Transcript HAIKU - Mr. Prezioso

Poetry Forms
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HAIKU
Japanese poetry
3 Lines
17 syllables needed
5 = first line
7 = second line
5 = third line
Nature related material
Non-rhyming poem
Sample Haiku
“Fall”
Fall leaves floating down
Leaving trees so very bare
Crisp air around you
Sample Haiku
“Teachers”
Teachers are strong, buff.
They know everything, way smart.
Listen to them now.
Sample Haiku
“Eighth Graders”
Eighth graders are "Cool”
Sometimes way high or real low
Emotional wrecks
Sample Haiku
“Boogies”
Digging in my nose
I think I went way too far
A bloody river
CINQUAIN
Modern Cinquain
Traditional Cinquain
-A non-rhyming poem
-A non-rhyming poem
-Based on syllable count
line 1 - one word (noun) a title or
name of the subject
line 2 - two words (adjectives)
describing the title
line 3 - three words (verbs) describing
actions related to title
line 4 - four words / phrase describing
a feeling about the title
line 5 - one word (noun) referring back
to the first word
Line 1Line 2Line 3Line 4Line 5-
2 syllables
4 syllables
6 syllables
8 syllables
2 syllables
Sample Modern Cinquain
Astronaut
Sky sailor
Soaring, Seeking, Hoping
Mixing with the stars
Explorer
Sample Traditional Cinquains
Baseball
Bat cracks against
The pitch, sending it out
Over the back fence, I did it!
Homerun
Listen...
With faint dry sound,
Like steps of passing ghosts,
The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees
And fall.
These are SEQUINS
More Sequins
Limericks
 A popular form of Irish poetry
 The content is often of a bawdy and
humorous nature
 A short & stupid story told in five lines
Limericks
 Contains five lines
 A - 7-10 syllables
 A - 7-10 syllables
 B - 5-7 syllables
 B - 5-7 syllables
 A - 7-10 syllables
Sample Limerick
There was a young prince of Bombay,
Who always would have his own way;
He pampered his horses
On five or six courses,
Himself eating nothing but hay.
Sample Limerick
There once was a barber of Kew,
Who went very mad at the zoo;
He tried to enamel
The face of the camel,
And gave the brown bear a shampoo
Diamante Poems
* A diamante poem is a poem that makes the shape of a diamond.
* The poem can be used in two ways, either comparing and contrasting two
different subjects, or naming synonyms and antonyms for another subject.
Line 1 is a noun
Line 2 has two adjectives describing the noun in Line 1
Line 3 has three verbs related to the noun in Line 1
Line 4 has four nouns: two relating to Line 1 and two
relating to Line 7
Line 5 has three verbs related to the noun in Line 7
Line 6 has two adjectives describing the noun in Line 7
Line 7 is a noun opposite to Line 1
Sample Diamantes
Dog
Playful cute
Digging chasing hiding
Dig chasing eating sleeping
Licking eating playing
Sleepy lazy
Cat
Drink
Milky, Sugary
Drinking Slurping Steaming
Cup Glass Plate Bowl
Tempting, Cooking, Boiling
Delicious, Healthy
Food
Acrostic Poetry
 A word is written
vertically down the page
 Phrases/sentences are
then written horizontally
off of each starting letter
 The lines should relate
back to the main word
and tell something about
it
 Can be rhyming but not
necessary
“PREZIOSO”
Precious in every way
Raises eyebrows
Energetic and exciting
Zany with friends
Interested in people’s reactions
Often makes people wonder
Sometimes makes weird noises
Occasionally makes a fool of himself