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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, but yours
should be about the specified topic for
our project). The 5/7/5 rule was made
up for school children to understand
and learn this type of poetry.
Example #1 (© Andrea)
Pink cherry blossoms
Cast shimmering reflections
On seas of Japan
Diamante A Diamante is a seven-lined
contrast poem set up in a diamond
shape.
Line 1: Noun or subject
Line 2: Two Adjectives describing the
first noun/subject
Line 3: Three -ing words describing the
first noun/subject
Line 4: Four words: two about the first
noun/subject, two about the
antonym/synonym
Line 5: Three -ing words about the
antonym/synonym
Line 6: Two adjectives describing the
antonym/synonym
Line 7: Antonym/synonym for the
subject
Example #1
(© 2000 Marie Summers):
Rain
humid, damp
refreshing, dripping, splattering
wet, slippery, cold, slushy
sliding, melting, freezing
frigid, icy
Snow
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/quatrain.html
Naani One of Indian's most popular
Telugu poems. Naani means an
expression of one and all. It consists of
4 lines, the total lines consists of 20 to
25 syllables. This poetry was
introduced by one of the renowned
Telugu poets Dr. N.Gopi.
Example #1
(© 2001 Bollimuntha venkata
Ramana Rao):
A dream
As a particle in eyes
Remains as tear
Wounded desire.
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Limerick is a rhymed humorous or
nonsense poem of five lines which
originated in Limerick, Ireland. The
Limerick has a set rhyme scheme of : aa-b-b-a with a syllable structure of: 99-6-6-9.
The Test Pilot
(© 2005 Jim Dupy)
A Plane builder needed a pilot,
So Bob told the guy, he would try it.
When Bob took to the air,
Plane parts fell everywhere.
Bob radioed “where shall I pile it?”
Mono-rhyme is a poem in which all the
lines have the same end rhyme.
Late for Class
(© 2001 Dendrobia)
I realized it was half past four
When I, quite late, ran out the door.
My history class I so abhor,
But I missed two sessions the week
before.
I failed a test on ancient lore
And forgot the date of the Second
World War.
(Man, my brain was really sore.)
Up the marble stairs I tore,
And slid across a just-mopped floor:
I banged my knee and loudly swore,
To wake -again- at half past four!
These nightmares I can stand no
more...
Tongue Twister Poetry is made up of
lines/verses that are hard to say when
read aloud by using similar consonant
sounds in succession (use of
alliteration). In other words, the poem
ties your tongue into knots. This form
does not require end or internal
rhyme.
Six Pink Minks And Finks
(© 2001 Sean R. Ellis)
six pink minks think finks stink
six finks think pink minks stink
six minks in creeks with finks stink
if six pink minks pick stinking ink finks
if six pink minks had six sticks
with six pink ink finks in six creeks
then six minks and six finks
would have sixty six pink minks and six
ink finks
then sixty six pink minks
and sixty six ink finks
would make six ink finks stink
cause six pink minks make finks stink
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/quatrain.html
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Reverse Poems Speak backwards and
forwards. Read the poem down, then
up, thus a reverse poem! (From Kelly
Gallagher’s book Write Like This)
Ode Is a poem praising and glorifying a
person, place or thing.
An Ode To Dreamers
(© 2000 B. R. Jording)
Framing My Future (by Rebecca Bauzan)
My future is in ruins
Therefore I will discard the impression that
I will be able to achieve what others could not
This may be surprising to some but
Education is overrated
I will not accept the concept that
I can make a difference through my education
So I will let others know that
It is not worth it
Many say
Hard work pays off but
I see things differently.
It is apparent that
Beauty and luxury are vastly more important than
brains and wisdom.
I am completely against the assumption that
Personal achievements will be able to thrive in a
world so corrupted
I am certain that
In the future
There will be an increase in college dropouts
It cannot be said that
My peers and I will benefit from a higher education
for
Our betterment comes from pleasures of selfishness
It is a false belief that
Success is an option.
When dreamers dream
And lovers love
Do they receive their visions
From heaven above?
Or do they originate
Where all things start
Within our minds
Within our hearts?
I know not all
But what I do know is this
You cannot build a Kingdom
Upon a flimsy wish
So believe in your dreams
Follow them blind
Lest you loose them all,
To the hands of time.
And all of this will stay a reality unless I choose to
reverse it.
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/quatrain.html
Didactic Poetry is a form of poetry
intended for instruction such as for
knowledge or to teach. It teaches or
explains something, such as a truth or
moral
Do not stand at my grave and weep
by Mary Elizabeth Frye
Do not stand at my grave and weep:
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starshine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry:
I am not there; I did not die.
(http://www.thehypertexts.com/Best%20Didactic%20Poe
ms.htm)
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Acrostic Poetry is where the first letter of
each line spells a word, usually using the
same words as in the title.
The Outlaw Torn
© 2000 Paul Sansone
Torn from normal existence
Hunting for the one who is responsible
Embarking on his quest every morning
Only to come home empty handed
Under no circumstances will he quit
Truth is what he is seeking
Looking for the answers he may never find
Answers he may not want to hear
Wandering through life with one purpose
To find his saboteur
Only he cannot understand
Realization of one thing is coming clear
No one is to blame other than himself
Shape Poetry Poetry can take on many
formats, but one of the most inventive
forms is for the poem to take on the shape
of its subject. If the subject of your poem
were of a flower, then the poem would be
shaped like a flower. If it were of a fish,
then the poem would take on the shape of
a fish.
My Body
© 2001 Andrea Forbing-Maglione
my
body
is
a
walking representation
the outward visual caption
of what it means
to
be
me
from the
outside
looking
in
at times
I hide
from you
but mostly
what you
see is
what you
will get
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/quatrain.html
Found Poems. This is where you have a
page from a book or news clipping or
magazine, and you are inspired by certain
words in the page. You block out the extra
words and what's left is a poem you
found/discovered.
(http://www.meetup.com/City-of-Trees-Poetry-WriteRead-and-Critique-Meetup/events/225633080/)