Poetry Review

• A narrative told in the form of a poem
• Will usually have a specific character/setting
• Usually contain some dialogue
• Normally a tragedy or lost love story
• Usually has some sort of rhyme scheme

• cinquain

• acrostic

• ballad

• ode

• epic

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

CCSS.W.6.3B

• Written as a narrative
• Will focus on the cycle of the hero
• Free verse
• Involves mythical/magical creatures
• Involves the supernatural world

• cinquain

• acrostic

• ballad

• ode

• epic

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.4

• Always pay tribute to something
• They are exaggerated
• They use imagery (all 5 senses)
• They use metaphors/similes
• They directly address the subject of the poem

• cinquain

• acrostic

• ballad

• ode

• epic

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

• The first letters in a line/verse spell a word if you read vertically

• acrostic

• epic

• diamante

• haiku

• ode

• A poem that always has five lines
• They do not rhyme
• Has a specific structure for each line

• acrostic

• epic

• diamante

• cinquain

• ode

• Always has 3 lines
• 1st line 5 syllables, 2nd line 7 syllables, 3rd line 5 syllables
• Always takes place in nature or are about nature

• acrostic

• haiku

• diamante

• cinquain

• ode

• A free verse poem
• Tells the story of someone's life
• Include specific information about the person: person's name, characteristics, where they lived, important relationships, important achievements

• acrostic

• haiku

• biographical

• cinquain

• ode

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3D

• Always has 7 lines, makes shape of diamond
• Line 1: Beginning subject
• Line 2: Two describing words about line 1
• Line 3: Three doing words about line 1
• Line 4: A short phrase about line 1, a short phrase about line 7
• Line 5: Three doing words about line 7
• Line 6: Two describing words about line 7
• Line 7: End subject

• acrostic

• haiku

• biographical

• cinquain

• diamante

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3D

CCSS.W.6.4

• Written about one specific theme or topic
• Each line begins with consecutive letter of the alphabet
• Does not have to rhyme

• acrostic

• alphabet

• biographical

• cinquain

• diamante

What type of poem is this?

• acrostic

• haiku

• diamante

• alphabet

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.5

CCSS.RL.6.9