Types of Poetry

A humorous, rhyming 5-line poem.

• ode

• haiku

• limerick

• narrative poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

A poem that praises something or someone.

• free verse

• limerick

• diamante

• ode

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

A Japanese form of poetry.

• haiku

• ode

• narrative

• free verse

A poem that is shaped like its subject.

• ode

• concrete

• haiku

• limerick

A poem that has no regular rhythm, rhyme, or structure.

• free verse

• haiku

• limerick

• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

A poem that is 7 lines and is shaped like a diamond.

• ode

• concrete

• narrative

• diamante

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

A poem that has characters, a plot, and a setting.

• free verse

• narrative

• concrete

• limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

A poem that has 3 lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the last line has 5 syllables.

• ode

• limerick

• concrete

• haiku

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

A poem that has 5 lines, where the 1st, 2nd, and 5th line rhyme with each other, and the 3rd and 4th line rhyme.

• limerick

• ode

• diamante

• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

A poem that tells a story, and rhymes.

• ode

• narrative

• free verse

• concrete

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.W.5.3A

CCSS.W.5.3B