By Mr Xanthopoulos Are humorous fiveline poems with

By: Mr. Xanthopoulos

Are humorous five-line poems with a specific rhythmic pattern and an aabba rhyme scheme. Young Lady whose bonnet There was a Young Lady whose bonnet, Came untied when the birds sat upon it; But she said: 'I don't care! All the birds in the air Are welcome to sit on my bonnet!'

Uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line. All lines in the poem should relate to or describe the topic. Example: Shines brightly Up in the sky Nice and warm on my skin

A cinquain is a five-line poem that describes a person, place, or thing. a one-word title, a noun two adjectives three -ing verbs a phrase a synonym for your title, another noun

Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Noodles

A seven-line poem that takes the shape of a diamond. A diamante has seven lines that follow this sequence: Line A Line G Line A: Topic A (must be a noun) B: Two vivid adjectives that describe Topic A C: Three interesting “-ing” action verbs that describe Topic D: Two concrete nouns about Topic A and two about Topic G E: Three interesting “-ing” action verbs that describe Topic F: Two vivid adjectives that describe Topic G G: Topic G (must be a noun)

square symmetrical, conventional shaping, measuring, balancing boxes, rooms, clocks, halos encircling, circumnavigating, enclosing round, continuous circle

� Short, unrhymed poems, often about nature. � The form originated in Japan, but its simplicity and power has made it popular worldwide. Its tone is often thoughtful, but it can be playful as well. � There are 3 lines: � First line has 5 syllables � Second line has 7 syllables � Third line has 5 syllables � Example: I hear wind outside (5 syllables) The day is long and pretty (7 syllables) The clouds are clearing (5 syllables)

Like a haiku poem, but a little longer! � Structure: � � Line � Line 1 2 3 4 5 (5 (7 (7 syllables) syllables) Saying Goodbye � Carefully I walk Trying so hard to be brave They all see my fear Dark glasses cover their eyes As mine flow over with tears �

Poems with a formal tone, written for the single purpose of celebrating or honoring a person, object, or idea. Turn to pg. 685

Formal poems that reflect on death or other solemn, serious themes. The structure varies. Turn to pg. 777 “O Captain! My Captain!”

Are song-like poems that tell a story, often dealing with adventure tragedy, or romance. Ballads are structured like songs, with verses and repeated refrains to drive home the main message! Turn to page 1045 to read “John Henry”

No structural rules! It does not have to rhyme, it doesn’t have a specific length, or a number of stanzas. Turn to page 645 to read “Describe Somebody”

Words are arranged on the page to form a shape that suggests the topic or ideas in the poem. They are often lighthearted or humorous.

A found poem is like a collage! It takes words or letters from other materials to make a poem.

Fourteen-line poems with a formal tone that follow a specific rhyme scheme. Purpose is to praise. Petrarchan: rhyme scheme of abbacdecde- 2 stanzas: 8, 6 lined Shakespearean: 14 lined poem, rhyme scheme of ababcdcdefefgg- couplet

� Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day? Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee. � William Shakespeare

lines of poetry that can be divided into 5 metric feet with alternately unstressed and stressed syllables. Example: My name/ is John/ I love/to go/ to school Think da Dum—unstressed/stressed Split the following sentence into Iambic Pentameter: If you/would put/ the key/ inside/ the lock. /

Non-rhyming poems are poems that don’t rhyme. Rhyming poems are poems that do rhyme.