PoetryUnitPowerPoint, Definitions, Examples & Student Booklet
Poetry Defined Poetry is a form of literary
art in which language is an imaginative awareness of
experience expressed through meaning, sound,
and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an
emotional response.La-Nette Mark 2014
PoetryPoetry may be written
independently, as discrete poems, or may
occur in conjunction with other arts, as in poetic
drama, hymns, or lyrics.
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Acrostic Poems!
Poems in which the first letter of each line is
spelled vertically and the vertical word is the subject
of the poem. Each line describes the subject
word.La-Nette Mark 2014
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Acrostic Example!
tudy
hallenging
omework
bservations
bey the teacher
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Now it is time for you to develop
an acrostic poem.
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Limerick Poems! Humorous poems that have five
linesThe last words of lines
one, two, and five rhyme. The last words of lines three and
four rhyme.
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There once was boy named BlairWho was told to dye his hairSo he dyed it greenThe kids were so meanThey say he looked like a pear.
Limerick Example!
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Now it is time for
you to develop a limerick poem.
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Rhyming Poems!
Poems in which the last word of every line, or every other
line, rhyme.La-Nette Mark 2014
Spring is in the airI’m glad to play outside
I run and jump without a careAnd love to go and hide.
Rhyming Example!
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Now it is time for
you to develop a rhyming poem.
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Couplet Poems!
Poems with a pair of lines that rhyme. A couplet may be a poem in itself or part of a larger
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The sun is shining oh so brightIt is making a beautiful light.
Couplet Example!
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Now it is time for
you to develop a couplet.
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Haiku Poems! Unrhymed three-line
poemsLine 1: 5 syllablesLine 2: 7 syllablesLine 3: 5 syllables
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Haiku Poems! Most often, haiku poems are about seasons or nature.
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Example 1:Waking up to chirpsBirds singing in the morningBeautiful bird songs Example 2:The evening sun setsBrilliant colors glimmeringBeautiful sunsets
Haiku Example!
Now it is time for
you to develop a haiku poem.
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Quatrain Poems! A four-line
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There is nothing quite so peaceful,As the sound of gentle rain,Pitter-pitter-pattingAgainst my window pane.
Quatrain Example!
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There once was a girl named FayeShe would always be aloneThe kids asked her to playShe said, “Yes” in a very loud tone.
Quatrain Example!
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Now it is time for
you to develop a quatrain poem.
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Cinquain Poems!
An unrhymed poem made up of five lines. Each line of the poem
has specific rules.La-Nette Mark 2014
Cinquain Poems! Rules for each lineLine 1 – Title (1 word)
Line 2 – Description (2 words)Line 3 – Action (3 words)Line 4 – Feeling (4 words)
Line 5 – Synonym for title (1 word)
ButterfliesBeautiful creatures
Flying, landing, flutteringPeaceful array of colors
Insect
Cinquain Example!
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Now it is time for you to try to develop a
cinquain poem.La-Nette Mark 2014
Concrete Poems!
A poem that takes the shape of the topic or subject. For example, a poem about a snowman would be in the
shape of a snowman.La-Nette Mark 2014
AVERY
TALL TREESTANDING ALONE
IN A FIELD. AUTUMN COMES CAUSING LEAVES TO FALL DOWN
TO THE HARD GROUNDONE
AT A TIME UNTIL THE TREE IS BARE.
Concrete Example!
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Now it is time for
you to develop a concrete poem.
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Diamante Poems! A poem that is made up
of seven lines. The text forms the shape
of a diamond (◊). La-Nette Mark 2014
Diamante Poems! The poem can be used
in two ways, either comparing and
contrasting two different subjects, or naming synonyms
and antonyms for another subject.
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Diamante Poems! Line 1 – Noun (1 word)
Line 2 – 2 Adjectives Line 3 – 3 words ending in “ing” Line 4 – Nouns (2 words subject) 2
words other subjectThe lines then are put in reverse, leading to and relating to either a
second subject or a synonym for the first.
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Kittencute, cuddly
hissing, licking, pawingpurr, meow; bark, growlrunning, chasing, biting
fluffy, furrypuppies
Diamante Example!
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Now it is time for
you to develop a diamante poem.
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