1. Alliteration, Free Verse, and Limerick
Poetry
Alliteration, Free Verse, and Limerick

2. Alliteration Repetition of 1st letter in multiple words
Repetition of the same letter sounds, such as “captain couldn’t keep”
Used to create a rhythmic effect
Tongue twisters

3. Dr. sEUss Alliteration

4. Limerick A funny poem usually begins with ‘There was a …’ Has 5 lines
Has a specific rhyme pattern (AABBA) – which means lines 1,2, and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme
3rd and 4th lines are shorter

5. Limerick
Star
There once was a wonderful star Who thought she would go very far Until she fell down And looked like a clown She knew she would never go far.
By Kaitlyn Guenther

6. Revenge Free Verse A poem in which some verses rhyme and some do not.
When I find out
who took
the last cookie
out of the jar
and left
me a bunch of
stale old messy
crumbs, I’m
going to take
me a handful
and crumb up
someone’s bed.
By Myra Cohn Livingston
A poem in which some verses rhyme and some do not.
Follows the rhythm of natural speech.
Topics are usually about everyday things
Uses line breaks to emphasize to important details