1. Types of Poetry

2. Haiku Limerick Free Verse Rhyming Cinquain

3. 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

4. Examples of Haiku Poems Nature is not ours. It should be left for children, The best gift we give. A cloud of white gnats hatching in the grass, swirling a summer snowstorm

5. Limerick short poem of five lines first, second, and fifth lines all rhyme third and fourth lines rhyme funny or silly poems

6. Limerick Examples There once was a man on the moon Who flew in a hot air balloon. To the red planet Mars, Where he sold brand new cars For Martians to ride on the dunes. There once was a mighty big dog Who thought he was really a frog. He would leap in the air And people would stare, He’d land perfectly upon a fat log.

7. 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

8. Free Verse Example EGG There are No tags, no tabs Or wrapping paper, Nor flaps, nor string, Sticky tape or ribbon. Never hidden up high On a cupboard shelf. Egg is a package That can open Itself.

9. Rhyming Poems follows a pattern such as ABAB or AABB with rhyming lines any topic any length

10. 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

11. 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

12. Syllable Cinquain Example Hamsters Furry creatures Twitching little noses Loving, cozy, fluffy cotton Cuddly

13. 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)

14. Word Cinquain Owl Swift, ferocious Watches for food Soaring through the night Hunter

15. Name the type of poem Gentle raindrops fall. Reflected in the puddles, thirsty flowers drink. HAIKU

16. Name that type of poem Hear that noisy purr? A cat with two white paws Cleans her soft gray fur, Her whiskers, and her claws. RHYMING

17. Name that type of poem There once was a musical king Who suddenly started to sing. The birds in the sky All started to fly Right over the talented king. LIMERICK

18. Name that type of poem We used flashlights one night to find them in the damp and secret places in the garden. We put the frogs in a cardboard box and 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

19. Name that type of poem triangles pointy edges revolving, rotating, angling Triangles are all different. 180 degrees CINQUAIN