Forms of Poetry

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Forms of Poetry

• Lets read and write poems!

Haiku
Cinquain
Concrete
Acrostic
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Haikus

• A haiku is a form of poetry that has a special
  structure.
• Haikus originated from Japan!
• Haikus are composed of
• 3 lines
• a total of 17 syllables

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Haikus must follow this format.
5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables __________ to
tal of 17 syllables
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Most haikus are written about nature.
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Lets read a haiku!
5 syllables

• A little bluebird
• Catches a squirmy, brown worm
• It makes a good meal.

7 syllables
5 syllables
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Its time for a .
nature walk!
We are going to go outside to observe nature!
Hopefully this walk will help us generate ideas
for writing our own haikus.
When your table is called, bring your jacket,
your Writers Notebook, and a pencil.
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Cinquains

• A cinquain is another form of poetry that follows
  special rules with syllables.
• A cinquain has
• 5 lines
• a total of 22 syllables

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Cinquains follow this format
The poem takes on a shape similar to this
2 syllables 4 syllabes 6 syllables 8 syllables 2
syllables
__________ ________________ ___________________
__ ___________________________ __________
Cinquains can be written about any topic!
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Lets read a cinquain!
2 syllables

• Friendship
• Precious, awesome
• Brightens gloomy moments
• Rainbows treasure trove discovered
• Always

4 syllables
6 syllables
8 syllables
2 syllables
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Concrete Poems

• Concrete poems take the shape of the subject they
  are written about!
• They do not
• have a certain number of lines
• follow a special syllable pattern
• have to rhyme

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Check out some examples!
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Werent those cool?

• Concrete poems can be about anything!
• Lets generate some ideas!
• In your Writers Notebooks, make a list of things
  you love, or really, really like.
• Review your list and select one as your topic for
  a concrete poem!
• Begin drafting your concrete poem. You can be as
  creative as you want! ?
• Remember that the shape must match the subject!

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Acrostics

• An acrostic poem uses the letters in a topic word
  to begin each line.
• All lines of the poem should relate to or
  describe the topic word.
• Lets see what this looks like!

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Check out an example!

• S hines brightly
• U p in the sky
• N ice and warm on my skin

This poem about the sun uses the letters in the
word sun to begin each line!
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Acrostics can be written about any topic!
Select a topic and create an acrostic to describe
it!
Be creative and stay focused!