Types of Poetry
Types of Poetry
• Haiku
• Limerick
• Free Verse
• Rhyming
• Cinquain
Haiku
• 300 year old poem format from Japan
• three lines with 17 total syllables
• first line has 5 syllables
• second line has 7 syllables
• three line has 5 syllables
Examples of Haiku Poems
Nature is not ours.It should be left for children,
The best gift we give.
A cloud of white gnatshatching in the grass,
swirlinga summer snowstorm
Limerick
• short poem of five lines
• first, second, and fifth lines all rhyme
• third and fourth lines rhyme
• funny or silly poems
Limerick ExamplesThere once was a man on the moon
Who flew in a hot air balloon.To the red planet Mars,
Where he sold brand new carsFor Martians to ride on the dunes.
There once was a mighty big dogWho thought he was really a frog.
He would leap in the airAnd people would stare,
He’d land perfectly upon a fat log.
Free Verse
• does not use rhyming pattern or meter
• may not have a form
• expression of the author’s feelings or thoughts on a topic
Free Verse Example
EGGThere are
No tags, no tabsOr wrapping paper,Nor flaps, nor string,Sticky tape or ribbon.Never hidden up highOn a cupboard shelf.
Egg is a packageThat can open
Itself.
Rhyming Poems
• follows a pattern such as ABAB or AABB with rhyming lines
• any topic
• any length
Rhyming Poem Examples
My Daughter
My wonderful daughter, delight of my heart,I hope that you know you’re both lovely and smart.
I cherish you dearly for the person you are,You have passion and caring that will carry you far.
Wherever you go you’ll be watched by my love,And we’ll always be close like a hand in a glove.
May the years treat you kindly, may laughter hold sway,And I’m here for you always if your blue skies turn gray.
By Karl Fuchs
Syllable Cinquain
• five line poem
• two syllables in line one
• four syllables in line two
• six syllables in line three
• eight syllables in line four
• two syllables in line five
Syllable Cinquain Example
HamstersFurry creatures
Twitching little nosesLoving, cozy, fluffy cotton
Cuddly
Word Cinquain• five line poem
• line one is one word (title)
• line two is two words (describe title)
• line three is three words (describe action)
• line four is four words (describe feeling)
• line five is one word (refer to title)
Word Cinquain
OwlSwift, ferocious
Watches for foodSoaring through the night
Hunter
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Gentle raindrops fall.Reflected in the puddles,
thirsty flowers drink.
HAIKU
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Hear that noisy purr?A cat with two white pawsCleans her soft gray fur,
Her whiskers, and her claws.
RHYMING
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There once was a musical kingWho suddenly started to sing.
The birds in the skyAll started to fly
Right over the talented king.
LIMERICK
Name that type of poemWe used flashlights one night
to find them in the damp and secretplaces in the garden.
We put the frogs in a cardboard boxand wet down the driveway.
The garden hose was the finish line.
One by one, we lined up the frogs.(It wasn’t easy.)
We yelled: Ready- Set- Go!
Seventeen frogs leaped in all directions,croaking. Blurk. Blurk. Blurk.
The Great Frog Race was over quickly.
One by one,all the contestants hopped off
into the moonlight.
FREE VERSE
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trianglespointy edges
revolving, rotating, anglingTriangles are all different.
180 degreesCINQUAIN