The document provides examples of different poetry forms and formulas that can be used to write poems, including: - Five Senses Poem: Each line describes one of the five senses - Diamante Poem: Uses opposites with a specific pattern of words in each line - Cinquain Poem: Follows a pattern of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 1 word lines - Color Poem: Uses a color as the theme in descriptive lines - Additional forms include Haiku, Limericks, Shape Poems, and more with examples provided.

1. Poetry Collection

2. Five Senses Poem
Formula
Line 1: Tell what color t he abst ract ion is
Line 2: Tell what t he abst ract ion sounds like
Line 3: Tell what t he abst ract ion t ast es like
Line 4: Tell what t he abst ract ion smells like
Line 5: Tell what t he abst ract ion looks like
Line 6: Tell what t he abst ract ion makes you f eel

3. Five Senses Poem
Example:
Problems are black.
They sound like children crying.
They t ast e of cast or oil.
And smell like spinach.
They look like monst ers.
They make you f eel unwant ed.

4. Diamant e’ Poem
Formula
Line 1: one word, subj ect of poem
Line 2: t wo words, adj ect ives describing subj ect
Line 3: t hree words, part iciples ( - ing verbs)
Line 4: f our words relat ed t o subj ect
( For lines 5- 7, describe opposit e/ ant onym of subj ect )
Line 5: t hree words, part iciples ( - ing verbs)
Line 6: t wo words, adj ect ives describing opposit e of subj ect
Line 7: one word, opposit e/ ant onym of subj ect in Line 1

5. Diamant e’ Poem
Example
Love
Happy, secure
Dreaming, t alking, loving
Husband, wif e, children, home
Quarreling, loat hing, degrading
Angry, mad
Hat e

6. Cinquain Poem
Formula
Line 1: one word, subj ect of poem
Line 2: t wo words, descript ion of subj ect ( adj ect ives)
Line 3: t hree words, part iciples ( - ing verbs) , act ions
Line 4: f our words, simile describing f eelings about subj ect
Line 5: one word, synonym f or subj ect

7. Cinquain Poem
Example
Feat her
Purple, unpredict able
Wiggling, wobbling, plummet ing
Wild as an angry bumblebee
Plume

8. Color Poem
Color ( t it le)
Color is describe looks, describe looks,
and f eels like describe f eel.
Color is t he t ast e of describe t ast e.
Describe smell and describe smell smell color.
Describe how color makes you f eel makes me f eel color.
Color is t he sound of describe sound and describe sound.
Color is place t hat reminds you of color, place t hat reminds you of
color,
and place t hat reminds you of color.
Experience t hat makes you f eel t his color is color.
Experience t hat makes you f eel t his color is also color.
Color is anyt hing you want f or t his line.

9. Color Poem
Example
Turquoise
Turquoise is magic, manat ees, and silly put t y.
Turquoise is t he t ast e of sherbert .
J uicy pears and t he desert smell t urquoise.
A cleared mind makes me f eel t urquoise.
Turquoise sounds of splashing paint and t ubas.
Turquoise is Yashiro, a calm pool of wat er, and a coral reef .
Paint ing is t urquoise.
Making new f riends is t urquoise.
Turquoise is having siblings.

10. I Wish
Writ e a poem about t hings t hat you
wish f or…
Pat t ern:
 Line 1 ---- A
 Line 2 ---- A
 Line 3 ---- B
 Line 4 ---- B
 Line 5 ---- B
 Line 6 ---- B

11. I Wish
Example:
I wish for a cat, I wish for a dog.
I wish for a storm without a fog.
I wish to be, I wish to see.
I wish to be a great big flea.
I wish to swim in the sea.
But most of all, I want to stay..........ME!!!!!!

12. Build- A- Poem
Formula
Line 1: one word, t opic
Line 2: t wo words, colors
Line 3: t hree words, adj ect ives
Line 4: f our words, part iciples ( - ing verbs)
Line 5: f ive words, a sent ence about your f eelings
or experiences

13. Build- A- Poem
Example:
Fall
yellow, orange
shiny, wet , windy
raining, changing, playing, f alling
The days grow t oo short .

