Poems assume many forms. Name and describe three forms of poetry that students often read and write

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Answer 1

Some of the most common forms used in poems that students read and write are:

• Haiku - Haiku is a Japanese poetic form that contains just 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. It is a concise form and haiku usually deals with nature, presenting a single clear image.
• Odes - Odes celebrate everyday objects, especially those things that aren't usually appreciated. The unrhymed poem, written directly to that object, tells what's good about the thing and why it's valued.
• Concrete Poems - The words and lines in concrete poems are arranged on the page to help convey the meaning. When the words and lines form a picture or outline the objects they describe, they're called shape poems.
• Found Poems- Students create found poems by clipping key words and phrases from newspapers, Internet and magazine articles, stories and nonfiction books and arranging the clippings to make a poem.
• Color Poems- Students write color poems by beginning each line or stanza with a color word.
• Bilingual poems- Students write free verse poems and insert words from another language into their poems.
• Acrostics- Students use a key word to structure acrostic poems. They choose a key word and write it vertically on a sheet of paper, and then they create lines of poetry, each line beginning with a letter in the key word.