Poetry

• Haiku is a short poem usually about nature, consisting of 3 lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5
• Example of a Haiku:

  The leaves are falling.

  All the trees still.

  Autumn has now come
• Poetry characteristics:

  • May rhyme
  • May have stanzas (verses) and lines
• Limerick is a type of poem that is funny or nonsensical, with a rhyme scheme of AABBA
• Limericks must have two groups of rhymes: A & B
• Example of a Limerick:

  Her name meant pretty

  Sometimes she could be a little petty

  She is very smart

  Her mind was as sharp as the tip of a dart

  I hope she will forever be happy
• Characteristics of poetry:

  • May rhyme
  • May have stanzas (verses/paragraphs)
  • Has lines
• Types of poetry:

  • Normal poems
  • Limerick (a funny, nonsensical poem with rhyme pattern AABBA)
  • Haiku (short, Japanese style poem about nature with syllables per line 5-7-5)
• Limerick rhyme pattern AABBA:

  • Must have two groups of rhymes A and B
• Example of a Limerick:

  1. Her name meant pretty
  2. Sometimes she could be a little petty
  3. She is very smart
  4. Her mind is as sharp as the tip of a dart
  5. I hope she will forever be happy
• Example of a Haiku:

  1. The leaves are falling
  2. All the trees are very still
  3. Autumn has now come