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Grade 4 Reading & Writing · World 8: Spotlight Stage · Level 68
Kinds of Poems
Free verse, rhymed verse, haiku (5-7-5 syllables), and limerick (AABBA): tell them apart.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 68
- Poems come in many shapes. A haiku, from Japan, has three lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. It often paints a picture of nature.
- Clap it: Mor, ning, frost, on, grass. Five! A, red, fox, steps, with, out, sound. Seven! The, sun, climbs, the, hill. Five!
- Rhymed verse rhymes in a pattern. Gate and wait rhyme, then bite and night: that's AABB.
- A limerick is a funny five-line poem. Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme, and lines 3 and 4 rhyme: AABBA.
- Free verse has no set rhyme or rhythm. The poet breaks lines wherever they want the reader to pause.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 4.T.T.4.a — Discuss and explain techniques used to present and design different types of poetry, including free verse, rhymed verse, haiku, and limerick. (I)