Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing, Reading, and Understanding Poetry
This tutorial focuses on different aspects of poetry: definitions, types of poetry with examples, and how to read, write, and analyze poetry. It includes three videos: a YouTube video of "El Guante" performing a free verse poem, a...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: There Once Was...
Part 2 of this tutorial on limerick writing demonstrates the importance of form (meter and rhyme) in limerick poetry using the exemplary and amusing work of Edward Lear.
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David James: Limerick
Move the five limerick parts into the correct order to create a completed poem. After three examples, students are encouraged to write their own limerick.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Learning About Limericks
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches the poetry form of a limerick. Students determine the characteristics by analyzing sample limericks for rhyming pattern, line length and stressed syllables. As assessment,...
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Pizzaz!
Come and check out this incredible resource from the University of Oregon. This site features links to creative-writing for poetry and fiction, as well as other teacher resources.
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English & Fun!: Strip Cartoons & Stories
This is a collection of printable cartoon and reading activities teachers can use with their younger ELL/ESL students. Materials include writing prompts, role and finger plays, limericks, and an activity on superlatives and comparatives.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Poetry Introduction
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces several types of poetry, gives the elements and examples of each type. The types of poetry include color poetry, limericks, free verse, and couplets.
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Kalliope Poetics: Online Poetry Workshop
This site tells what a limerick is and, gives a few instructions on how to write one. It also includes info on the traditions of the limerick.
University of Pennsylvania
U Penn: Poetic Terms and Types
Click on these terms for an excellent definition of these poetic terms, some from the Oxford English Dictionary. Includes types of poetry as well as terms.