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What is Poetry? Poetry is the expression of a thought, an idea, a concept, or a story in a structured form which has a flow and a music created by the sounds and syllables in it.

What is Poetry? Think or imagine Feel Uses figurative language Can be written about anything

Styles of Poetry Written in several styles Styles are defined by … the number of lines in each stanza, the syllables used in each line, or the structures of rhyme used

Styles of Poetry Acrostic Ballad Free Verse Haiku Limerick Ode Palindrome Quatrain Sonnet Tongue Twister http://members.cox.net/berniehpoetry/styles.html Acrostic - Acrostic Poetry where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title. Ballad - A short narrative poem with stanzas of two or four lines and usually a refrain. The story of a ballad can originate from a wide range of subject matter but most frequently deals with folk-lore or popular legends. They are written in straight-forward verse, seldom with detail, but always with graphic simplicity and force. Most ballads are suitable for singing and, while sometimes varied in practice, are generally written in ballad meter, last words of the second and fourth lines rhyming. Ode - An Ode is a poem praising and glorifing a person, place or thing. Palindrome - A palindrome, by definition, is a word, phrase, verse, sentence, or even poem that reads the same forward or backward. It stems from the Greek word palindromos: palin, meaning again, and dromos, meaning a running. Combining the two together, the Greek meaning gives us, running back again... The carefully placed words form the same sentence, whether it is read forward or backward. For example, 'Mirrored images reflect images mirrored' which includes a word in the center as a reversal point for the sentence or even the poem. Quatrain – A Quatrain is a poem consisting of four lines of verse with a specific rhyming scheme. A few examples of a quatrain rhyming scheme's are as follows: #1) abab #2) abba -- envelope rhyme #3) aabb #4) aaba, bbcb, ccdc, dddd -- chain rhyme Sonnet – A lyric poem of fourteen lines, following one or another of several set rhyme-schemes. Critics of the sonnet have recognized varying classifications. Italian, English Shakespearian, Spenserian Tongue Twister - Tongue Twisters are made up of lines that are hard to say fast. In other words, the poem ties your tongue into knots.

Limerick Rhymed, humorous, and/or nonsense 5 lines The last words of lines one, two, and five rhyme. The last words of lines three and four rhyme.

Limerick Three Little Owls Who Sang Hymns There were three little owls in a wood Who snag hymns whenever they could; What the words were about One could never make out, But one felt it was doing them good.

Limerick There Was an Old Person of Wilts Who constantly walked upon stilts; He wreathed them with lilies, And daffydown-dillies, That elegant person of Wilts.

Haiku Japanese form of poetry Describes nature 3 lines 5 syllables in the first line 7 syllables in the second line 5 syllables in the third line Haiku (also called nature or seasonal haiku) is an unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all. Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature (seasons). The 5/7/5 rule is rumored to have been made up for school children to understand and learn this type of poetry.

Haiku That constant drizzle – A tame wind plays rain-music On the koa leaves. At the mountain top There are stars to count below In the city’s night.

Free Verse FREE Does not follow any structure or style There are no rules Free Verse is an irregular form of poetry in which the content free of traditional rules of versification, (freedom from fixed meter or rhyme). In moving from line to line, the poet's main consideration is where to insert line breaks. Some ways of doing this include breaking the line where there is a natural pause or at a point of suspense for the reader.

Creative Poetry Contest Write your own original poem Turn in to Library by Fri., April 20 The Librarian will help you submit your entry electronically by April 27. You could win a $500 U.S. Savings Bond, computers, iPod Touch, Visa gift cards, etc…

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