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• Cinquains are five lines long. They have 2 syllables in the first line, 4 in the second, 6 in the third, 8 in the fourth line, and just 2 in the last line. Cinquains do not need to.

Best collection of 4 line poetry in urdu. Read love poetry, inspirational and islamic poetry. New four line shayari is added on daily basis. Zehar de do isi bahany se. Jankani main mareez hasti hai Mangta hai dawa zamany se Chara sazon sunehri moqa Zehar de do isi bahany se. In an ABC poem, each line of the poem begins with a letter in the alphabet, starting with.

Poetry comes in a variety of forms. Some forms have more structure than others. Some follow rules that have to do with rhyming, syllables, repetition, etc. Others are an expression that are fully in the hands of the author.

Explore these common forms, and give them a try.

ABC Poem

In an ABC poem, each line of the poem begins with a letter in the alphabet, starting with A and moving in order through Z.

Examples of ABC poems:

Accepts you as you are
Believes in you
Calls you just to say Hi
Doesn't give up on you.
Envisions the whole of you even the unfinished parts.
Forgives your mistakes
Gives unconditionally
Helps you
Invites you over
Just be with you
Keeps you close at Heart
Loves you for who you are
Makes a difference in your life
Never Judges
Offers Support
Picks you up
Quiets your fears
Raises your spirits.
Says nice things about you
Tells you the truth when you need to hear it
Understands You
Values You.
Walks beside you
Explains things you don't understand
Yells when you won't listen and
Zaps you back to reality.

General Templates of ABC Poem (PDF):

Acrostic

Acrostic is a form of poetry where the first or last letters of each line create a name, word, or phrase.

You can find these words by looking vertically at the beginning or end of the lines.

Examples of Acrostic poems:

F- fiercely loyal to those we love.
A- accepting each for who and what they are.
M- matchless in our hopes and dreams for one another.
I- instilling pride in our hard fought heritage.
L- learning about our past guides us in the future.
Y- you love and cherish the people of your heart.

• Father
  

Bio Poem

A bio poem is used to reveal information to the reader about the poet.

Line 1: First name

Line 2: Who is... (descriptive words that describe you)

Line 3: Who is the brother/sister or son/daughter of...

Line 4: Who loves...(three ideas)

Line 5: Who feels...(three ideas)

Line 6: Who needs...(three ideas)

Line 7: Who gives...(three ideas)

Line 8: Who fears...(three ideas)

Line 9: Who would like to see...(three ideas)

Line 10: Who shares...(three ideas)

Line 11: Who is...(three ideas)

Line 12: Who is a resident of...(your town)

Line 13: Last name

Example of a Bio poem:

Tynea
Who is creative, loyal, and quiet.
Who is the sister of Travis.
Who loves writing, fall, and a good book.
Who feels excitement, anticipation, and joy.
Who needs quiet, sleep, and love.
Who fears crocodiles, losing loved ones, and knives.
Who would like to see miracles, more sunrises, and Ireland.
Who shares laughs, hugs, and advice.
Who is a writer, mother, and friend.
Who is a resident of Pennsylvania.
Lewis

Cinquain

A cinquain is a 5 line poem that follows a specific format. There are various types of cinquains. Some are created with a number of words or syllables in mind. Another form is created using various parts of speech.

Words:

Line 1- 1 word

Line 2- 2 words

Line 3- 3 words

Line 4- 4 words

Line 5- 1 word

Examples of cinquains based on word count:

Sun by Tynea Lewis

Sun
Bright, large
A faraway star
Gives us light daily
Hot

Syllables:

Line 1-2 syllables

Line 2- 4 syllables

Line 3- 6 syllables

Line 4- 8 syllables

Line 5- 2 syllables

Examples of cinquains based on syllable count:

Morning by Tynea Lewis

Restless
Waiting for light
Darkness covers the earth
Until sun crests over the hill
Morning

Parts of Speech:

Line 1- noun

Line 2- 2 adjectives

Line 3- 3 -ing words

Line 4- a phrase

Line 5- another word for the noun from line 1

Example of a cinquain based on parts of speech:

Car by Tynea Lewis

Car
Fast, yellow
Speeding, swerving, moving
Carrying teenagers away
Transportation

General Templates for Cinquains (PDF):

• Cinquain Template-Word Count
  
• Cinquain Template-Parts of Speech
  

Concrete

A concrete poem is written in a way that the words create the shape of the subject of the poem.