14. Haiku
Typically, t he t opic of a haiku is nat ure.
A haiku f ollows t his pat t ern:
1. Think of somet hing in nat ure.
2. Brainst orm words f or each of t he
senses.
3. Now, use t he f ollowing pat t ern t o
creat e your haiku!
Line 1 - - - - 5 syllables
Line 2 - - - - 7 syllables
Line 3 - - - - 5 syllables

15. Haiku
Examples:
Most cannot see it .
I t ’s int ert wined and complex.
A beaut y in dew.
Sun
Rising in t he East .
Golden goddess in my eye.
Bringing light t o day.

16. 8- line Rhyme Poem
Line 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Line 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Line 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Line 4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Line 5_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Line 6_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Line 7_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Line 8_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lines 2 & 4 should have end rhyme.
Lines 6 & 8 should have end rhyme.

17. 8- line Rhyme Poem
Example:
Weird- Bird by Shel Silverst ein
Birds are f lyin’ sout h f or wint er.
Here’s t he wierd- Bird headin’ nort h.
Wings a- f lappin’, beak a- chat t erin’,
Cold head bobbin’ back ‘ n’ f ort h.
He says, “ I t ’s not t hat I like ice
Or f reez in’ winds and snowy ground.
I t ’s j ust somet imes it ’s kind of nice
To be t he only bird in t own.

18. Limericks
 5 line poem
 Meant t o be humorous
 The pat t ern is a- a- b- b- a
 Lines 1, 2, and 5 cont ain 3 beat s and
rhyme.
 Lines 3 and 4 have 2 beat s and rhyme.

19. Limericks
Example:
A f lea and a f ly in a f lue
Were caught , so what could t hey do?
Said t he f ly, “ Let us f lee. ”
“ Let us f ly,” said t he f lea.
So t hey f lew t hrough a f law in t he f lue.

20. Limericks
Quick Pract ice:
There once was a pauper named Meg
Who accident ally broke her_ _ _ _ _ _ .
She slipped on t he _ _ _ _ _ .
Not once, but t hrice
Take no pit y on her, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
( Can you guess which words go in t he blanks?)

21. Concret e/ Shape Poems
 A way of placing words on paper t o give
a visual ef f ect t o mat ch t he f eeling of
t he writ ing.
 The shape expresses what t he writ ing is
about .
 Use st rong, colorf ul language t o describe
t he t opic of t he poem.
 Remember t o t hink about your f ive
senses.

22. Concret e/ Shape Poems

23. Concret e/ Shape Poems

24. If I Were
I f I were ,
would love me.
would t hink I ’m .
My is .
They .
Rhyming Pat t ern:
Line 1 - - - - A
Line 2 - - - - B
Line 3 - - - - C
Line 4 - - - - B
Line 5 - - - - C

25. If I Were
If I were a ros ebud,
Nos es would love me.
Bees would think I’m g rand.
My perfume is s weet,
They love me in F rance.

26. Used to…But Now
 A poem about feelings that you used to
have, but have now changed.
 Should have 5 examples, which would
be 10 lines in the poem.
 It can rhyme, or be free verse.

27. Used to…But Now
I used to hate reading.
But now I really love reading I used to be afraid of change.
chapter books. But now I love new adventures.
I used to run really fast. I used to be shy.
But now I don't run that fast.
I used to hate my sister. But now I’m the life of the party!
But now I love her a lot. I used to hate cleaning.
I used to love to play Lego's. But now I enjoy the smell of a clean house.
But now I love to go on the
computer. I used to be annoyed by my mom.
I used to hate school! But now I wish she lived closer.
But now I LOVE school I used to be afraid of a crowd.
because I have a good
teacher! But now I love standing in front of a class of
By: Evan students!
By: Miss Brannack

28. Clerihew
 Light-heartedly pokes fun at a well known or
famous individual.
 Four lines long
 Must have the person’s name at the end of
the first line
 Pattern:
Line 1 ---- A
Line 2 ---- A
Line 3 ---- B
Line 4 ---- B

29. Clerihew
There was a principal named Matthews,
Who always chewed on some cashews.
He was known to say “Happy Monday,”
And actually enjoyed being a human sundae!