1. Sample Poems

2. Haiku Unrhymed three lined verse containing exactly 17 syllables. The first line contains 5 syllables, the second line as 7 syllables and the third line has 5 syllables. Example: Sea Turtles The best of both worlds, That’s what a sea turtle has On land and in sea.

3. Acrostics Use the name of a scientific term as the title of your poem. Each line of the acrostic begins with a letter of your title and describes some aspect of your title. Example: Rough, jagged, sometimes round Out of the ground. Pressure and heat Create a colorful array of Keepsakes or throwaways. What’s your pleasure Sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic

4. Cinquain Line 1 1 wordMain Idea/Title Line 2 2 words Description of the Title Line 3 3 wordsDescribe Action in Line 1 Line 4 4 words Describe Feelings about Title Line 5 1 word Description of Line 4 Example: Water Hydrogen, Oxygen Evaporates and Rains No life Without It Droplets

5. Clerihew A four line rhyming verse in which the first two lines rhyme with each other and the last two lines rhyme with each other. Use one of the topics in the first line; then describe or tell about the next three lines. Example:Sulfur Sulfur is yellow, vivid and bright. To most a pleasing sight. But one whiff of its scent Sends all running for an air vent.