;callouseson hands I strokespeak of hard-spent days.I trace a stubbled chinand hear my name unspokenin a warm unwavering gaze.Pressing kisses taste of surging need.I revel in your wild awakening.
Where haze invades iniquitous corners;raucous music saturates the room,the Ecstacy-induced twining of hot, pulsating bodies,a mimicry of masslewd copulation,slows the thick air;emptinessstiflesme.
Memories and dreams crumpled in a pile,cold and lifeless like ashes of night.Decrepit fingers of the lostsift through the blackened remainsuntil sunrays liftedthe thick of morning,tunneling lightthrough the fog.Renewed
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hopeblewin fromthe northwestin silken streams.No dirt or shovelcould bury the goodnessof this dawning grace that shownthrough every small crack and creviceof the decayed misery that wasErasing the knowledge of once dead dreams.
The RemyLa Rhyme Form, consists of 4 stanzas. Each stanza has four lines. The syllable count per stanza is 8/10/12/8 and rhyme scheme is abca defd ghig jklj.
Other Rules:The first word of stanza 1 must also be the last word of stanza 4. The last word of stanza 1 must also be the first word of stanza 2. The last word of stanza 2 must be the first word of stanza 3. Finally, the last word of stanza 3 must also be the first word of stanza 4.
Example:Of Feelings and face
Brushed aside from gladness of gains,while windows berated internal sightsand emotions exploded before they reformed--shivers sighed, as silence sang pains.
Panes wept sadness...until they closed,as previous hues taught her heart to heatand external facades masked a ferocious fear--that future failed for facts supposed.
Supposed to choose a tighter way,as repugnancy dipped its tongue in truth;so she started to strip a delectable taleto an aggressor's dying day.
Day crouched on shins, so still and hushed,while the sound of survival was amplifiedand she gathered escapism from filthy fists--his backhander of hate...soon brushed.
A Song is an expression of a poet's personal emotions, meant to be sung or rapped. Lyrics in a song contain verses (lines that make up a song; sung poem) and a chorus (a repeating verse in a song (refrain).
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For this poem, you must have at least three verses and a chorus that repeats at least twice. You may add a bridge if you choose to, but it’s not necessary.
Lanturne
The Lanturne is a five-line verse shaped like a Japanese lantern with a syllabic pattern of one, two, three, four, one.
Example #1: SwiftWinds blowthreatening, a tornado grows.
A Monorhyme is a poem in which all the lines have the same end rhyme.
Example #1:Late for Class
I realized it was half past fourWhen I, quite late, ran out the door.My history class I so abhor,But I missed two sessions the week before.I failed a test on ancient loreAnd forgot the date of the Second World War.(Man, my brain was really sore.)Up the marble stairs I tore,And slid across a just-mopped floor:I banged my knee and loudly swore,To wake -again- at half past four!These nightmares I can stand no more...
Example #2:Night Storm It came in a winter’s night,a fierce cold with quite a bite.Frosted wind with all its mightsent ice and snow an inviteto layer earth in pure whiteand glisten with morning light.
Trolaan,is a poem consisting of 4 quatrains. Each quatrain begins with the same letter. The rhyme scheme is abab.
Starting with the second stanza you use the second letter of the first line of the first stanza to write the second each line beginning with that letter.
On the third stanza you will use the second letter on the first line of the second stanza and write the third each line beginning with that letter.
On the fourth stanza you will use the second letter on the first line of the third stanza and write the fourth each line beginning with that letter.
Example #1:Distraught Blessings
Desire the sound or hope,deluding minds in darkness.Daunting though its scope,deluged now with the access.
Elope into the morrow,envelope me with song.Enclose me now in sorroweasing against the throng.
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Longing for succulent prospect,laying waste to eager night,Lopsided in neglect,listless with delight.
Only now will I protest,owning nothing less.Opening now I detest,one more time to bless….
Line Messaging is a poetic form wherein the poet utilizes the last line of each stanza to help represent an overall idea. So if the last line of each stanza is read together (separately from the poem) it will have an independent message or be a poem all on its own.
