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A less common and slightly more difficult type of an acrostic poem is where the last letter of
each line spells out the word or phrase.
Example - An acrostic poem using the end of lines
Finally, the more difficult type is where letters in the middle of the acrostic spell out the
word or phrase.
Example - An acrostic poem using the middle of the lines
What is a Ballad?
A Ballad is a poem that tells a story, which are often used in songs because of their rhyme. A
ballad is a poetic story, often a love story.
Example of a Ballad Poem
As I was walking down the street
I saw two people in secret meet
The second one said to the first
'You have some news to quench my thirst?'
'In behind the old, damp shed
There lies a noble man slain, dead
And no one knows he lies in strife
Except his dog and lonely wife
With master gone where no one knocks
His dog has left to chase a fox
His wife has found somebody new
His house is left for all to view
Though it's been empty for a while
We'll be warm and dry in half a mile
For now we can take comfort there
We'll flee the place when it grows bare
Many people knew the noble man
But none do care where he has gone
Over his grave, all do ignore
The wind shall blow forever more.'
What is a Ballade?
A ballade is a type of poetry, this type of poetry first became popular in the 14th century.
The Structure of a Ballade
A Ballade poem should have three stanzas and an envoy/ envoi.
The rhyming pattern for the stanzas is ababbcbC.
The rhyming pattern for the envoy is bcbC.
The capital letter in the rhyming patterns shows where the refrain should be.
Example of a Ballade
What is a Cinquain?
A cinquain poem is a verse of five lines that do not rhyme. The cinquain poem was created
by Adelaide Crapsey.
What is the structure of a cinquain?
A cinquain consists of five unrhymed lines.
Each line has a set number of syllables see below:
Line 1: 2 syllables
Line 2: 4 syllables
Line 3: 6 syllables
Line 4: 8 syllables
Line 5: 2 syllables
An example of a Cinquain Poem
My mum (2 syllables)
Is so caring (4 syllables)
She is always helpful (6 syllables)
She is so beautiful and kind (8 syllables)
Love you. (2 syllables)
But work
And so he sat down at his desk
He adjusted his chair just so
He took a fresh sheet of paper
And smoothed it out before him
He took a pencil from the pot
And looking at it, frowned
Then retrieved a sharpener
And would not settle until
It was the perfect sharpness
With no risk of the lead snapping
And interrupting his flow
Such a happening had the potential
To ruin a whole days work
And close off his mind to his task
Until the next morn when he would
Be awoken by the sun once more.
He was ready to begin
The paper was blank and crease free
The pencil was ready to scratch
Its lead across the white surface
Leaving behind its trail
There was nothing left to do
Within the house, it had all been done
There was nothing to distract him
From the hours that lay ahead
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What is a Limerick?
A limerick is often a funny poem with a strong beat. Limericks are very light hearted poems
and can sometimes be utter nonsense. They are great for kids to both read and write as they
are short and funny.
The Structure of a Limerick Poem
A Limerick consists of five lines.
The first line of a limerick poem usually begins with 'There was a....' and ends with a
name, person or place.
The last line of a limerick is normally a little farfetched or unusual.
A limerick should have a rhyme scheme of aabba:
This means lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
Also, lines 1,2 and 5 should have 7 10 syllables and lines 3 and 4 should have 5 7
syllables.
An example of a Limerick Poem by famous poet Edward Lear
'There was an old man with a beard
Who said, 'It is just as I feared,
Two owls and a hen
A lark and a wren
Have all built their nests in my beard!'
What is a Lyric?
A Lyric is a poem that expresses personal and emotional feelings.
An example of a Lyric poem
It was in June you passed me by
It was in June you caught my eye
Soon we were meeting both day and night
The days suddenly seemed filled with light
It was all so sudden, a short tryst I thought
But your heart and soul it seemed I had caught
No, there are no regrets since you walked my way
No, there are no regrets since we met that day
Those cheesy walks along the beach still fill my mind
Those cheesy lines you always managed to find
Only you could get away with such things
But happiness and joy you seemed to bring
A holiday in the sun went by in a dream
Moving in seemed the logical thing
No, there are no regrets since you walked my way
No, there are no regrets since we met that day
Who would have known what lay behind the door
Who would have thought we would soon be no more
When you departed you left a hole too big to fill
Even after these many years I miss you still
Although I have moved on, I still feel you near
Sending me your best, and filling me with cheer
No, there are no regrets since you walked my way
No, there are no regrets since we met that day
What is a Ode?
