Poetry

 Poetry There are many forms of poetry. Some styles follow certain rules and rhyming patterns, and others are simply free verse. Here are some of our favorite types of poetry:

HAIKU Japanese verse form, notable for its compression and suggestiveness. It consists of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. (Encarta Encyclopedia)

Example: The trees are blowing Leaves are falling to the ground Fall is in the air

**Cinquain**

A cinquian poem uses the following pattern for number of words per line 1 word 2 words 3 words 4 words 1 word

Here is an example:

Beach Waves crashing Gulls fly above Sand between my toes Shore **Limerick**

 5 lines with a rhyme scheme of (aa, bb, a). The first line explains the situation, the second tells what happened, the third and fourth tell what went wrong, and the the fifth tells the significance (the // so what? //!) These poems were popularized by Edward Lear. (library.thinkquest.org)

Here is an example:

I wore my new hat to school I thought that it was quite cool But when the wind blew Away my hat flew And now I feel like a fool.

