POETRY

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?..." Sonnet Short rhyming poem with 14 lines. Uses iambic meter in each line and line-ending rhymes. Invented in the 1200s-1300s Made popular by writers such as Shakespeare. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?..."

Do not stand at my grave and weep by Mary Elizabeth Frye Do not stand at my grave and weep: I am not there; I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sun on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circling flight. I am the soft starshine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry: I am not there; I did not die.

Limerick A five-line witty or funny poem with a distinctive rhythm The first, second and fifth lines are longer, and rhyme with each other The third and fourth lines are shorter, and rhyme with each other A-A-B-B-A Couplet: two lines of verse which rhyme & form a unit alone or as part of a poem

Does this follow an A-A-B-B-A form? “Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, And down he run. Hickory dickory dock.” -Mother Goose Does this follow an A-A-B-B-A form?

There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, "It is just as I feared There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, "It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!" —Edward Lear

Free Verse Does not follow any rules Does not have to rhyme or have a specific number of lines Free Verse poetry depends entirely on the creativity of the poet

The Snow Man  by Wallace Stevens One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow; And have been cold a long time To behold the junipers shagged with ice, The spruces rough in the distant glitter Of the January sun; and not to think Of any misery in the sound of the wind, In the sound of a few leaves, Which is the sound of the land Full of the same wind That is blowing in the same bare place For the listener, who listens in the snow, And, nothing himself, beholds Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.

Haiku An ancient Japanese poetry form Composed of three lines with specific numbers of syllables in each line Form: 1st Line: 5 syllables 2nd Line: 7 syllables 3rd Line: 5 syllables Often, traditional Haiku poetry has a seasonal reference

An old silent pond. A frog jumps into the pond, splash. Silence again An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again. - Matsuo Bashō Over the wintry forest, the winds howl in rage with no leaves to blow. - Natsume Soseki

Cinquain A classic poetry form that uses five lines Has specific rules and guidelines for each line (either syllables or words) Form (Syllables): Line 1: Title (2 syllables) Line 2: Describes title (4 syllables) Line 3: Shows action about the title (6 syllables) Line 4: Expresses feeling about the title (8 syllables) Line 5: Another name for title (2 syllables)

Form (Words): Line 1: one word (noun: title) Line 2: two words (adjectives: describe the title) Line 3: three words (verbs: actions of the title) Line 4: four word phrase (a feeling or statement about the title) Line 5: one word (synonym: refer back to the title)

Batman Cape crusader Batcave Batmobile Pole Zapping Banging Powing Action BruceWayne Chocolate Sweet, creamy Unwrap, chew, swallow Yummy in the tummy Heaven

Diamante 7 line poem that makes a diamond shape (this is why it is called "diamante") Compares two things that are opposites Very specific form: Line 1: one noun Line 2: two adjectives (describing line 1) Line 3: three action words ending in "ing" (describing line 1) Line 4: four nouns (2 describing Line 1, 2 describing line 7) Line 5: three action words ending in ing (describing line 7) Line 6: two adjectives (describing line 7) Line 7: one noun

Hatred horrible, hurtful confronting, detesting, combating disagreement, discord, harmony, concurrence appeasing, adoring, pleasing wonderful, caring love