Types of Poetry

What is NOT true about haikus?

• They are usually about nature.

• They rhyme.

• They originated (are originally from) Japan.

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Limericks are usually

• silly

• about nature

• one page long or more

What is a rhyme scheme?

• A rhyme scheme uses letters to label what words rhyme at the end of a line of a poem or song

• A rhyme scheme is the outline of a poem

• A rhyme scheme shows how many syllables are in a line

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True or False? A concrete poem is shaped like what it describes.

• True

• False

Concrete poems

• are made out of concrete

• always rhyme

• are always in the shape of what they describe

Which of the following is NOT a type of poem?

• a haiku

• a limerick

• a news article

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What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

I'm out of my head,

for thinking of you.

• A B A B

• A A B B

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Free verse poems

• are free from the rules of poetry

• are free to the public

• have to follow a strict form

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What is the rhyme scheme of this poem? Write an A or B for each pair of rhyming words. The first two letters of the rhyme scheme are A A. This is because 'fly' rhymes with 'sky' so both words are marked with an A. Get it? Try the rest on your own!

What could I see if I could fly?

I could see things from way up high,

I could see stores,

I could see trees,

I could see anything I please,

If I only I could learn to fly,

I could see things from way up high.

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