An Ode is a lyric poem, usually addressing a particular person or thing. It originated in
Ancient Greece.
What is the structure of an Ode?
Odes use similes, metaphors and sometimes a technique called hyperbole.
Example of a Ode
Ode to an Olive
Oh Olive,
You are as precious to me as any gem,
With your beautiful, pure skin as smooth as silk
And as green as the grass in summertime.
I love your taste and the smell of your tender fruit
Which hides beneath your green armour.
Olive, sweet, tasty Olive,
How I love you so and my mealtimes wouldn't be the same
If you weren't in my life.
Oh Olive,
Nothing can compare to you, nothing at all,
You are food of the gods, a king's riches
And, most importantly, you are mine, oh Olive!
What is a Pantoum?
A Pantoum is a type of poem with a verse form consisting of three stanzas. It has a set
pattern within the poem of repetitive lines.
The pattern in each stanza is where the second and fourth line of each verse is repeated as
the first and third of the next. The pattern changes though for the last stanza to the first and
third line are the second and fourth of the stanza above (penultimate). The last line is a repeat
of the first starting line of the poem and the third line of the first is the second of the last.
Confused? Look below at our example.
An example of a Pantoum Poem
Riverside
(1) As I walk by the riverside
(2) Ripples disturb the water
(3) Fish dart upstream
(4) Fighting against the flow
(2) Ripples disturb the water
(5) Struggling to their destination
(4) Fighting against the flow
(6) In their underwater world
(5) Struggling to their destination
(3) Fish dart upstream
(6) Through the fields and vales and valleys they glide
(1) As I walk by the riverside
What is a Riddle?
A Riddle is a type of poem that describes something without actually naming what it is,
leaving the reader to guess. A Riddle is a light hearted type of poetry which involves the
reader.
Riddles can be about anything, from Riddles about animals to Riddles about objects. There
are no rules on how to structure a Riddle poem, a Riddle can be funny or it can rhyme, it
depends on the person writing the Riddle.
Example of a Riddle
What is a Senryu?
A senryu is a 17 syllable poem. It is an unrhymed Japanese verse. A senryu consists of 3
lines and 17 syllables.
The Structure of a Senryu Poem
The 17 syllables should be arranged as below:
Line 1 5 syllables
Line 2 7 syllables
Line 3 5 syllables
An Example of a Senryu Poem
(5) Pretty red flower
(7) The buzzing bees really love
(5) Your pollen so sweet
What is a Tetractys?
The poetic form of the tetractys is a poem with only five lines. Each line adds another
syllable until the last line which has ten.
What is the Stucture of a Tetractys?
A tetractys consists of 5 lines, each line has a set number of syllables see below:
Line 1 1 syllable
Line 2 2 syllables
Line 3 3 syllables
Line 4 4 syllables
Line 5 10 syllables
An Example of a Tetractys Poem
(1 syllable) I
(2 syllables) Am four
(3 syllables) And I go
(4 syllables) To big school where
(10 syllables) I learn to read and write and spell my name.
Double Tetractys Poem
For a more complex form there is the double tetractys, which is similar but has ten lines and
is structured as shown below:
Line 1 1 syllable
Line 2 2 syllables
Line 3 3 syllables
Line 4 4 syllables
Line 5 10 syllables
Line 6 10 syllables
Line 7 4 syllables
Line 8 3 syllables
Line 9 2 syllables
Line 10 1 syllable
An Example of a Double Tetractys Poem
(1 syllable) I
(2 syllables) Am four
(3 syllables) And I go
(4 syllables) To big school where
(10 syllables) I learn to read and write and spell my name. (10 syllables) It is fun and I play
games with my friends (4 syllables) My best friend is (3 syllables) Called Rosie (2 syllables)
She is (1 syllable) Nice.
What is a Tyburn?
A Tybur Poem is a six line poetic form where the first four lines consist of just a single two
syllabled word each that all rhyme. The last two lines are nine syllables where the fifth to
eighth syllables are the words from the first four lines.
Example of a Tyburn Poem
Crashing
Clashing
Splashing
Thrashing
Crashing, clashing sea
Swims a little splashing, thrashing me.