Poetry Notebook

Limerick*Haiku*Cinquain*Diamante
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This interactive notebook helps students un-
derstand, organize and create poetry.
Pages include: Limerick, Haiku, Cinquain,
Diamante, and Poetry Vocabulary
CCSS: RL.3.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend litera-
ture, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the
high end of the grades 23 text complexity band in-
dependently and proficiently.

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 Limerick
A limerick is a funny poem with a set pattern of syllables and 5 lines.
Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.

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 Haiku
"Haiku" is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. Haiku poems have 3
lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle
line has 7 syllables. The lines rarely rhyme.

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 Cinquain
A cinquain poem is a verse of five lines that do not rhyme.
The syllable count for each line is: 2, 4, 6, 8, 2.

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 Diamante
A diamante, or diamond poem, is a 7 line poem that forms the shape
of a diamond. Diamante poems are formed with individual nouns,
adjectives, and verbs that describe two similar or different topics. They
do not rhyme.
Poetry Vocabulary
One written line of
poetry
A group of two
May or may not be a
complete sentence or more lines in a
Sometimes ends with poem
punctuation
,.!?

The pattern of
sound in a poem Repeating similar
created in part by sounding words
the syllable count at the end of lines
of each line. in poems
Cut out each vocabulary card and glue it over the correct meaning.
Only glue the top strip to your Poetry Vocabulary page.

Stanza Rhyme

Rhythm Line