Poems Structure
English Language: KS3, topic 5.2.2
Poems Structure
Some forms of poems have a common structure, for example, sonnets or haiku poems.
Sonnets
- Sonnets are 14-line poems that are usually written about love.
- Shakespeare wrote many of such sonnets.
Haiku
- Haiku poems originated in Japan and always have three lines.
- Haiku poems also have the same number of syllables in each line - five in the first line, seven in the second line, and five in the third line.
Rhyme
- Poems do not always have to rhyme.
- Sometimes poets will include a regular rhyme scheme, for example, AABB or ABAB (A lines rhyme, and B lines rhyme).
- Sometimes poets will include no clear rhyme scheme at all.
Test yourself on Poems Structure
When we talk about AABB or ABAB (A lines rhyme, and B lines rhyme) what do we refer to?
Where did Haiku poems originated?