Poetry #1

Five-line poem that doesn't have to rhyme

• cinquain

• acrostic

• couplet

Spells out a name, word, phrase, or message with the first letter of each line of the poem.

• sonnet

• acrostic

• limerick

14 line poem, usually deals with love.

• haiku

• limerick

• sonnet

Rhymed group of four lines in a poem.

• limerick

• quatrain

• acrostic

Poem designed to take a particular shape or form on the page.

• concrete

• couplet

• limerick

Silly poem that has rhyme and beat.

• free verse

• haiku

• nonsense

Two-line poem that rhymes.

• cinquain

• couplet

• nonsense

Can or cannot rhyme, it can have as many lines or stanzas as you want.

• limerick

• free verse

• nonsense

The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each line or verse.

• meter

• rhyme scheme

• alliteration

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.

• end rhyme

• meter

• metaphor