Rhyming Poems

Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,

Up stairs and down stairs, in his night-gown,

Rapping at the window, crying through the lock:

'Are the children in their beds, for it's past eight o'clock.'

Cinquain Poems

Cinquain poems have five lines that follow a very definite order:

One noun

Two describing words for noun

Three describing words for noun

Four describing words for noun or a sentence about it

One noun

(same as first noun)

5 W's Poem

The five W's asking words:

Who

What

When

Where

Why

Who (noun)

What (action phrase)

When (time phrase)

Where (place phrase)

Why (explanation-phrase or sentence)

Acrostic Poem

The students will be introduced to the acrostic style of poetry where a word is written down the side of the page vertically, then each line of the poem begins with a letter of that word.

W inter Wonderland

I ce is slippery

N othing is hot

T he weather is cold

E verything you touch is cold

R eally cold        

5 Senses Poems

 The five senses:

See

Hear

Taste

Touch

Smell

The five senses template: Topic: Fruit

Summer Fruit Name

Fruits are describe how it looks

Fruits smell describe how it smells.

Fruits feel describe how it feels.

Fruits sound describe how it sounds to eat it.

Fruits taste describe how it tastes.