A Clerihew poem is a four-line humorous rhyming poem.
The following rules must apply:
Line 1 Famous person or place
Lines 2,3,4 Tell about that person or place
Rhyme scheme is AABB
A biopoem is a structured collection of vivid details about a character's life, personality traits and aspirations: a portrait in words. In creating your biopoem, try to use vivid details which reveal interesting aspects of your subject. The format of the biopoem you are going to use is outlined below. An example is also provided.
Format:
Line 1: First name
Line 2: Four traits that describe character
Line 3: Relative [brother, sister, daughter, etc.] of -
Line 4: Lover of - [list three things or people]
Line 5: Who feels - [three items]
Line 6: Who needs - [three items]
Line 7: Who fears - [three items]
Line 8: Who gives - [three items]
Line 9: Who would like to see - [three items]
Line 10: Resident of -
Line 11: Last name
An acrostic poem, sometimes called a name poem, uses a word for its subject. Then each line of the poem begins with a letter from the subject word. This type of poetry doesn't have to rhyme.
Here's an example using the word school:
Shabonee is where I go
Computers, spirals, books, and more
Homework every night
On math, science, reading, and social studies
Our class does lots of fun projects
Learning never stops
Cinquain poem :
Line1: A noun
Line2: Two adjectives describing the noun
Line 3: Three -ing words (usually action verbs) describing the noun
Line 4: A phrase about the noun
Line 5: Another word for the noun
A diamante is a seven line poem, shaped like a diamond.
Line 1:
one word
(subject/noun that is contrasting to line 7)
Line 2:
two words
(adjectives) that describe line 1
Line 3:
three words
(action verbs) that relate to line 1
Line 4:
four words (nouns)
first 2 words relate to line 1
last 2 words relate to line 7
Line 5:
three words
(action verbs) that relate to line 7
Line 6:
two words
(adjectives) that describe line 7
Line 7:
one word
( subject/noun that is contrasting to line 1)
Sorry, I forgot exactly what an Extended Metaphor poem is.
