LET’S LEARN POEMS!

ACROSTIC:

In Acrostic poems, the first letters of each line are aligned vertically to form a word.The word often is the subject of the poem.

An example is-

Elegantly and efficiently shaped

Good to eat

Great fun to find at Easter

Smooth shelled

ALPHABET:

Each line begins with the letters of the alphabet in order.

An example -

A young girl was busy working on her project for school

But suddenly she had a question.

Could this be her lucky day?

Deciding to find out, she

Entered her backyard and

Found  hundreds of green shamrocks waiting for her.

CINQUAIN:

 Cinquains have five lines
Line 1: Title (noun) – 1 word
Line 2: Description – 2 words
Line 3: Action – 3 words
Line 4: Feeling (phrase) – 4 words
Line 5: Title (synonym for the title) – 1 word

An example is -

Mom

Helpful, caring

Loves to garden

Excitable, likes satisfying people

Teacher

By Sammie

DIAMANTE:

The Diamante is a form similar to the Cinquain. The text forms the shape of a diamond.
Line 1: Noun or subject – one word
Line 2: Two Adjectives that describe line 1
Line 3: Three ‘ing words that describe line 1
Line 4: Four nouns – the first two are connected with line 1; the last two are connected with line 7
Line 5: Three ‘ing words that describe line 7
Line 6: Two adjectives that describe line 7
Line 7: Noun Synonym for the subject

An example is-

Pencil

Sharp, skinny

Writing, answering, erasing

Wood, lead, ink, plastic

Drawing, smudging, leaking

Durable, comfortable

Pen

By Abbie

HAIKU:

Haiku is Japanese poetry that reflects on nature and feelings. You use your observation skills to write what you see in a new or different way.There are three lines: five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second, and five syllables in the third.

Here is the example:

nature’s true revenge

rain and flood on farmer’s fields

rot and ruined crops

Source by : My teacher, Mrs. Erzet Journal