ð Poetry Corner
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If it is not true, helpful, inspiring, necessary and kind â do not post it.
ðĄ What is a poem?
A poem is writing that plays with words â their sounds, their rhythms and their pictures. Poems can rhyme or not, be long or tiny, silly or serious. There are no wrong answers â only your words, your way!
ðĻ Kinds of poems
ðĪ Acrostic
The first letter of each line spells a word going down!
Cats are soft and sweet, Always landing on their feet, The purr-fect pet to meet.
ð Haiku
A tiny poem from Japan with 5, then 7, then 5 syllables â usually about nature.
Soft rain on the roof, tapping out a sleepy tune â the garden drinks up.
ð Limerick
Five funny lines that bounce along. Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme; lines 3 and 4 rhyme too.
There once was a robot named Beep, who counted electric sheep. He charged up at eight, stayed up far too late, and snored in a heap â beep-beep!
âïļ Couplet
Two lines that rhyme with each other. Easy and fun!
The moon is a balloon of light, floating gently through the night.
ðïļ Free verse
No rhymes, no rules â just your words, your way.
My dog dreams of running. His paws twitch. Somewhere in sleep, he is catching that ball.
â Shape poem
The words are arranged to make a picture of what the poem is about!
star twinkle little light shining bright