Types of Poems

_____________ poems do not rhyme or follow patterns (do not follow any rules of poetry)

• free verse

• lyrical

• limerick

• haiku

_____________ poems create a shape about their subject.

• haiku

• limerick

• lyrical

• concrete

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CCSS.RL.5.5

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_________ poems rhyme and express personal thoughts and feelings, like a song.

• haiku

• limerick

• concrete

• lyrical

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

A _____________ is a humorous, five line poem with a specific meter and rhyme scheme.

• narrative

• haiku

• limerick

• humorous

A ______________ is a Japanese verse form with three lines. It uses imagery to create a nature scene.

• haiku

• limerick

• free verse

• lyrical

I know I'm going somewhere,

and I can hardly wait,

Somewhere's not the sort of place

where someone should be late

What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?

• a, b, c, b

• a, a, b, b,

• a, b, a, b

• a, b, c, d

____________ is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line, creating rhythm and musicality. (the beat)

• onomatopoeia

• internal rhyme

• rhyme scheme

• meter

___________ are a group of lines about an idea, like a paragraph.

• line breaks

• lines

• stanzas

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

I swear

The bear

Is near

The deer

What rhyme scheme is found in this stanza?

• a, a, b, b

• a, b, a, b

• a, b, b, b, a

• no rhyme scheme in this stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is a common theme in haiku?

• Nature
• War
• Heartbreak
• Friendship

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2