Types of Poetry

Different types of Poetry: Acrostic Haiku Limerick Ode Tanka DiamanteSenryu SonnetQuiz Time!AcrosticDefinitionA type of poem where the first, last, or other letters in a line spell out a word or phrase. The first letter is more commonly used in an Acrostic Poem.ExampleAn Acrostic poemCan be very fun to make.Remember that the first letter isnt theOnly letter used to make Acrostic poems.So when creating one of these poems,Thinks of a fun theme or topic you can use.I chose to make mine on Acrostic poems.Cool right?HaikuDefinitionA Japanese poem, similar to a Tanka. A Haiku is a three lined poem that can be written about many different things. Line one has five syllables, line two has seven syllables and line three has five syllables. ExampleA haiku can be (5)Very difficult to write (7)When you cannot count (5)

LimerickDefinitionA Limerick is often a funny poem with a strong beat. They often start with the phrase There was a ..and ends with a name, person or thing. It follows the rhyme scheme of aabba.ExampleThere was an old man with a beard Who said, 'It is just as I feared, Two owls and a hen A lark and a wren Have all built their nests in my beard!OdeDefinitionAn Ode is a lyric poem that usually addresses a particular person or thing.Odes use metaphors, similes and hyperboles.ExampleMy Dear StudentsTravel the world, read lots of great books, watch lots of great movies, eat lots of great food and meet lots of great people. Experience is the best teacher, and the world is the greatest classroom.

TankaDefinitionA Japanese poem similar to a Haiku with two additional lines. This poem consists of five lines. Lines one and three are five syllables while lines two, four, and five are seven syllables.ExampleA Tanka is short (5)But long enough to tell others (7)What is on your mind (5)Even if it is pointless (7)It will mean something to me (7)DiamanteDefinitionThe poem is in the shape of a diamond that follows a certain layout;Line 1 is the beginning subject. Line 2 contains two words that describe line one. Line three contains three words doing line one.Line four is a short phrase about line one and a short phrase about line seven.Line five contains three words doing line seven. Line two are two words about line seven. Line seven is the end subject

Example Bike Shiny, quiet, Pedaling, spinning, weavingWhizzing round corners, zooming along roads Racing, roaring, speeding Fast, loud, Car SonnetDefinitionA Sonnet is a poem of an expressive thought or idea made up of 14 lines, each being 10 syllables long. Its rhymes are arranged according to one of the schemes which is three quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet.The rhyme scheme is ababcdcdefefggExampleI met a traveler from an antique land (A)Who said: Two vast and trunk less legs of stone (B) Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, (A)Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, (B)And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, (C)Tell that its sculptor well those passions read (D)Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, (C)The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; (D)And on the pedestal these words appear: (E)"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: (F)Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! (E)Nothing beside remains. Round the decay (F)Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare (G)The lone and level sands stretch far away. (G)