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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.
Lines 1 and 3 have 5 syllablesLine 2 has 7 syllablesHaiku is usually about nature and does not
rhyme.
Example of a Haiku
“Winter”A winter’s day is
Bleak, blustery, and barren.
The earth awaits spring.
Haiku Cont.
Two footprints, white sand
We laughed here so long ago-
The sun falls alone.
Double Haiku
I hear cracklingCrunch, of today’s new found dayAnd know it won’t last.So I will leave itAt bay; and hope for the bestThis bitter new day.
Haiku Cont.
Silence around usOur watchful eyes hear the world
Hands do the talking.
What is a Tanka?
A Japanese poem that dates back to the 5th century.
It follows the following patternLine 1- 5 syllablesLine 2- 7 syllablesLine 3- 5 syllablesLine 4- 7 syllablesLine 5- 7 syllables
Tanka Poem
Thunderclouds buildingGathering strength as they growReleasing themselvesPouring life-giving torrentsCleansing the world in shower
Example of a Tanka
Light, airy snowflakesFall frostily on your noseFascinating funFrolicking in dainty flakesGathering crystals gala!
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 theWinter Wonderland
Diamente
A 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
Cinquain5 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
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