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Nature’s Classroom Poetry Unit

Nature’s Classroom Poetry Unit. Couplet. A poem that consists of two pairs of lines. It can rhyme, but does not have to. Mrs. Mears asked the girls for some advice to see how the boys would think twice. Haiku. A Japanese poem with three lines, each beginning with a capital letter.

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Nature’s Classroom Poetry Unit

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  1. Nature’s Classroom Poetry Unit

  2. Couplet • A poem that consists of two pairs of lines. It can rhyme, but does not have to. • Mrs. Mears asked the girls for some advice to see how the boys would think twice.

  3. Haiku • A Japanese poem with three lines, each beginning with a capital letter. • Lines 1 and 3 have 5 syllables • Line 2 has 7 syllables • Haiku is usually about nature and does not rhyme.

  4. Example of a Haiku “Winter” A winter’s day is Bleak, blustery, and barren. The earth awaits spring.

  5. Haiku Cont. Two footprints, white sand We laughed here so long ago- The sun falls alone.

  6. Double Haiku I hear crackling Crunch, of today’s new found day And know it won’t last. So I will leave it At bay; and hope for the best This bitter new day.

  7. Haiku Cont. Silence around us Our watchful eyes hear the world Hands do the talking.

  8. What is a Tanka? A Japanese poem that dates back to the 5th century. It follows the following pattern Line 1- 5 syllables Line 2- 7 syllables Line 3- 5 syllables Line 4- 7 syllables Line 5- 7 syllables

  9. Tanka Poem Thunderclouds building Gathering strength as they grow Releasing themselves Pouring life-giving torrents Cleansing the world in shower  

  10. Example of a Tanka Light, airy snowflakes Fall frostily on your nose Fascinating fun Frolicking in dainty flakes Gathering crystals gala!     

  11. Acrostic • A poem or series of lines in which the first letters in each line spells out the title. “ Snow” Soft, silent, Nice, noiseless Ornamentation on the Winter Wonderland

  12. DiamenteA diamond shaped poem with the following format: “Desert” 1 word= subject noun Hot, Sandy 2 words= adjectives Blowing, Burning, Blustering 3 words= ‘ing’ words Mirages, Oasis, Vines, Humidity 4 words= 1st 2 about subject, 2nd 2 about opposite sub Raining, Sweltering, Unnerving 3 words= ‘ing’ words opposite subject Damp, Sultry 2 words= adjective (describe opposite subject) Jungle 1 word= opposite of subject noun

  13. Cinquain • 5 line poem with the following format: “Camels” 1 word, can be title Humped creatures 2 words describing the title Rudging through the sand 3 image words describing action Watchful, wary, and desert-wise 4 words indicating a feeling Dromedaries synonym for the title

  14. Descriptive Block Poem • Block poems filled with descriptive adjectives that begin with the same letter or sound. Bug Black Bug Blundering Black Bug Bold Blundering Black Bug Beautiful Bold Blundering Black Bug

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