Types of Poetry Take notes youll need them

Types of Poetry Take notes, you’ll need them… “Writing a poem is discovering. ” – Robert Frost “Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them. ” – Charles Simic “Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it. ” – Vincent van Gogh

Acrostic poetry is where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title. Darkness Deep in the Abyss of night, Rain falls softly. Knights of King Arthur’s court Near their Camelot, but in the End, every one of them falls Silently to their knees, begging for Sweet darkness to come and take them to Avalon.

Diamante A Diamante is a seven-lined contrast poem set up in a diamond shape. The first line begins with a noun/subject, and the second line contains two adjectives that describe the beginning noun. The third line contains three words ending in -ing relating to the noun/subject. The fourth line contains two words that describe the noun/subject and two that describe the closing synonym/antonym. If using an antonym for the ending, this is where the shift should occur. In the fifth line are three more -ing words describing the ending antonym/synonym, and the sixth are two more adjectives describing the ending antonym/synonym. The last line ends with the first noun's antonym or synonym.

Line 1: Noun or subject Line 2: Two Adjectives describing the first noun/subject Line 3: Three -ing words describing the first noun/subject Line 4: Four words: two about the first noun/subject, two about the antonym/synonym Line 5: Three -ing words about the antonym/synonym Line 6: Two adjectives describing the antonym/synonym Line 7: Antonym/synonym for the subject

Diamante Example Caterpillar Hungry, squishy Crawling, creeping, chewing Slow, lethargic, cocoon, chrysalis Changing, twisting, squirming Delicate, fragile Butterfly

Ode An Ode is a An Ode To Dreamers poem praising and glorifying a person, place or thing. When dreamers dream And lovers love Do they receive their visions From heaven above? Or do they originate Where all things start Within our minds Within our hearts? I know not all But what I do know is this You cannot build a Kingdom Upon a flimsy wish So believe in your dreams Follow them blind Lest you lose them all, To the hands of time. - B. R. Jording

Limerick A Limerick is a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines which originated in Limerick, Ireland. The Limerick has a set rhyme scheme of : a-a-b-b-a with a syllable structure of: 9 -9 -6 -6 -9. The rhythm of the poem should go as follows: Lines 1, 2, 5: weak, STRONG, weak, STRONG, weak Lines 3, 4: weak, STRONG, weak, weak

Example of Limerick The Man From Aruba There once was a man from Aruba, Whose favorite hobby was scuba. Every day he would wish, He could spear a big fish. But settled instead for canned tuna. Jim Dupy

Cinquain is a short, usually unrhymed poem consisting of twenty-two syllables distributed as 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, in five lines. Line 1: Noun Line 2: Description of Noun Line 3: Action Line 4: Feeling or Effect Line 5: Synonym of the initial noun.

Example of Cinquain Sun Orb of eternal fire Shining so brightly in the daytime sky Warming me with your presence Light

Villanelle A Villanelle is a nineteen-line poem consisting of a very specific rhyming scheme: aba aba abaa. The first and the third lines in the first stanza are repeated in alternating order throughout the poem, and appear together in the last couplet (last two lines).

Example of a Villanelle Runaway Why do they runaway? My soul so beautiful, so bright But for some reason I keep them at bay Sometimes I wish they would stay They give up on me without a fight Why do they runaway? Some think I am pretty, I say I'm okay Though this doesn't feel right But for some reason I keep them at bay What can I do, what can I say? What causes their flight? Why do they runaway? Just when I think I've won their heart, they stray I feel like the farthest planet in the night But for some reason I keep them at bay What have I done to chase them away? My soul beckons to them like a beacon of light Why do they runaway? But for some reason I keep them at bay Julie Wright

Concrete Shape is one of the main things that separate prose and poetry. Poetry can take on many formats, but one of the most inventive forms is for the poem to take on the shape of its subject. Therefore, if the subject of your poem were of a flower, then the poem would be shaped like a flower. If it were of a fish, then the poem would take on the shape of a fish. ><<<*>

Shape and Concrete Poetry go hand-inhand; however, Concrete or Visual Poetry doesn’t have to take on the particular shape of the poem’s subject, but rather the wording in the poem can enhance the effect of the words such as in this line: an angel tumbling d o w n to earth. . .

Example of Concrete Raintears Reflections snoitcelfe. R In a rain puddle A face stares back Lines of care worn; Deep Blue eyes Seem desolate Raindrops shatter the soul mirror Causing ripples to ebb & flow… Wait; T s e p a o r r d F a l l.

Free Verse is an irregular form of poetry in which the content free of traditional rules of versification, (freedom from fixed meter or rhyme). In moving from line to line, the poet's main consideration is where to insert line breaks. Some ways of doing this include breaking the line where there is a natural pause or at a point of suspense for the reader. Following the direction of Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot, many modern day poets use this particular form of expression.

Example of Free Verse Life blue blood freezes; red veins shatter, shards of life, scatter onto earth. Someone get a broom! sweep away this existence.

Songs & Lyrics A Song is an expression of a poet's personal emotions, meant to be sung. Lyrics in a song contain verses (lines that make up a song; sung poem) and a chorus (a repeating verse in a song (refrain).

Example of Song His love was like the northern star Constant, bright, as it shone from afar. His amber eyes saw through All the pain and he told me not to be blue Love in strange company Those amber eyes are all I need Love will set me free He held me close all through the night Whispering sweet nothings and holding me tight Amber eyes melting my wall Into his trap I knew I’d fall Love in strange company Those amber eyes are all I need Love will set me free

I Am… I Am poetry is a poem about you. It is a descriptive poem using adjectives, imagery, similes, metaphors, etc… It has a specific structure as far as the beginnings of the three stanzas.

First Stanza I am (two special characteristics about person) I wonder I hear I see I want I am (first line of the poem repeated) Second Stanza I pretend I feel I touch I worry I cry I am (first line of poem repeated) Third Stanza I understand I say I dream I try I am (first line of poem repeated) http: //home. jps. net/~gailhd/crossing/esperanza/poemformat. htm

Example of I Am… I am a teacher and hopeful for the future. I wonder where life will take me. I hear voices crying about the future. I see the young generation deteriorating. I want a future where people are respected. I am a teacher and hopeful for the future. I pretend to not care about what others think. I feel sorry for the teachers of our youth. I touch the lives of so many individuals. I worry I will not reach them. I cry when I see the sadness in someone’s eyes. I am a teacher and hopeful for the future. I understand nothing about my father. I say I will be ok. I dream of a world with love for each other. I try to make a difference. I am a teacher and hopeful for the future.

Portrait Poem Portrait poems are about people. There is a two stanza length requirement and no rhyme is required. Show, Don’t Tell - images, sounds, smells, tastes, touch sensations.

Example of Portrait Poem Bubbly laughter fills the brisk afternoon air Her blue eyes shining, curly hair bouncing as she purses her rouged lips to whistle at the unsuspecting boys. She makes sure to not step on cracks while we walk on the sidewalk of Bemidji’s downtown area. Hugging her gray sweatshirt closer against the drizzle from gray clouds above, we stop for a photo op by a street sign… We grip the pole and make silly faces as our friend takes a picture. Even in still life, Amy is not still. Her infectious happiness permeates even the dreariest of days. She always makes the worst days seem more bearable. Her smile and shoulder are always available.

Springboard Poem Springboard poetry is a type of free write. You start writing the first things that come to your mind about a particular subject for five minutes. After five minutes you read over what you have written on the subject and start getting rid of the stuff you don’t need.