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Types of Poetry
Poetry Terms
Stanza- a grouped set of lines within a poem that
follows a set rhyme scheme or structure.
Verse- a grouped set of lines within a poem; looks
like a “paragraph” and is similar to a stanza, but
does not follow any particular structure or rhyme
scheme.
Rhyming Pattern- shows the pattern in which the
lines of a poem rhyme.
Rhyme Scheme
Some poems have a rhyming pattern.
• Rhyme scheme shows the pattern in which
the lines of a poem rhyme.
• Alphabetical letters are used to illustrate the
rhyming pattern. Ex: ABCABCABC
• Each line that has the same letter will rhyme.
Rhyming Pattern
Example:
Roses are a treat,
Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet,
And so are you!
A
B
A
B
This poem follows an ABAB rhyming pattern.
Types of Poetry
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Haiku
Concrete
Limerick
Free Verse
Clerihew
Diamante
These are just a few types of poetry.
Haiku
Haiku is an old form of Japanese poetry.
• It only has three lines.
• The lines do not rhyme.
• One important rule…
You must have the right number of syllables in each
line!
Haiku syllable rules:
Line One: 5 syllables
Line Two: 7 syllables
Line Three: 5 syllables
Haiku is usually about nature.
The birds now sing spring.
The grass is starting to green.
Winter is over.
Concrete
A poem that takes the shape of the item it is
describing.
Must contain at least 6 different describing
words.
Concrete Example
Windshield Wiper
fog smog
tissue paper
clear the blear
fog smog
tissue paper
clear the blear
fog more
splat splat
rubber scraper
overshoes
bumbershoot
slosh through
fog more
downpour
rubber scraper
macintosh
muddle on
slosh through
drying up
drying up
sky lighter
sky lighter
nearly clear
nearly clear
clearing clearing veer
clear here clear
~Eve Merriam~
Limerick
A short, funny poem that is five lines long.
• The first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with
each other.
• The third and fourth lines rhyme with each
other.
*The rhyming pattern is AABBA
Limerick Example
There was an little girl on a hill, A
Who seldom, if ever, stood still; A
She ran up and down, B
In her Grandmother's gown, B
Which adorned that little girl on a hill. A
Free Verse
A poem that does not follow a fixed pattern or
rhyme scheme while still providing artistic
expression.
These poems are just how they sound, free from
any type of structure!
They are free to look and sound however the poet
chooses.
• In this way, the poet can give his own shape to a
poem how he/she desires. However, it still allows
poets to use figurative language, rhyme, or
rhythms to get the effects that they consider
suitable for the piece.
Autumn
By: Fern (from “Authur” on PBS)
Wind
Blowing briskly
Leaves fall
From
The
Trees
We rake
Colored leaves
In
A
Big
Pile.
And jump.
Don’t be Afraid
to
play
Let
like
Let
let
on
them
soldiers
your
the
line
on
words
page
up
parade.
them
dash
down
stairs.
Let
them
fall
fast
and
CRASH on the grasssss.
Or skip from rock to rock across a stream.
To emphasize a word, make it live
alone
on its very own line.
Add stanza breaks or dashes to make the reader stop –
Play with punctuation.
Ellipses make words trail off…
Parentheses add subtlety (to a sly aside).
Indent a line
to expand on a thought
of the line that came before.
Let your words build and explode!
them
in
Let
linger
Let them slink away
s l o w l y
till they’re barely even there.
Wolf, Allan. (2006). Immersed in verse. New York, NY: Lark Books
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Clerihew
One stanza of four lines that follows an
ABAB rhyming pattern.
Clerihews are silly poems about you, your
friends, or a famous person.
Little Becky loves to read.
For piles of books she has a need.
But her mother often wishes
She’d take a break and do the dishes.
Diamante
• In the shape of a diamond, it does not rhyme and does not
use complete sentences.
• It can be about one or two topics. A Venn diagram is helpful 
First line- 1 word- Topic (noun)
Second line- 2 words- two describing words (adjectives)
Third line- 3 words- three action words (verbs ending with “ing”)
Fourth line- 4 words- a four-word phrase that connects the two
nouns (in the first and seventh lines)
Fifth line- 3 words- three action words (verbs ending with “ing”)
Sixth line- 2 words- two describing words (adjectives)
Seventh line- 1 word- noun
Format
• 1 noun A
• 2 adjectives A
• 3 action words (verb+ing) A
• 2 nouns A + 2 nouns B
• 3 action words (verb+ing) B
• 2 adjectives B
• 1 noun B
Emotions
By Mooil
Love
Wonderful, beautiful
Caring, liking, thinking
Innocence, smile, tear guilt
Fighting, violating, disgusting
Terrible, worst
Hatred
The Earth
By Ivan
Mountain
High, rocky
Flying, looking, killing
Eagle, power, fear, rabbit
Living, moving, making noise
Deep, beautiful
Valley
Let’s try!
Begin by creating a Venn diagram to compare
and contrast two things/objects (use plenty of
adjectives and verbs when comparing and
contrasting). After completing a Venn diagram,
you will use the information to construct a
diamond shaped poem. 
Madison
small, kind
teaching, caring, loving,
friend, daughter, son, buddy
running, jumping, playing
blue-eyed, athletic
Nick
Narrative
Tells a story in verse.
It is like a short story in that it has a plot and
characters.
Example:
http://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/dream_card
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Lyric
Expresses a single speaker’s thoughts and
feelings. Often has highly musical verses.
Think Dr. Seuss!
Example:
http://ftjohnson.ccsdschools.com/common/pag
es/displayfile.aspx?itemid=12424527