Poetic Forms ECA Poetry Module 2012

Poetic Forms • Couplets

• Quatrains

Couplets

• A poem consisting of 2 rhyming lines

Couplet on WitNow wits gain praise by copying other witsAs 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 doesn’t mean I like to cry.When you’re hungry, just eat my pie,I promise it will make you feels very high.And you’ll 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.

• 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 hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening

My little horse must think it queerTo stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s 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 sleepAnd miles to go before I sleep.