Poetic Forms

ECA Poetry Module 2012

Poetic Forms
Couplets Quatrains

Couplets
A poem consisting of 2 rhyming lines

Couplet on Wit
Now wits gain praise by copying other wits As one Hog lives on what another sh---.

Alexander Pope

PIE KIA
They call me Pie Kia, because I like to bake pies. This has been my passion, ever since I was five. I prefer my apron to shirt and tie, but that doesnt mean I like to cry. When youre hungry, just eat my pie, I promise it will make you feels very high. And youll know why they call me Pie Kia, because my baking is number 1 sia!

Other examples
(Jefferson Junior High, in Oceanside, CA)
1 My brother can really be a pest He was so cute when he was a baby, who would have guessed? 2 My teacher doesn't like the work I do She thinks I should talk less and work harder, too.

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3 4

I study so hard and what do I achieve? If I don't bring home all A's, my parents just grieve!
All the guys on the beach are awfully cuteI hope they notice my brand new suit! My room is such a horrible mess My mom is concerned, but I could care less.

Your Turn
Compose a couplet about a teacher

Quatrain
A stanza of 4 lines Has 2 rhyming forms: abcb abab Rhyming lines should have the same number of syllabus --------------------------------------------------- aabb abba

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening

Robert Frost

Whose woods are these I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake.

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening

The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep.