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About Poetry
This document provides examples and definitions of different types of poetry, including couplets, limericks, acrostics, cinquains, haikus, and more. It includes short poems written in each style to illustrate their key characteristics and structures. The poems cover topics such as dogs, recess, schools, football, sharks, seasons, insects at night, and bedtime. The overall document serves as an introduction to different forms of poetry beyond traditional rhyming verses.
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About Poetry
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- 3. Poetry does not alwayshave to rhyme. REMINDER
- 4. THE NEW PORCH Onyour porch it’s beautiful. You can hear the rain and hear the birds sing. I know it’s different than before, but as long as you love me…….it will feel good.
- 5. A couplet isa two line poem that rhymes. Each line has the same number of syllables. COUPLETS
- 6. COUPLET EXAMPLE Kelly My dog’sname is Kelly. She has a very round belly.
- 7. MORE COUPLETS RECESS Out atrecess we have lots of fun. We have 30 minutes and we’re done.
- 8. LIMERICKS A limerick isan amusing poem of 5 lines. There are 3 long lines and 2 short lines.
- 9. LIMERICK EXAMPLE There oncewas a musical king, Who suddenly started to sing. All the birds in the sky, all started to fly, More near that talented king.
- 10. MORE LIMERICKS There oncewas a cool new king who taught everybody to sing. He started a band to sing in the sand. Oh Boy! Did that king like to sing.
- 11. ACROSTIC An acrostic poemis a word written vertically or horizontally using words that start with that letter.
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- 14. CINQUAIN LINE 1=2 SYLLABLES LINE2=4 LINE 3=6 LINE 4=8 LINE 5=2
- 15. CINQUAIN EXAMPLE FOOTBALL It’s fun! Girlscan cheerlead. Penn State is a great team. Trojans are really very cool! Touchdown!
- 16. More Cinquains Sharks May bite Alwaysbiting They always have bad breath If they bite you it will hurt bad BAD BOY!
- 17. Haiku A Haiku isa poem that consists of unrhymed words organized into 3 lines Line 1= 5 syllables Line 2= 7 Line 3=5
- 18. Haiku Example SPRING It’s alwaysraining. I love the smell of the air. I like the flowers.
- 19. More Haikus Fall Fall isalways cold. We rake up all of our leaves. Then we jump in them.
- 20. Night Flyers BY: S.A.N.(My Grandma) Mosquitoes and june bugs and fire flies, all come out at night. It’s fun to catch the fire flies, But the mosquitoes like to bite. More………..
- 21. More The june bugshit the windows, and land upon your clothes, But the pesky little mosquito leaves a mark that really grows. More………….
- 22. More So, if atnight you’re outside, and you want to sit and relax, watch for the june bugs and fire flies, But beware of the mosquitoes ATTACK!!!!!!!
- 23. Bed Time By Heather Good-byesunshine. Hello moon. We’re gonna go to sleep real soon. As the stars sparkle, all so bright, I will go to sleep at night. More…………...
- 24. More Mommy is here. Ihave no fear. I go to sleep at night, Knowing when I wake up It will be bright.
- 25. The End I hopeyou liked my Power Point!!!!!!!!!!