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Introduction to Poetry:

Introduction to Poetry:. Forms of Poetry. Short Verse. Acrostic Cinquain Haiku Limerick Quatrain. ACROSTIC. A poem in which the first letter, syllable, or word of each line in the text spells out another message. ~ Wikipedia.

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Introduction to Poetry:

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  1. Introduction to Poetry: Forms of Poetry

  2. Short Verse • Acrostic • Cinquain • Haiku • Limerick • Quatrain

  3. ACROSTIC • A poem in which the first letter, syllable, or word of each line in the text spells out another message. ~Wikipedia • Whistling, howling, whirling winds,In winter form icy crystalsNow a blanket of cold shrouds the earth,Trembling branches break,Eerie sounds echo through the woodsReplying to the wind's fury. http://www.adifferentplace.org/acrostics.htm

  4. Cinquain • Five line stanza with the following structure: • 1st Line: 1 word- Noun • 2nd Line: 2 words- Describe the noun • 3rd Line: 3 words- Actions • 4th Line: 4 words- Feelings • 5th Line: 1 word- Synonym for noun in line 1 • Example Dog Loyal, Friendly Barking, Digging, Chasing Please don’t bite the mailman Canine

  5. Haiku • Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. It is made up of 3 short lines. Written to convey imagery to the reader. The first line has 5 syllables, second has 7 syllables and the third line contains 5 syllables. Example: The Rose Donna Brock The red blossom bends and drips its dew to the ground. Like a tear it falls http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/haiku.htm

  6. Limerick • Five line poem with a rhyme scheme of A-A-B-B-A, popularized by the American poet Edward Lear. Limericks are usually witty or humorous. ~Wikipedia • Example The limerick packs laughs anatomical Into space that is quite economical, But the good ones I've seen So seldom are clean, And the clean ones so seldom are comical. ~Anonymous, Wikipedia

  7. Quatrain • A poem or stanza within a poem consisting of 5 lines. The rhyming pattern can be aabb, abab, abba, or abcb. ~ Wikipedia • Example aabb (from William Blake, "The Tyger")Tyger! Tyger! burning brightIn the forests of the night,What immortal hand or eyeCould frame thy fearful symmetry? ~Wikipedia

  8. Review: Name This Form There once was a dog name lilyThat black lab was so sillyShe would wait for the mailWagging her tailWhen it came she would go willy-nilly Cinquain Quatrain Limerick Haiku

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