Friday, September 30, 2011

Poetry

5 Types of Poetry
  • Couplet
  • Acrostic
  • Haiku
  • Limerick
  • Sonnet
Couplet
Must have two lines that rhyme eg.

                Help us for we a stuck                
We are completely out of luck

or

So long as men can breath or eyes can see
So long lives this and this gives lives to thee
- William Shakespeare

Acrostic
A poem in which certain letters of the lines, usually the first letters,
form a word or message relating to the subject eg.
Most wonderful person in the world
Unique in every way possibly
My mum is the best of them all

Haiku
A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five,
traditionally evoking images of the natural world eg.

I went to the beach
While I was in the water
And I saw a whale

Limericks
A humorous, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming eg.

There was a young man from Capetown
Who suffered a nervous breakdown
He didn't get the joke
So he went for a smoke
And then took a job as a clown


Sonnet
A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes,
in English typically having ten syllables per line

4 comments:

  1. I love learning this kind of stuff! The poetry section at school was my favorite!

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  2. Sorry for the mass comment, but this is just a friendly reminder that you only have until December 31st at 11:59PM to complete your list for the Bookmark Break Challenge 2011!!! Looking forward to the results!

    AubrieAnne
    http://whosyoureditor.blogspot.com/p/bookmark-break-challenge_18.html

    Comment anywhere on my blog if you have any questions ro want to update me that way.
    OR
    Email me at redmatinee7007@aol.com

    I will be around January 1st to get the final count on your list! So, AGAIN, Make sure it is updated by December 31St 11:59 PM.

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  3. I'm so sorry AubrieAnne! I was so carried away with the holiday season, that I completely forgot about blogging. I know I'm too late for the final results for the Bookmark break challenge, but I have written all the books me and Moana have read.
    Happy 2012!

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  4. Thanks dtwilight! That's ok and I'll put your's and Moana's final counts up on the list for 2011.

    Also, I have an award for you! It's okay if you don't do awards, I just wanted to let you know it is here...

    http://whosyoureditor.blogspot.com/2012/03/another-sunny-day-and-two-lovely-awards.html

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