Poetry

Haiku

• Japanese poem, usually about nature, 3 lines, 17 syllables in a 5-7-5 pattern

• Usually humorous, 5 lines, AABBAA rhyme scheme

• Narrative poem that tells a story, songlike

• 2 lines, rhyming pair

• 4 line stanza, rhyme pattern

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Limerick

• Japanese poem, usually about nature, 3 lines, 17 syllables in a 5-7-5 pattern

• Usually humorous, 5 lines, AABBA rhyme scheme

• Narrative poem that tells a story, songlike

• 2 lines, rhyming pair

• 4 line stanza, rhyme pattern

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Ballad

• Japanese poem, usually about nature, 3 lines, 17 syllables in a 5-7-5 pattern

• Usually humorous, 5 lines, AABBA rhyme scheme

• Narrative poem that tells a story, songlike

• 2 lines, rhyming pair

• 4 line stanza, rhyme pattern

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Couplet

• Japanese poem, usually about nature, 3 lines, 17 syllables in a 5-7-5 pattern

• Usually humorous, 5 lines, AABBA rhyme scheme

• Narrative poem that tells a story, songlike

• 2 lines, rhyming pair

• 4 line stanza, rhyme pattern

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Quatrain

• Japanese poem, usually about nature, 3 lines, 17 syllables in a 5-7-5 pattern

• Usually humorous, 5 lines, AABBA rhyme scheme

• Narrative poem that tells a story, songlike

• 2 lines, rhyming pair

• 4 line stanza, rhyme pattern

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Free Verse

• Has a specific number of lines

• Has a specific rhyme scheme

• Has a specific syllable pattern

• Poetry with no regular meter and no rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Rhyme

• Recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of verse

• Repeated uses of sounds, words, or ideas of effect or emphasis

• Repetition of initial sounds

• The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning

• Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Repetition

• Recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of verse

• Repeated uses of sounds, words, or ideas of effect and emphasis

• Repetition of initial sounds

• The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning

• Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Alliteration

• Recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of verse

• Repeated uses of sounds, words, or ideas of effect and emphasis

• Repetition of initial sounds

• The use of a word whose sound suggests it meaning

• Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Onomatopoeia

• Recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of verse

• Repeated uses of sounds, words, or ideas of effect and emphasis

• Repetition of initial sounds

• The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning

• Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3