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Ready to Write Your Poem?

 There are many different types of poems. Here are a few forms that you could use as a guide to design your very own poem!

Haiku

Three Lines - 17 syllables:

5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

Cinquain

5 lines-based on the number of syllables or words:

1) the title
2) a description of the title in 4 syllables or words
3) a description of the action in 6 syllables or words
4) a description of the feeling on 8 syllables or words
5) another word for the title in 2 syllables or words

Diamante

diamond-shaped to show growth or movement from one extreme to another:

Other Forms

Free verse
Rhymes
Prose
Rhyming Words