1. Poetry Can Be Classified As..
TRADITIONAL
FREE-VERSE
Has rules/expectations that you must follow
Has rhyme
Has rhythm
Has a meter
Has a pattern of some sort
Does not require you to follow a pattern
Does not require rhyme or rhythm
You can write this type of poem in any way that you see fit without having to follow someone else’s rules/expectations

2. Poetry… All types of poetry contain the following:
Lines
The equivalent of a sentence in a poem
Stanza
The equivalent of a paragraph in a poem
Some poems contain the following:
Couplet: a two-line stanza
Quatrain: a four-line stanza
Octave: an eight-line stanza

3. Alphabet Poem This poem requires 26 lines
Each line must begin with the next letter of the English alphabet, starting with the letter A and ending with the letter Z
Does not have to rhyme, but it can
Challenge yourself and make each line a complete thought
Suggested themes: Countries of the World, Animals, Colors, Food

4. Haikus and Tankas
A Japanese form of poetry that traditionally is about nature
They each have a different number of lines
Haiku = 3
Tanka = 5
Because they have a different number of lines they also have a different meter
Haiku = 5-7-5
Tanka =
There are no requirements for rhyme scheme for either poem

5. Limericks Must be constructed of 5 lines
Must follow this rhyme scheme: AABBA
Must possess a specific rhythm
Typically starts with ‘There once a …”
Topic: something funny, but it does need to be school- appropriate

6. Rhyme Scheme
A rhyme scheme is a pattern of similar sounds, typically found at the end of the line
Rhyme is usually created with similar vowel sounds: AEIOU
Some poems require a specific rhyme scheme, others allow you to make your own pattern
You label a rhyme scheme with the letters of the English alphabet, every line that rhymes with each other must be labeled with the same letter

7. There once was a boy named Joe Who went sledding in the snow He fell off his sled And bumped his head And left him full of woe.

8. Poem #4
Isolation quickly overwhelms me Begging for forgiveness, a fallen hand Desolation I now begin to see Hanging by a thin thread, a single strand I watch them… Their fears, their misbehaviour Mistreat, abuse…. Completely unaware I am the land, their glorious saviour Someday they will learn to treat me with care I wish they would learn to trust each other To join as one, to stand strong together A bond, a band and a mighty brother Forever as one, a powerful tether You may not know, that fear is their captor So you may not see each special factor

9. English Sonnets Must contain 16 lines total
Must follow this rhyme scheme:
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Must end with a couplet
Does not need to have rhythm
Suggested topics: since this was a poem made popular during the Renaissance, write it about your experience at the Renaissance Festival