Examples of Concrete Poems:

A View Of A Cat

I
sleep on
your bed, making
it my own, and
and when you are
away, I'm at home
all alone. I walk
around the food
bowl, sniffing out
what's there, and if
there's nothing good, I
I look at you and stare. I
curl up near the fire place
warming up my paws, I
pounce upon the scratch
post, sharpening my claws.
I see a mouse in front
staring straight at me, I
run and try to catch it
but it runs away from
thee. You see I am so
cute, so gorgeous with my
fur, when
you
stroke
my
head
I
close my
eyes
and purr.

Diamante

A diamante poem is a 7 line poem that looks like a diamond. It does not have to rhyme.

It can be used to describe 1 topic or 2 opposite topics.

Line 1: 1 word (subject/noun)

Line 2: 2 adjectives that describe line 1

Line 3: 3 -ing words that relate to line 1

Line 4: 4 nouns (first 2 relate to line 1, last 2 relate to line 7--if you're writing about opposite topics)

Line 5: 3 -ing words that relate to line 7

Line 6: 2 adjectives that describe line 7

Line 7: 1 word (subject/noun)

Examples of Diamante Poems:

Noise
Loud, Boisterous
Deafening, Earsplitting, Piercing
Clamor, Sound ..... Hush, Quiet
Soothing, Calming, Consoling
Peace, Tranquility
Silence

General Templates for Diamante Poems

Emotion Poem

An emotion poem is used to describe various emotions, good or bad, using descriptive language.

There are a couple different emotion poem formats to follow, and you could always come up with your own.

Line 1: State the emotion

Line 2: Describe the emotion as a color

Line 3: It happens when...

Line 4: It sounds like...

Line 5: And smells like...

Line 6: Restate the emotion

Example of an Emotion poem:

Anger by Tynea Lewis

Anger
Is the color of lava spilling from a volcano.
It happens when a vase shatters into slivers on the floor.
It sounds like a car screeching to a halt
And smells like burning toast.
Anger

Line 1: State the emotion

Line 2: It smells like...

Line 3: It tastes like...

Line 4: It sounds like...

Line 5: It feels like...

Line 6: It looks like...

Line 7: (Emotion) is...

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Example of an emotion poem:

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Love by Tynea Lewis

Love
It smells like a deep red rose opening in the sun.
It tastes like delectable chocolate melting in your mouth.
It sounds like the birds chirping on a clear spring morning.
It feels like a fire on a cold winter's night.
It looks like an ocean scene painted by God.
Love is unpredictable and breathtaking.

Try writing an emotion poem yourself:

• Emotion Poem Template (PDF)
  
• Emotion Poem Template-5 senses (PDF)
  

4 Line Poem With Rhyming Words

Free Verse

Free verse poems do not follow any rules. Their creation is completely in the hands of the author.

Rhyming, syllable count, punctuation, number of lines, number of stanzas, and line formation can be done however the author wants in order to convey the idea.

There is no right or wrong way to create these poems.

Examples of Free Verse Poems:

I don't talk.
My lips part and air pushes out,
but the sound must not fit,
because my thoughts are so big.
So I don't try to talk.
My thoughts must be too good for
words, for the air, for my lips.
But they are just right for paper.
My thoughts flow on paper.
They are just big enough.
So I don't talk;
I compose,
I write,
I dream.

Read More Free Verse Poems

Haiku

This is a form of Japanese poetry that follows a specific syllable pattern.

It's made up of 3 lines, consisting of 17 syllables in total. Haikus are usually about a specific part of nature.

Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables

Examples of Haiku

Water runs down stream.
Fish swimming with the current.
Life moving along.

Try writing a haiku yourself:

Limerick

A limerick is a short, humorous poem that follows a determined rhyme scheme of AABBA.

This five line poem also follows a syllable count.

Line 1: 7-10 syllables

Line 2: 7-10 syllables

Line 3: 5-7 syllables

Line 4: 5-7 syllables

Line 5: 7-10 syllables

Examples of Limericks:

A wonderful bird is the pelican,
His bill will hold more than his belican,
He can take in his beak
Enough food for a week
But I'm damned if I see how the helican!

Try writing a limerick yourself:

Narrative

A narrative poem tells the story of an event in the form of a poem.

Examples of Narrative Poems:

Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have set us down to wet
Right many a nipperkin!
But ranged as infantry,
And staring face to face,
I shot at him as he at me,
And killed him in his place.
I shot him dead because--
Because he was my foe,
Just so: my foe of course he was;
That's clear enough; although
He thought he'd 'list, perhaps,
Off-hand like--just as I--
Was out of work--had sold his traps--
No other reason why.
Yes; quaint and curious war is!
You shoot a fellow down
You'd treat, if met where any bar is,
Or help to half a crown.

