Poetry templates?

1. Sonnet template:
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

2. Haiku template:
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables

3. Acrostic template:
Write a word or phrase vertically down the page and use each letter to start a line of the poem.

4. Free verse template:
No specific rhyme scheme or meter, allowing for complete creative freedom in structure and form.

5. Limerick template:
AABBA rhyme scheme with a specific meter of 8, 8, 5, 5, 8 syllables per line.

6. Villanelle template:
ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA rhyme scheme with a specific structure of 19 lines, consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain.

7. Pantoum template:
ABAB rhyme scheme with a specific structure of four-line stanzas where the second and fourth lines of each stanza become the first and third lines of the next stanza.

8. Sestina template:
A complex form consisting of six stanzas of six lines each, followed by a three-line envoi. The same six words are repeated in a specific pattern throughout the poem.

Haiku:

- Three lines
- First line: 5 syllables
- Second line: 7 syllables
- Third line: 5 syllables

Senryu:

- Variant of haiku
- Humorous or satirical in tone
- Three lines
- First line: 5 syllables
- Second line: 7 syllables
- Third line: 5 syllables

Limerick:

- Five lines
- Rhyme scheme: AABBA
- First, second, and fifth lines: 8 syllables
- Third and fourth lines: 5 syllables

Sonnet:

- 14 lines
- Rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
- Two quatrains and two tercets

Villanelle:

- 19 lines
- Rhyme scheme: ABA
- First and third lines repeated in each stanza
- Last line repeated twice in the final stanza

Blank Verse:

- Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
- Ten syllables per line
- Alternating unstressed and stressed syllables

Free Verse:

- No formal rhyme or meter
- Lines and stanzas of varying length
- Focus on rhythm, imagery, and sound

Pantoum:

- 4-line stanza repeating
- Each line of a stanza becomes the first line of the next
- Last line of the poem is the first line of the first stanza

Ghazal:

- Couplet form
- Rhyme scheme: AA BA CA DA...
- Refrain in the last couplet

Epigram:

- Short, witty poem
- Often expresses a sharp observation or insight
- Typically one line or a few lines

Ode:

- Praise poem
- Can vary in length and structure
- Often uses elevated language and imagery

Elegy:

- Poem mourning a loss
- Can vary in length and structure
- Often expresses grief and remembrance