Types of Poetry Free Verse FREE VERSE is

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Types of Poetry

Types of Poetry

Free Verse • FREE VERSE is a kind of poetry that has no real

Free Verse • FREE VERSE is a kind of poetry that has no real rhythm or pattern, so you can put words together in all sorts of ways. You can be VERY imaginative!

The Owl and the Mouse By Dottie Jones Owl, Owl Of the Night Your

The Owl and the Mouse By Dottie Jones Owl, Owl Of the Night Your eyes are shining Oh, so bright Mouse, Mouse Of the Field Watching carefully For a shield Owl and Mouse Do you meet Claws on fur Stills the beat Owl, Owl Takes the breath Wings of silence Claws of death

Pancakes! By Dottie Jones Flip, Flap Jack Syrup dripping Down the stack Yum!

Pancakes! By Dottie Jones Flip, Flap Jack Syrup dripping Down the stack Yum!

Acrostic Poems • An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first,

Acrostic Poems • An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common and simple form of an acrostic poem is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase.

Poetry Pleasing words Offering love Engaging lines Timeless meanings Rhythm and rhyme Young forever!

Poetry Pleasing words Offering love Engaging lines Timeless meanings Rhythm and rhyme Young forever!

Kathryn Kindhearted Always cheerful Teacher Helpful to others Really goofy Yahooligan Near to my

Kathryn Kindhearted Always cheerful Teacher Helpful to others Really goofy Yahooligan Near to my heart

Haiku • Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. • A Haiku consists

Haiku • Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. • A Haiku consists of three lines: the first line has five syllables, the second has seven syllables, and the third has five syllables. • Because Haiku is only three lines, the poems often focus on one simple image or subject. • Traditional Japanese Haiku is usually about nature, but we can write them about anything.

Examples of Haiku Beaches Sand scatters the beach Waves crash on the sandy shore

Examples of Haiku Beaches Sand scatters the beach Waves crash on the sandy shore Blue water shimmers by Kaitlyn Guenther

More examples An old silent pond. . . A frog jumps into the pond,

More examples An old silent pond. . . A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again. - Matsuo Bashō

Toward those short trees We saw a hawk descending On a day in spring.

Toward those short trees We saw a hawk descending On a day in spring. - Masaoka Shiki

Choose one of the four seasons • Brainstorm a list of things/images/ideas you associate

Choose one of the four seasons • Brainstorm a list of things/images/ideas you associate with that season. • Add descriptive phrases to the things you have on your list. Use the five senses to come up with imagery. • Once you have 15 -20 descriptive examples of imagery, begin experimenting with the syllables to write your first Haiku.

Concrete Poetry • Concrete poetry—sometimes also called ‘shape poetry’—is poetry whose visual appearance matches

Concrete Poetry • Concrete poetry—sometimes also called ‘shape poetry’—is poetry whose visual appearance matches the topic of the poem. • The words form shapes which illustrate the poem’s subject as a picture, as well as through their literal meaning.

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

Concrete Poetry

How to write your own concrete poem: Step 1: Decide what to write about.

How to write your own concrete poem: Step 1: Decide what to write about. Pick an object to represent your subject. The object needs to be something you can draw a picture of. Many different objects will work for creating a concrete poem. Ideas: Choose your favorite animal. • Pick a mode of transportation. • Use a common object like a star, heart, rainbow, or sun. • Choose a holiday object.

Step 2 • Choose a shape or shapes to represent your writing. When you’ve

Step 2 • Choose a shape or shapes to represent your writing. When you’ve decided on the object to write about, you need to choose a shape to represent this object. • You can use several shapes if needed. • Draw a simple outline of your shape/picture with pencil on blank paper.

Step 3 Brainstorm ideas the same way that you did for the Haiku. 1.

Step 3 Brainstorm ideas the same way that you did for the Haiku. 1. Create a list of ideas/objects/memories related to your topic. 2. Create descriptive images to go with your list. Use the five senses to develop imagery. Use figurative language.

Step 4 • Lightly in pencil, write the lines of your poem along the

Step 4 • Lightly in pencil, write the lines of your poem along the lines of your drawing – remember that we normally read from left to right, and from top to bottom! • If you don’t have enough words, or have some left over, don’t worry! Decide where you need to make your writing bigger or smaller to make it all fit, then erase your first draft and write out the poem again over your line drawing. You can keep doing this until you are happy. • Finally, erase the line drawing, so that it is just the words from your poem left creating the image! (If you were writing in pencil, go over the writing in pen first. )