Kinds of Poems

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Kinds of Poems
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1. HAIKU

• A Japanese form of poetry, which gives a brief
  description of nature. Haiku consists of three
  unrhymed lines of five, seven and five syllables.
  
• Examples

Happy like the sunGiving us the light and
warmthThat brighten our day.
Confusion is aWalk on the dark side of
townWhile youre all alone.
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2. Narrative Poem

• JOHN BARLEYCORN
• BY ROBERT BURNS
• There was three kings into the east, Three
  kings both great and high, And they hae sworn a
  solemn oath John Barleycorn should die.

Event 1
Event 2
Event 4
Event 3
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a. Ballad

• Songlike poem that tells a story, often a sad
  story of betrayal, death, or loss. They usually
  have a regular steady rhythm, a simple rhyme
  pattern, and a refrain, all which make them easy
  to memorize.

from Goodbye by Brian Kamara Play me a song, A
slow love songWhose rhythm will make me swayAnd
burn deep in my heart, To remind me then, That
you are gone.
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b. Epic

• Long narrative poem about the many deeds of a
  great hero. They are usually connected to a
  specific culture.

Beowulf Hears of Grendel from Beowulf But a
warrior of Hygelac'sheard of Grendel's
doingshe was the strongest of menalive in that
day,mighty and noble.That man called for a
ship,said he would cross the oceanand help the
king who needed help.Wise men urged him to that
adventure though he was dear to them.They
examined omensand whetted him on.
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3. Lyric poem

• Poem that does not tell a story but expresses the
  personal feelings of a speaker.

Reality to Reality By Elizabeth de Spain Spirit
by spirit, heartbeat to heartbeatI love you more
than you imagineScar by scar, tear by tearThis
seems like something I will never win
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4. CINQUAIN

• A poetic form invented by Adelaid Crapsey, an
  American poet. It has a 5-line pattern. There are
  specific forms within that category that are
  defined by specific rules and guidelines.
• Examples

• Line1 One word
• Line2 Two words
• Line 3 Three words
• Line 4 Four words
• Line 5 One word

Dinosaurs Lived once, Long ago, but Only dust and
dreams Remain

• Line1 A noun
• Line2 Two adjectives
• Line 3 Three -ing words
• Line 4 A phrase
• Line 5 Another word for the noun

Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding,
falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious
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5. COUPLET

• Two successive lines of poetry with end-words
  that rhyme.
• Examples

I eat an apple in my bed. My favorites are
red. Salmon swim in the river The water is cold
so they quiver. I like to play with my cat He
likes to get in a hat.
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6. Limerick

• type of humorous verse. It consists of 5 lines.
  The rhyme scheme of most limericks is usually
  aabba

There was a young lady named Kitty Whose
limerick came out so pretty All the gents
dressed in green Were unusually keen To admire
her outstanding ditty.
There was an old man from Peru,Who dreamed he
was eating his shoe.He woke in a frightin the
middle of the nightAnd found it was perfectly
true.
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7. Diamante Poem

• Diamante poem is diamond-shaped to show growth or
  movement from one extreme to another

Line 1 one word(subject/noun that is contrasting to line 7)
Line 2 two words(adjectives) that describe line 1
Line 3 three words(action verbs -ing) that relate to line 1
Line 4 four words (nouns)first 2 words relate to line 1last 2 words relate to line 7
Line 5 three words(action verbs) that relate to line 7
Line 6 two words(adjectives) that describe line 7
Line 7 one word( subject/noun that is contrasting to line 1)
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Diamante Poem
WinterFrosty, BrightSkiing, Snow Fighting,
SleddingIcicles, Snowflakes, Vacation,
FamilySwimming, Tanning, SwelteringHot,
SunnySummer
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8. Concrete Poem
A concrete poem is a poem that forms a picture of
the topic or follows the contours of a shape that
is suggested by the topic
A square is a shape that
the same to be squared
hates to be compared,
for its lines need to measure