Poetry
Free VerseFree verse does not have a set pattern of rhyme or rhythm. There are no rules about line length in free verse. You try to keep the words that belong together on the same line, but, sometimes the poet will break these words if he/she wants to create a visual shape to support the poem's message, or feeling that the poet wishes the reader to experience.
Onomonopiaon·o·mat·o·poe·ia
ˌänəˌmadəˈpēə,ˌänəˌmädəˈpēə/ noun
Alliterational·lit·er·a·tion
əˌlidəˈrāSH(ə)n/ noun
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CinquainHaikuHaiku is Japanese poetry that reflects on nature and feelings. There are three lines with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second, and five syllables in the third.
Examples by Paul McCann Fog On the mountain top The fog fell down thick and fast It was like pea soup. Rain Tip-tap goes the rain. As it hits the window pane I can hear the rain. Hail They fell in showers. Like diamonds upon the ground Big hailstones were found. http://heatherspeechtherapy.com/2012/04/april-is-national-poetry-month/ |
Rhyme SchemeRhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other. A - Bid me to weep, and I will weep B - While I have eyes to see; A - And having none, yet I will keep B -A heart to weep for thee. LimerickA limerick has five lines. The last words of lines one, two, and five rhyme.
The last words of lines three and four rhyme. A limerick has to have a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. U S U U S U U S U S U U S U U S U S U U S U S U U S U S U U S U U S Limerick Examples here! Old Man with a Beard by Edward Lear There was an Old Man with a beard Who said, ‘It is just as I feared!” Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard! http://heatherspeechtherapy.com/2012/04/april-is-national-poetry-month/ |
