Types of Poem

Looks like the topic of the poem. Takes the shape of the topic.

• Cinquain

• Alliteration

• Concrete

• Onomatopeia

This is a traditional Japanese 3 line poem with a pattern of syllables counting 5, 7, 5. It often has to do with nature.

• Cinquain

• Onomatopeia

• Haiku

• Alliteration

This type of poem has words that mostly begin with the same letter sound.

• Acrostic

• Alliteration

• Haiku

• Onomatopeia

Watermelon

Juicy, sweet

Dripping, slurping, smacking

So messy to eat

Yummy

• Cinquain

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Haiku

What kind of poem has 14 lines that is written in iambic pentameter that has the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg?

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Kenning

• Limerick

A poem that is typically funny and has the rhyme scheme of AABBA

• Limerick

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Narrative

A traditionally Japanese form that is often about nature or the seasons. It is a 3 line poem that has 17 syllables total.

• Calligram

• Narrative

• Free Verse

• Haiku

A poem that does not have any set rules for rhyme, length of lines, or form. It does use literary devices like repetition or simile.

• Sonnet

• Narrative

• Free verse

• Kenning

A poem that is also known as a "shape poem". It is written in a particular shape that is tied to the message of the poem.

• Calligram

• Sonnet

• Kenning

• Free Verse

A poem that does not have a set form, but follows the traditional aspects of a story such has character, plot, and conflict. Within this form, there are a lot of other poems that go into it.

• Haiku

• Free Verse

• Narrative

• Sonnet