Poetry Rules
| Cinquain Rules: 6 lines line 1 - title - 2 syllables line 2 - description of the title - 4 syllables line 3 - action words - 6 syllables line 4 - how you feel about the title - 8 syllables line 5 - another name for the title - 2 syllables |
Haiku Rules: Describes a single detail Creates a word picture 3 lines line 1 - 5 syllables line 2 - 7 syllables line 3 - 5 syllables 17 syllables always in Japanese, but may vary in number slightly in English |
| Limericks Rules: short, catchy, and amusing 5 lines line 1 - 3 syllables line 2 - 3 syllables line 3 - 2 syllables, indented line 4 - 2 syllables, indented line 5 - 3 syllables lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme lines 3 and 4 rhyme |
Free Verse Rules: No specific number lines No rhyme No regular pattern of rhythm Create word pictures -one way is by making comparisons (like something else) |
| Stair Poetry Rules: Ideas build up like stairs step 1 - name of a person or thing step 2 - three describing words or action words step 3 - a place you would find the person or thing step 4 - another name for the person or thing |
Other: |
| Tanka
published example Rules: 31 syllables distributed in 5 lines lines/syllables: 5,7,5, break, 7,7 |
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