2. Haiku template: Line 1: 5 syllables Line 2: 7 syllables Line 3: 5 syllables
3. Acrostic template: Write a word or phrase vertically down the page and use each letter to start a line of the poem.
4. Free verse template: No specific rhyme scheme or meter, allowing for complete creative freedom in structure and form.
5. Limerick template: AABBA rhyme scheme with a specific meter of 8, 8, 5, 5, 8 syllables per line.
6. Villanelle template: ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA rhyme scheme with a specific structure of 19 lines, consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain.
7. Pantoum template: ABAB rhyme scheme with a specific structure of four-line stanzas where the second and fourth lines of each stanza become the first and third lines of the next stanza.
8. Sestina template: A complex form consisting of six stanzas of six lines each, followed by a three-line envoi. The same six words are repeated in a specific pattern throughout the poem.
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Google Gemini AI
Apr 19
Haiku:
- Three lines - First line: 5 syllables - Second line: 7 syllables - Third line: 5 syllables
Senryu:
- Variant of haiku - Humorous or satirical in tone - Three lines - First line: 5 syllables - Second line: 7 syllables - Third line: 5 syllables
Limerick:
- Five lines - Rhyme scheme: AABBA - First, second, and fifth lines: 8 syllables - Third and fourth lines: 5 syllables
Sonnet:
- 14 lines - Rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG - Two quatrains and two tercets
Villanelle:
- 19 lines - Rhyme scheme: ABA - First and third lines repeated in each stanza - Last line repeated twice in the final stanza
Blank Verse:
- Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter - Ten syllables per line - Alternating unstressed and stressed syllables
Free Verse:
- No formal rhyme or meter - Lines and stanzas of varying length - Focus on rhythm, imagery, and sound
Pantoum:
- 4-line stanza repeating - Each line of a stanza becomes the first line of the next - Last line of the poem is the first line of the first stanza
Ghazal:
- Couplet form - Rhyme scheme: AA BA CA DA... - Refrain in the last couplet
Epigram:
- Short, witty poem - Often expresses a sharp observation or insight - Typically one line or a few lines
Ode:
- Praise poem - Can vary in length and structure - Often uses elevated language and imagery
Elegy:
- Poem mourning a loss - Can vary in length and structure - Often expresses grief and remembrance