FORMS OF POETRY
LIMERICK
A fun form of poetry that usually tells about a person or animal it has five lines and follows this pattern of line length and rhymes.
Long line (about 8 syllables) A
Long line (about 8 syllables) A
Short line (about 5 syllables) B
Short line (about 5 syllables) B
Long line (about 8 syllables) A
FREE VERSE
A Form of poetry that does not follow patterns and rhyme
QUATRAIN
A 4-line stanza that rhymes
A quatrain poem can contain any numbers of stanzas.
CINQUAIN
A form of poetry that has five lines and follow this pattern
One thing (noun)
2 describing words (adjective)
3 verbs (action)
One thought (phrase)
One thing (synonym)
HAIKU
A japanese form of poetry that has three lines and follows this pattern
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
ACROSTICS
A form of poetry where the first letter of each line spells out a word
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Creative Writing
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