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Playful Poetry

Poets have fun inventing new forms of poetry. Here are some invented forms to try.

Alphabet Poetry 🟪 An alphabet poem uses a part of the alphabet (such as d, e, f, g) to create a list poem.

Delightful
Evergreen
Forever
Green

Concrete Poetry 🟪&nbspConcrete poetry takes on a special shape that expresses the poem’s meaning or feeling.

The way to school is down
WIDE streets
FULL OF BIG PEOPLE!!!

Definition Poetry 🟪 Definition poetry creatively tells the meaning of a word or an idea.

FRIENDSHIP
Friendship is like the moon and stars,
hanging around together,
walking across the Milky Way.

Five W’s Poetry 🟪 A 5 W’s poem answers Who? What? Where? When? and Why?

I (Who?)
Love to skate (What?)
Along Venice Beach (Where?)