Example #1:Untitled
I, a mere woman; yet of mind and heart,walk alone past the cemetery gates.Reaching out to touch the crude, dim metala glorious thought takes me—
I stand still for my heart can walk no moreand the vital force within my breastgrieves with the knowledge of a youth now faded.Submit; succumb to this sublime graveyard,beyond the sorrow of generations gone.
Independent flowers mock the veryground from which they rise;Inspiration grows within me.
The first two lines as well as the third and fourth lines of the first three stanzas must
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be the same (repeat). Where it begins to get difficult and become more of a poetic puzzle is when reaching fifth and sixth lines. These lines must contain all the words from the preceding four lines within the stanza using them only once to form completely new lines.
Last Stanza:
For the most difficult piece of this poetic puzzle, the final stanza of the paradelle does not repeat like the preceding stanzas, rather the final six lines must contain every word from the first three stanzas, and only those words, again using them only once to form completely new lines.
Example #1:Beneath the Dripping Cypress Trees
'Tis the breeze beneath the cypress trees,'Tis the breeze beneath the cypress trees,Where shady branches bend and bow,Where shady branches bend and bow.Beneath the bend and branches breeze,Where the cypress' bow 'tis shady trees.
Ink like stains of sap fold down,Ink like stains of sap fold down,Brown and dripping tears that keep,Brown and dripping tears that keep.Sap like ink and stains of brown,Tears that fold keep dripping down.
Will such variegated colors blend,Will such variegated colors blend,Away within envelope of leaves,Away within envelope of leaves.Of such colors envelope within,Variegated leaves away will blend.
Within the sap 'tis shady brown,And keep the breeze of that fold down,Variegated stains away will blend,Where colors bow and branches bend.Tears of ink envelope like leaves,Beneath such dripping cypress trees.
Twilight falls, darkness cover meTwilight falls, darkness cover me
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as gentle slumber lures awakening dreamsas gentle slumber lures awakening dreamscover me gentle twilight, darkness lures dreams,awakening as slumber falls.
Journey on celelstial wings through astral visionsJourney on celelstial wings through astral visionsand hover above earth-bound limitationsand hover above earth-bound limitationson celestial wings, hover above earth bound limitationsand journey through astral visions.
Explore the expansiveness of self, Explore the expansiveness of self, look within and discover your untapped wealthlook within and discover your untapped wealthlook within the expansiveness of self,discover and explore your untapped wealth.
cover me, dreams look within darkness journey -- discover your gentle awakening;slumber lures the expansiveness of self through astral visions. Hover above earthbound limitations on celestial wings, and as twilight falls, explore wealth -- untapped.
An Ode is a poem praising and glorifying a person, place or thing.
Example #1:An Ode To Dreamers
When dreamers dreamAnd lovers loveDo they receive their visionsFrom heaven above?Or do they originateWhere all things startWithin our mindsWithin our hearts?I know not allBut what I do know is thisYou cannot build a KingdomUpon a flimsy wishSo believe in your dreamsFollow them blindLest you loose them all,
A palindrome, by definition, is a word, phrase, verse, sentence, or even poem that reads the same forward or backward.
Shown below are examples of the word-unit palindrome. The carefully placed words form the same sentence, whether it is read forward or backward. For example,
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'Mirrored images reflect images mirrored' which includes a word in the center as a reversal point for the sentence or even the poem.
Spoken BreathCreating flesh and spiritSouls stirring divine dancesLeaping, joyful with lifeEntertaining harmony and graceAngels of myriads and myriadsSentinel watchersMerging unseen~Travelers~Unseen mergingWatchers, SentinelMyriads and myriads of angelsGrace and harmony entertainingLife with joyful leapingDances divine, stirring soulsSpirit and flesh creatingBreath spoken.
