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Acrostic
The WitchWhizzing through the night sky
In and out, she weaves through the clouds
Tightly grasping her broomstick
Casting her mystical spells
Hiding in darkness
PurposeAcrostic poems describe a particular topic.
StructureAcrostic poems contain a topic word, written vertically down the page. Each letter of the word begins a new description.
Rhyming PatternAcrostic poems do not usually rhyme.
Topicword
Descriptions
Kennings
The SpiderWeb-maker
Insect-stalkerCreepy-crawler
Hairy-hiderClever-climberFear-inducer
PurposeKennings poems describe a particular topic.
StructureKennings poems can have several verses. Each verse usually has three lines which contain two words describing the topic.
Rhyming PatternKennings poems do not usually rhyme.
Verses with three lines each
Two descriptive words per line
Haiku
The RosePetals red as blood
Fragrant perfume fills the air
A delicate rose
PurposeHaiku poems describe a particular topic.
StructureHaiku poems have three lines. The first and third lines have five syllables and the second line has seven syllables.
Rhyming PatternHaiku poems do not usually rhyme.
Five syllables
Sevensyllables
Five syllables
CinquainPurposeCinquain poems describe a particular topic.
StructureCinquain poems have five lines. Each line uses descriptive words and phrases to create images of the topic.
Rhyming PatternCinquain poems do not usually rhyme.
Topic
Two descriptive words
Threeaction words
A feeling about the topic A synonym
for the topic
Snowflakes
Graceful, intricate
Floating, dancing, falling
Perfect in their uniqueness
Flawless
Ode
To ChocolateOh, chocolate!
You are the sweetest of all treats,Texture as soft and smooth as silk,A ball of happiness on my tongue.My heart smiles with every taste,
Feeding and warming my soul,Oh, how I adore you!
PurposeOdes express thoughts and feelings about a person or object.
StructureOdes can have several lines, or several verses. Imagery, such as simile, metaphor and personification, is usually included.
Rhyming PatternTraditional odes have a distinct rhythm and rhyming pattern; yet modern odes do not tend to follow these rules.
Simile
MetaphorPersonification
Limerick
The Old Lady From RomeThere was an old lady from Rome,Who never could find her way home.She would walk down the street,Getting very sore feet,That silly old lady from Rome!
PurposeLimericks are nonsense poems, meant to make people laugh.
StructureLimericks have five lines. The first, second and fifth lines have the same number of syllables, as do the third and fourth lines.
Rhyming PatternLimericks have rhythm, created by the number of syllables in each line. They also follow an aabba rhyming pattern.
The character
The situation
Summary
Plot development
Ballad
The ParkI went for a walk to the park one day, And what do you think I found? A busy bee stuck up in a tree, And a bee hive down on the ground!
I bravely walked up to that bee hive, And what do you think I did? I poked that hive and it came alive, So I ran away and I hid!
PurposeBallads are narrative poems, intended to tell a story.
StructureBallads can have several verses. Each verse has four lines. Sometimes, verses may be repeated throughout the poem.
Rhyming PatternBallads have rhythm, created by the number of syllables in each line. They usually follow an abcb rhyming pattern.
Verses with four lines in each
Shape Poems
RaindropsA
raindropslips down
my silent face.It falls so gently
off my cheek.Now gone.
PurposeShape poems describe a particular object.
StructureShape poems are written in the shape of the object they describe. They have no other formal structure.
Rhyming PatternShape poems do not usually rhyme.
Written to create the shape of a raindrop