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Pantoum

A pantoum is a poem that uses a lot of repetition. To create this poem, follow these steps.

1. Write a quatrain (4 line stanza). Writing emotional lines usually works best.
2. Take lines 2 and 4 of the first stanza and make them lines 1 and 3 of the second stanza.
3. Take lines 2 and 4 of the second stanza and make them lines 1 and 3 of the third stanza.
4. Continue your poem using this pattern.
5. For your last stanza, go back to the first stanza of the poem. Make line 3 of the first stanza line 2 of your last. Make line 1 of the first stanza line 4 in your last.

Example of pantoum:

Her smile was visible to all,
Showing a dark secret
From an inescapable memory
Because of the lie she kept telling herself.
Showing a dark secret,
The light was dimming
Because of the lie she kept telling herself.
She tried to push the pain aside.
The light was dimming
From an inescapable memory
She tried to push the pain aside.
Her smile was visible to all.

Try writing a pantoum yourself:

Sonnet

A sonnet is a 14 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme. Each type of sonnet follows a different rhyming scheme.

English (Shakespearean) Sonnet

• 14 line poem
• 3 quatrains (4 line stanzas) followed by 1 couplet (2 line stanza)
• Rhyming scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Examples of English (Shakespearean) Sonnet:

All We Will Be By Tynea Lewis

He sits, paying no attention to me.
I wonder what is going through his head.
It hurts knowing friends is all we will be.
His unexpected glace turns my face red.
His mud brown eyes are so piercing and deep.
Then a smile fills his flawless, tanned face.
If only into his heart I could creep.
The slow motion moment makes my heart race.
Our time together is a dream come true
But I fear he can see into my heart.
When I am with him, I don't feel so blue,
But something new won't be able to start.
Since nothing will be, onward I must go.
These feelings I have to hide and not show.

Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet

• 14 line poem
• 1 octave (8 line stanza) followed by 1 sestet (6 line stanza)
• Rhyming scheme of ABBAABBA CDCCDC (or CDECDE)

Example of Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet:

When I Consider How My Light Is Spent By John Milton

When I consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide;
'Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?'
I fondly ask; but Patience to prevent
That murmur, soon replies, 'God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts; who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o'er land and ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and wait.'

Spenserian Sonnet

• 14 line poem
• 3 quatrains followed by 1 couplet
• Rhyming scheme of ABAB BCBC CDCD EE

Example of Spenserian Sonnet:

Edmund Spenser (c. 1552-1599)

What guile is this, that those her golden tresses
She doth attire under a net of gold;
And with sly skill so cunningly them dresses,
That which is gold or hair, may scarce be told?
Is it that men's frail eyes, which gaze too bold,
She may entangle in that golden snare;
And being caught may craftily enfold
Their weaker hearts, which are not yet well aware?
Take heed therefore, mine eyes, how ye do stare
Henceforth too rashly on that guileful net,
In which if ever ye entrapped are,
Out of her bands ye by no means shall get.
Folly it were for any being free,
To covet fetters, though they golden be.

General Templates for Sonnets (PDF):

Tanka

A tanka is another Japanese form of poetry that follows a syllable format.

This poem is composed of 5 lines.

Lines 1 and 3 have 5 syllables.

Lines 2, 4, and 5 contain 7 syllables each.

Line 1- 5 syllables

Line 2- 7 syllables

Line 3- 5 syllables

Line 4- 7 syllables

Line 5- 7 syllables

Tanka examples:

One diamond dewdrop
Sparkles in morning sunlight
Then, slowly drips down
A dandelion's green stem
Nourishing its thirsty roots.

Try writing a tanka yourself:

Villanelle

• 5 tercets (3 line stanzas) with ABA rhyme scheme
• Followed by 1 quatrain (4 line stanza) with ABAA rhyme scheme
• The first and third lines of the tercet are alternately repeated as the last lines of the remaining stanzas.

Villanelle Examples:

The End By Tynea Lewis

No one told me about this pain.
Everything hurts, even my pride.
It's these emotions I am forced to contain.
Tears have fallen from my eyes like a steady rain.
Nothing can take back those nights I've cried.
No one told me about this pain.
My feelings I cannot even explain.
To you, my heart was open wide.
It's these emotions I am forced to contain.
I'm at the point where I feel nothing but shame
Because I thought you were going to be my guide.
No one told me about this pain.
With you is where I wanted to remain.
Now I have to continue on with a long stride,
It's these emotions I am forced to contain.
Please tell me our relationship was not in vain.
I hope to not regret having tried.
No one told me about this pain.
It's these emotions I am forced to contain.