The Vers Beaucoup, which is French for "many rhymes", contains internal rhyme. Each stanza consists of four lines with a rhyming word scheme of:
a-a-a-a-b-b-b-c-c-c-d-d
Each rhyme can only use a MAXIMUM of three words. The fourth "a" rhyme carried over to the second line causes enjambment and creates a strong internal rhyming structure.
An example of the form with the rhyming words capitalized for clarity:
Example:The Last Goodbye
Photos turn WHITE OVERNIGHT in my SIGHT.I can't FIGHT with you ANYMORE in this WARwith no SCORE. The MUSE will LOSEwhen you CHOOSE to have PRIDE, then HIDE.
I can't BEAR to be THERE while you SHAREyour vacant STARE with my PAIN like an INSANE WEATHERVANE. Wounds with SALT, never your FAULT in your VAULT with your EXCUSE so OBTUSE.
Drink your WINE as the SIGN of the FINELINE that you CROSSED gets TOSSED,EMBOSSED with your NAME is the SAMEtired GAME that you play EVERYDAY.
Traded me IN for a WIN so THIN,it's a SIN to BELIEVE I will GRIEVEas I LEAVE. I KNEW that what GREWwasn't TRUE. Now I CRY the last GODBYE.
Only one word is allowed in the title followed by a single seven-line stanza. The first word in each line begins with the same letter as the title.
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Example:Tangerine
This small, beautiful fruittantalizes everytaste bud blooming on mytongue. Sweetly the juicestake over, the feelingtremendously sinful,transcending luscious bliss.
A six line poem consisting of 2, 2, 2, 2, 9, 9 syllables.
The first four lines rhyme and are all descriptive words. The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the first, second, third, and fourth lines as the 5th through 8th syllables.
Example #1:Death
BlackestDarkestColdestOldestBurning in the Blackest, Darkest nightThere in lives the Coldest, Oldest fright
The Epulaeryu poem is all about delicious food. It consists of seven lines with thirty-three (33) syllables. The first line has seven (7) syllables, the second line five (5), the third line seven (7), the fourth line five (5), the fifth line five (5), the sixth line three (3), and the seventh line has only one (1) syllable which ends with an exclamation mark. The form is 7/5/7/5/5/3/1. Each line has one thought which is about the main course. Therefore, this poetic form, the Epulaeryu, which has corresponding lines built around the main course and ending with an exclamation point, concludes with the ending line expressing the writer’s excitement and feelings about the poem. The poem may be rhymed or unrhymed.
Example #1:Eggs of Easter
Eggs are in the pots steamingStove’s flame is gleamingThe smiles will be beamingGreat treat for the kidsMulticolored bidsEaster eggsYea!
This poem has no rhyme, and is written according to syllable counts. Syllables are 1, 3, 5, 7, 7, 5, 3, and 1. The poem may be written on any subject, be center aligned, has no stanza limit, and should have complete statements in each line.
Example:Tribute to Parents
Dad I do miss I think of our love I fall back on memoriesI know your together now I have no sadness For now I Write
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Mom I love you I feel your presenceI know you are real happy You are in paradise now You tend God’s gardens On bended Knee
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I Hear angels You are both among Mom greets the new arrivalsDad escorts them to meet God As Daughter I’m proud To be your Seed
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Now You must wait God helps me with verseI write to praise Holy name Both of you are guardians I cherish you both Forever Yours
This type of poetry has no structure and no rules. The poet is free to write in whatever form he/she chooses.
Nonet
A nonet has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second line eight syllables, the third line seven syllables, etc... until line nine finishes with one syllable. It can be on any subject and rhyming is optional.
the ocean is a pirate's playgroundthey live their lives upon the seabattles are fought to the deaththe loot is dividedthey drink to those lostset sail againa pirate'slife forme
It came sweetly upon midnight's breath,that turned seasons from white to green,and brought the pre-dawn sparrowsto chirp a merry tune...nestled securelyon, around, and in-betweenSpringtime's
Haiku (also called nature or seasonal haiku) is an unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all. Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature (seasons).
Example #1:Pink cherry blossomsCast shimmering reflections On seas of Japan
