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Poetic Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bio poem | a poem that describes a person in 10+ lines |
| If I Were poem | a poem in which each quatrain contains two comparisons/metaphors, one for the “I” and one for the “you” |
| Limerick | a humorous five-lined poem that has AABBA rhyme and follows a specific rhythm pattern |
| Cinquain | a five-lined poem that describes a person, place, or thing |
| Diamante | a seven-lined poem that describes a person, place, or thing; it is shaped like a diamond |
| Haiku | a three-lined poem of 5, 7, and 5 syllables; it is often about nature |
| Acrostic | a poem where a word or phrase is written vertically |
| Tanka | a five-lined poem of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 syllables |
| Concrete poem | a poem that is a graphic arrangement of letters, words, or symbols |
| Sonnet | a fourteen-lined poem that has ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme scheme |
| Ode | a poem that praises a person, place, or thing |
| Alphabet poem | a 26-lined poem in which each line begins with a different letter of the alphabet |
| List poem | a poem that is made up of a list of items or events, usually without transitional phrases |
| Color poem | a poem that uses imagery and all five sense to describe a color |
| Definition poem | a poem that takes a word or concept and attempts to define it, provide perspective, redefine it, or create a definitive example of it |
| Found poem | a poem that uses existing texts and refashions/reorders them to be presented as a poem |
| Free verse | a poem that is comprised of mostly unrhymed lines of poetry which has rhythm |
| Narrative poem | a poem that has a plot and tells a story in rhyme |
| Nonsense poem | a poem that is whimsical in tone and often uses fanciful phrases and meaningless made-up words |
| Riddle poem | a poem that describes a concept or object and invites the reader to guess what the poem is about |
| Sound poem | a poem that incorporates or describes a sound that you hear every day |
| Prepositional phrase poem | a poem that is composed of imaginiative prepositional phrases that omits verbs of any kind |
Created by:
chbrigandi
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