Free verse has no rules about rhyme or punctuation:
Harriet Tubman
clever
scarred
brave
Maryland, 1820's
underground railway
freedom
strong
amazing woman
slaves set free
Chloe Laing
Harriet Tubman
clever
smart
sneaky
had good leadership
nice
kind
small
short
strong
she had sleeping spells
she had a scar on her forehead
she lived in Maryland in the 1820's
organised the underground railway
saved and freed many slaves
amazing woman
escaped from slavery
brave
believed in God
God used her for good
she didn't talk much
very secretive
silent
and she had a gun!
Gracelyn Laing
A Cinquain has 5 un-rhymed lines with 22 syllables
line 1 is the title with 2 syllables
line 2 has adjectives with 4 syllables
line 3 has verbs with 6 syllables
and line 4 is a phrase describing feelings with 8 syllables
line 5 is a summation with 2 syllables
Freedom
Brave and scarred
Secretive and sneaky
Setting slaves free forever
Tubman
Chloe Laing
Freedom
Brave and sneaky
Sleeping spells but strong
Freed many slaves from slavery
Freer
Gracelyn Laing
A Limerick has 5 lines of funny or nonsense verse
lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme while lines 3 and 4 rhyme
There once was a beach with waves
That lapped against a cave
Inside was treasure of gold
That I wanted to hold
Next to a skeleton named Pirate Dave
Chloe Laing
There once was a tree that did sway
one a very very windy day
I climbed up high
To see the sky
Which looked best in the month of May
Gracelyn Laing
Harriet Tubman
clever
scarred
brave
Maryland, 1820's
underground railway
freedom
strong
amazing woman
slaves set free
Chloe Laing
Harriet Tubman
clever
smart
sneaky
had good leadership
nice
kind
small
short
strong
she had sleeping spells
she had a scar on her forehead
she lived in Maryland in the 1820's
organised the underground railway
saved and freed many slaves
amazing woman
escaped from slavery
brave
believed in God
God used her for good
she didn't talk much
very secretive
silent
and she had a gun!
Gracelyn Laing
A Cinquain has 5 un-rhymed lines with 22 syllables
line 1 is the title with 2 syllables
line 2 has adjectives with 4 syllables
line 3 has verbs with 6 syllables
and line 4 is a phrase describing feelings with 8 syllables
line 5 is a summation with 2 syllables
Freedom
Brave and scarred
Secretive and sneaky
Setting slaves free forever
Tubman
Chloe Laing
Freedom
Brave and sneaky
Sleeping spells but strong
Freed many slaves from slavery
Freer
Gracelyn Laing
A Limerick has 5 lines of funny or nonsense verse
lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme while lines 3 and 4 rhyme
There once was a beach with waves
That lapped against a cave
Inside was treasure of gold
That I wanted to hold
Next to a skeleton named Pirate Dave
Chloe Laing
There once was a tree that did sway
one a very very windy day
I climbed up high
To see the sky
Which looked best in the month of May
Gracelyn Laing
