1. Types of Poems GRC 7 th grade poetry unit

2. Couplet Poems with 2 rhyming lines Poems with 2 rhyming linesTRIPLET (9) It filled the can, it covered the floor, (9)It cracked the window and blocked the door, (7)Pizza crusts and withered greens, (7)Soggy beans and tangerines, Poems with 3 rhyming lines Poems with 3 rhyming lines CoupletCouplet

3. Cinquain Poem with 5 lines and 22 syllables total (looks like a Christmas tree) Poem with 5 lines and 22 syllables total (looks like a Christmas tree) 1 st line: 2 syllables 1 st line: 2 syllables 2 nd line: 4 syllables 2 nd line: 4 syllables 3 rd line: 6 syllables 3 rd line: 6 syllables 4 th line: 8 syllables 4 th line: 8 syllables 5 th line: 2 syllables 5 th line: 2 syllables

4. Alternate Cinquain 1 st line: 1 word: subject 1 st line: 1 word: subject 2 nd line: 2 describing words (adjectives) 2 nd line: 2 describing words (adjectives) 3 rd line: 3 “ing” words (verbs) 3 rd line: 3 “ing” words (verbs) 4 th line: 4 word phrase about the subject 4 th line: 4 word phrase about the subject 5 th line: synonym for the subject (1 word) 5 th line: synonym for the subject (1 word)

5. Haiku Japanese poem Japanese poem 17 syllables total 17 syllables total 3 lines long 3 lines long Topic: usually nature/season Topic: usually nature/season Line 1: 5 syllables Line 1: 5 syllables Line 2: 7 syllables Line 2: 7 syllables Line 3: 5 syllables Line 3: 5 syllables

6. Acrostic 1 st letter in each line of the poem spells the subject vertically 1 st letter in each line of the poem spells the subject vertically Cats purr loudly; Active at night, Tackle my toes.

7. Acrostic Poem about Black Bears Black bears Live in North America. Average length is 4.5 to 6 feet and they Can weigh up to 600 pounds. Killing people is not their habit, unless the Bear feels threatened. They Eat both animals and plants And like to fish, climb, and swim. They Really like to sleep in dens during the winter. Small cubs are born during January or February in the den.

8. Ballad Narrative rhyming poem (tells a story) Narrative rhyming poem (tells a story) Often put to song/music Often put to song/music

9. Elegy Poem of grief and mourning Poem of grief and mourning

10. Epic Long, heroic, narrative poem (does not have to rhyme) Long, heroic, narrative poem (does not have to rhyme) Example: The Odyssey Example: The Odyssey

11. Sonnet 14 line poem 14 line poem Shakespeare wrote many Shakespeare wrote many Shakespearean sonnets followed the rhythm of iambic pentameter (U /) Shakespearean sonnets followed the rhythm of iambic pentameter (U /) Rhyme scheme: Rhyme scheme: a,b,a,b,c,d,c,d,e,f,e,f,g,g a,b,a,b,c,d,c,d,e,f,e,f,g,g

12. Free Verse A fluid form of poetry which conforms to no set rules (does not have to rhyme or follow any other poetry rules) A fluid form of poetry which conforms to no set rules (does not have to rhyme or follow any other poetry rules)

13. Limerick A light or humorous poem made of 5 lines A light or humorous poem made of 5 lines Lines 1,2, and 5 rhyme; lines 3 and 4 rhyme (rhyme scheme a,a,b,b,a) Lines 1,2, and 5 rhyme; lines 3 and 4 rhyme (rhyme scheme a,a,b,b,a) Lines 1,2 and 5 are longer Lines 1,2 and 5 are longer Lines 3 and 4 are shorter Lines 3 and 4 are shorter

14. Nursery Rhyme A short poem for children that rhymes and is handed down in folklore A short poem for children that rhymes and is handed down in folklore

15. Concrete A poem that takes the shape of the topic it is about A poem that takes the shape of the topic it is about