Structured Poetry Forms

Power Point #4

HAIKU

Japanese poetry 3 Lines 17 syllables needed

5 = first line 7 = second line 5 = third line

Nature related material

Non-rhyming poem

Sample Haiku“Fall”

Fall leaves floating downLeaving trees so very bareCrisp air around you

Sample Haiku“Teachers”

Teachers are strong, buff.They know everything, way smart.Listen to them now.

By Mr. Prezioso

Sample Haiku

“Eighth Graders”Eighth graders are "Cool”Sometimes way high or real lowEmotional wrecks

By Mr. Prezioso

Sample Haiku“Boogies”

Digging in my noseI think I went way too farA bloody river

By Mr. Prezioso

CINQUAIN

Modern Cinquain-A non-rhyming poem

line 1 - one word (noun) a title or name of the subjectline 2 - two words (adjectives) describing the titleline 3 - three words (verbs) describing actions related to titleline 4 - four words / phrase describing a feeling about the titleline 5 - one word (noun) referring back to the first word

Astronaut

Brave Daring

Soaring, Seeking, Hoping

Mixing with the stars

Explorer

CINQUAIN

Baseball

Bat cracks against

The pitch, sending it out

Over the back fence, I did it!

Homerun

Listen...With faint dry sound,

Like steps of passing ghosts,The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees

And fall.

Traditional Cinquain-A non-rhyming poem

-Based on syllable count

Line 1- 2 syllables

Line 2- 4 syllables

Line 3- 6 syllables

Line 4- 8 syllables

Line 5- 2 syllables

LIMERICKS

A popular form of Irish poetry The content is often of a bawdy

and humorous nature A short & stupid story told in five

lines

Limerick Structure

Contains five lines

A - 7-10 syllables A - 7-10 syllables B - 5-7 syllables B - 5-7 syllables A - 7-10 syllables

Sample Limerick

There was a young prince of Bombay,Who always would have his own way;

He pampered his horsesOn five or six courses,

Himself eating nothing but hay.

Sample Limerick

There once was a barber of Kew,Who went very mad at the zoo;He tried to enamel,The face of the camel,And gave the brown bear a shampoo.

DIAMANTE

FORMAT:Line 1 is a nounLine 2 has two adjectives describing the noun in Line 1Line 3 has three verbs related to the noun in Line 1Line 4 has four nouns: two relating to Line 1 and two relating to Line 7 Line 5 has three verbs related to the noun in Line 7 Line 6 has two adjectives describing the noun in Line 7Line 7 is a noun opposite to Line 1

* A diamante poem is a poem that makes the shape of a diamond. * The poem can be used in two ways, either comparing and contrasting two different subjects, or naming synonyms and antonyms for another subject.

Boy

Funny, Active

Running, Playing, Shouting

Video games, trucks, dolls, diaries

Talking, Laughing, Comforting

Sweet, Heartfelt

Girl

Sample Diamantes

DogPlayful, cute

Digging,  chasing,  hidingBone, slobber, catnip, mouse

Licking, eating, playingSleepy, lazy

Cat Drink

Milky, SugaryDrinking Slurping Steaming

Cup Glass Plate BowlTempting, Cooking, Boiling

Delicious, HealthyFood

ACROSTIC A word is written

vertically down the page Phrases/sentences are

then written horizontally off of each starting letter

The lines should relate back to the main word and tell something about it

Can be rhyming but not necessary

As a challenge – try to write the poem as a continuous thought, not just separate phrases.

Graceful & righteous

Racing is their thing

Elegant and beautiful in stance

Yielding to all commands

Heart full of endless love

Outstanding personality

Understanding and accepting

Never underestimate them

Dog that will captivate your heart

Surely man’s best friend