poetry styles non-fiction dewey 800 eq: what’s shape poetry?
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Poetry StylesNon-Fiction Dewey 800
EQ: What’s shape poetry?
What is Poetry?
• Provides feelings and ideas•Might show emotion using
pictures•Does not need to rhyme.
• Uses repetition and may use rhythm.
Couplets
The last word of the first line and last line rhyme.
Sweet apple, red and round So nice to get you
Off the ground!
Apology Poem
Dear Apple, I'm sorry that I
picked you off the treebefore you were ready to fall
Please forgive me
Sensory Poem
I was standing in the orchard When I saw a lovely tree (sight)
I heard an apple fall, (sound) It smelled so very sweet (smell)
I took a bite...yum! (taste)
Phrase Poem
This form of poetry states an idea with a list of phrases.
Eating Applesyum, yum, yum,
crunching, munching healthy, juicy apples
Cinquain
Apples (one word)Juicy, sweet (two words)
Red, yellow, green (three words)Yummy, delicious, fantastic,
healthy (four words)Apples (one word)
Five W'S Poetry
Each line in this type of poem answers one of the 5 W's (who? what? when?
where? why?)
I Love eating apples
In the morning In my kitchen
‘Cause they are so good for me
Diamond Poetry
When centered this poem will take the form of a diamond.
Apples (one word)Sweet, ripe (two words)
Delicious, Empire, Cortland (three words)
Pies, sauce (two words)Apples (one word)
Shape Poetry
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Acrostic Poetry
An acrostic poem is one in which certain letters, often the first letter of every
line, form a name or a theme.
Apples are yummy.Pretty and juicy.Please pick only when ripe.Licking jelly apples are fun.Eat them day and night.
Now it’s your turn to write poetry!
Choose an idea that you would enjoy writinga poem about
• Choose a style of poetry to use• Write your poem as a rough draft• Revise, changing or adding interesting words• Edit your poem for spelling and punctuation• Write your final copy after conferencing with
your teacher. • Poetry Slam! See Rubric• http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interac
tives/theme_poems/