• Villanelle By Elizabeth Bishop (1911- 1979) - One Art
• Villanelle By Sylvia Plath (1932- 1963) - Mad Girl's Love Song
• Villanelle By Dylan Thomas (1914- 1953) - Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
• Valentine's Day poem in Villanelle Form - He's My Man
• Poem of hope in Villanelle Form - Brighter Skies
  

Try writing a villanelle yourself:

Resources On The Web

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Funny poems are a great way to introduce poetry to children. I remember still can remember poems from my childhood. Here is a list of 15 funny poems for kids. Many of them are bite-sized, great for recitation. I’ve separated them by theme such as family, animals, silliness, and much more.

Funny Poems For Kids About Animals

So much of children’s literature features animals so I started with six delightful poems that can be memorized.

The Fly by Ogden Nash

God in his wisdom made the fly

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And then forgot to tell us why.

The Crocodile by Lewis Carroll

How doth the little crocodile

Improve his shining tail,

And pour the waters of the Nile

On every golden scale!

How cheerfully he seems to grin,

How neatly spreads his claws,

And welcomes little fishes in,

With gently smiling jaws!

Eletelephony by Laura Elizabeth Richards

Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant—
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone—
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I’ve got it right.)
Howe’er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee—
(I fear I’d better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)

mosquito at my ear BY Kobayashi Issa

Mosquito at my ear—

does he think

I’m deaf?

My Doggy Ate My Essay by Darren Sardelli

My doggy ate my essay.

He picked up all my mail.

He cleaned my dirty closet

and dusted with his tail.

[Read the rest here.]

The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves, or, What You Are You Are By Gwendolyn Brooks

There once was a tiger, terrible and tough,

who said “I don’t think tigers are stylish enough.

They put on only orange and stripes of fierce black.

Fine and fancy fashion is what they mostly lack.

[Read the rest here.]

Funny Kid’s Poems About Family and Home Life

Next are a few poems about family and home life. Whether it’s getting out of chores or adventures of chairs and tables, these are some happy fun poems.

How Not To Have to Dry the Dishes by Shel Silverstein

If you have to dry the dishes

(Such an awful, boring chore)

If you have to dry the dishes

(‘Stead of going to the store)

If you have to dry the dishes

And you drop one on the floor—

Maybe they won’t let you

Dry the dishes anymore.

If I were in charge of the world by Judith Voirst

If I were in charge of the world
I’d cancel oatmeal,
Monday mornings,
Allergy shots, and also Sara Steinberg.

[Read the rest here.]

The Table and the Chair by Edward Lear

Said the Table to the Chair,
‘You can hardly be aware,
‘How I suffer from the heat,
‘And from chilblains on my feet!
‘If we took a little walk,
‘We might have a little talk!
‘Pray let us take the air!’
Said the Table to the Chair.

[Read the rest here.]

Second Mother by Nikki Grimes

Stop calling me your “baby.”

Don’t call me “Little Bit.”

Every time I

hear those words

I grind my teeth

and spit.

Besides,

I’ve got

a proper name—

and Baby

isn’t it!

Stop calling me your “baby.”

Don’t call me “Little Miss.”

You’re not my

mother anyway.

Remember? You’re

my sis!

[from A Dime a Dozen]

Funny Poems For Kids About The Self

These finals poems deal with issues of identity and the body in fun and clever ways.

I’m Nobody! Who are you? By Emily Dickinson

4 Line Poems Funny

I’m Nobody! Who are you?

Are you – Nobody – too?

Then there’s a pair of us!

Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know!

How dreary – to be – Somebody!

How public – like a Frog –

To tell one’s name – the livelong June –

To an admiring Bog!

Be Glad Your Nose is On Your Face by Jack Prelutsky

Be glad your nose is on your face,

not pasted on some other place,

for if it were where it is not,

you might dislike your nose a lot.

[Read more here.]

Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne

When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three
I was hardly me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am Six,
I’m as clever as clever,
So I think I’ll be six now for ever and ever.

Don’t Go to the Library by Alberto Rios

The library is dangerous—

Don’t go in.

If you do You know what will happen.

It’s like a pet store or a bakery—

[Read more here.]

Valentine for Ernest Mann by Naomi Shihab Nye

You can’t order a poem like you order a taco.

Walk up to the counter, say, “I’ll take two”

and expect it to be handed back to you

on a shiny plate.

[Read more here.]

Want more poetry? Check out this post on 50 must-read poetry books for kids and 7 Beautiful Books to Introduce to Poetry to Kids. And hit the comments to share your favorite funny poems for kids.