Types of poetry o Narrative tells a story

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Types of poetry o Narrative – tells a story o Ballads – stories set

Types of poetry o Narrative – tells a story o Ballads – stories set to music o Lyric – expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker o Concrete – shape poem o Haiku – Japanese form of writing poetry o Free Verse – lacks rhyme and pattern o Sonnet– 14 lines with strict rhyme scheme o Limericks – Lines 1, 2 and 4 rhyme. 3 and 5 rhyme

Narrative poem o Tells a story

Narrative poem o Tells a story

Narrative: “Imagine” by Kamilah Aisha Moon

Narrative: “Imagine” by Kamilah Aisha Moon

Folk songs and ballads o Narrative poetry [tells a story] set to music n

Folk songs and ballads o Narrative poetry [tells a story] set to music n Tom Dooley Hang down your head Tom Dooley, Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head Tom Dooley, Poor boy you're bound to die.

Lyric o Tells emotions and thoughts of speaker

Lyric o Tells emotions and thoughts of speaker

Concrete poetry A concrete poem is one that takes the shape of the object

Concrete poetry A concrete poem is one that takes the shape of the object it describes.

Haiku o o A poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese

Haiku o o A poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. A Rainbow Donna Brock Curving up, then down. Meeting blue sky and green earth Melding sun and rain.

Free verse o Lacks rhyme and has less predictable rhythm FIRST HORSEBACK RIDE I

Free verse o Lacks rhyme and has less predictable rhythm FIRST HORSEBACK RIDE I never rode a horse before, until that sweltering August day riding through the New England with her tail and I was helping trying hard to swat flies with my hand. That was when I discovered how reins the horse was swatting are not like steering wheels, for no matter which way I turned or pulled she would only go to the flies barn. Nesbitt woods

Sonnet o 14 line poems with a tight rhyme scheme “Beautiful Things” By hija

Sonnet o 14 line poems with a tight rhyme scheme “Beautiful Things” By hija de la luna

Limerick o Some people say that the limerick was invented by soldiers returning from

Limerick o Some people say that the limerick was invented by soldiers returning from France to the Irish town of Limerick in the 1700's. n A limerick must be funny! n A limerick must tell a story. n A limerick must have 5 lines. n A limerick must have a rhyme scheme of aa bb a. n A limerick has a specific rhythm. o Limericks are meant to be funny. They often contain hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms, puns, and other figurative devices. o The last line of a good limerick contains the PUNCH LINE or "heart of the joke. "

Limerick Imagine a skunk who proposes, To his true love, surrounded by roses. It

Limerick Imagine a skunk who proposes, To his true love, surrounded by roses. It may turn out just fine, When she falls for his line, But I wonder if flowers have noses?