1. Chapter 11: Poetry Writing
Prepared by Kathleen Luttenegger, PhD.

2. Formula Poems Provide a skeleton for children’s writing “I wish…”
Color Poems
Five-Senses Poems
“If I Were…”
“I used to… / But now I…”
“___________ is…”
Preposition Peoms

3. Free-From Poems
Words and phrases pu together withou concern for rhyme, repetition, or other patterns
Concrete Poems—combining art and writing
Found Poems—using words from an article, song, or story
Poems for Two Voices

4. Syllable and Word Count Poems
Haiku
17 syllables arranged in 3 lines 5-7-5
Cinquains
5 line poem with 22 syllables
Diamantes
7 line poem
Line 1: Noun (subject)
Line 2: 2 Adjectives
Line 3: 3 –ing words telling about the subject
Line 4: 4 nouns (2 about subject, 2 opposites)
Line 5: 3 –ing words about the opposite
Line 6: 2 Adjectives about the opposite
Line 7: Noun (opposite of subject)

5. Rhymed Verse Poems Limericks Clerihews
5 lines a-a-b-b-a rhyme; b lines are shorter
Clerihews
4 lines to describe a person
Line 1: The person’s name
Line 2: Rhymes with line 1
Lines 3 and 4: Rhyme with each other

6. Model Poems Apologies Invitations Prayers from the Ark
“If I Were in Charge of the World…:

7. Poetic Devices Comparison (similes and metaphors) Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
Rhyme