| A | B |
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| Cinquain | five lines long with a certain number of syllables or words in each. Do not rhyme. |
| Couplet | It consists of two lines with an end rhyme |
| Diamonte | 1st line: one word (subject). 2nd line line: two adjectives describing the subject. 3rd line: three words ending in -ing telling about the subject. 4th line: four words, the first two describe the subject and the last two describe its opposite. |
| Limerick | a poem containing five lines. The last words of the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other (A) and the last words of the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other so the pattern is AABBA |
| Haiku | A form of centuries old Japanese poetry that consists of seventeen syllables and has nature as its subject or theme |
| Tanka | form of Japanese poetry that consists of 31 syllables (5-7-5-7-7). The themes are love, nature, seasons, and friendships |
| Sonnet | a poem of an expressive thought or idea made up of 14 lines, each being 10 syllables long |
| Narrative Poetry | poem with a distinct story line |
| Imagery | language that creates a vivid picture that appeals to the five senses. |
| Hyperbole | extreme exaggeration. |
| Free Verse | poetry with no distinct rhyme scheme or meter. |
| Consonance | repetition of consonant sounds within words. |
| Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds within words. |
| Alliteration | repetition of sounds in the beginning of words. |
| Personification | Giving human qualities to animals or objects. |
