Poetry Writing

Prepared by:

Mechel P. Purca
Identify ten (10) words that are related to
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Poetry
is when an emotion has found its thought and
the thought has found words.

-- Robert Frost
 Composing poems is one effective way to
express our innermost thoughts and
feelings. When poets feel blissful, inspired,
or downhearted, they are able to compose
verses using colorful language. Through
poetry writing, we create various images
and symbols that reveal truths about life.
types of poetry
HAIKU

This type of poem originated in Japan. It has

three unrhymed lines (tercet) and the lines have
a pattern of 5-7-5 syllables. A haiku is typically
written on the subject of nature. It possesses the
qualities of a lyric poem.
Examples:
Toward those trees
We saw a hawk descending
On a day in spring
--by Shiki

An old silent pond…

A frog jumps into the pond,
Splash! Silence again.
--Basho
LIMERICK
 Itis a kind of well-structured narrative poem,
comprised of a cinquain (five lines) and has
rhythmic pattern of A-A-B-B-A. It has anapestic
kind of beat, and a humorous tone.

Poetic Structure of Limerick

Though limericks are often humorous poems, their structure are

straightforward with strict compositional elements. These poems
consist of exactly five lines, arranged in a single stanza, with
rhyme scheme A-A-B-B-A (the 1st, 2nd and 5th lines rhyme; the
3rd and the 4th lines rhyme).
Examples 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

There was a Young Lady whose bonnet,

Came untied when the birds sat upon it;
But she said: ‘I don’t care!
All the birds in the air
Are welcome to sit on my bonnet!’
FREE VERSE

Free verse is a literary device that can be defined as

poetry that is free from limitations of regular meter
or rhythm, and does not rhyme with fixed forms.

Such poems are without rhythm and rhyme schemes,

do not follow regular rhyme scheme rules, yet still
provide artistic expression.
Features of Free Verse

◼ Free verse poems have no regular meter or

rhythm.

◼ They do not follow a proper rhyme scheme; these

poems do not have any set rules.

◼ This type of poem is based on normal pauses and natural

rhythmical phrases, as compared to the artificial constraints of
normal poetry.

◼ It is also called vers libre, which is a French word

meaning “free verse.”
Fog
By Carl Sandburg

The fog comes

on little cat feet.

It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
You may also experiment with the line length and even
the layout or how the lines are written. You may have
more ways of formulating your lines since there are no
rules or guidelines to follow.
ACROSTIC POEM
is a poem where certain letters in each line spell
out a word or phrase. Typically, the first letters of
each line are used to spell the title or the message,
but they can appear anywhere.

One of the most common types of acrostic poems is

where you use the first letter to spell a word or
phrase.
Examples
CANDY

Crunchy chewy
Awesome
Nice and sweet
Delightful and delicious
Yummy treat
You can also make one using letters at the end of the line
or in different places of each line. The letters that spell out
the word are CAPITALIZED.

SCHOOL

RowS of desks
TeaChers explain
Pencils sHarpened
Going Over the facts
Writing pOems and essays
The belL rings, finally
There are acrostic poems that spell names too.

ROBERTO

Rebellious, going against the grain

Oomph, you have a magnetic draw Buoyant, abound
with energy
Enchanting, a charming presence Reassuring, a
comforting presence Trustworthy, your word is good
as gold Obliging, willing to accommodate
LET’S PRACTICE!
Write an acrostic poetry that spells your own real
name or nickname. For each letter, write words that
will clearly show your personality, your character, or
your emotions.