Last updated on July 8, 2023
Free Verse
Free verse is the name given to poetry that doesn’t use any strict meter or rhyme scheme. Because it has no set meter, poems written in free verse can have lines of any length, from a single word to much longer.
You are the blackened remains of wood
The product of fire and time
You hold the memories of flames
The stories of heat and light
You are the versatile tool of art
The medium of sketches and shades
You create the shapes of beauty
The expressions of lines and curves
You are the ancient source of fuel
The catalyst of cooking and warmth
You feed the hunger of humans
The cravings of taste and smell
You are the humble element of carbon
The essence of life and death
You connect the past and the present
The cycle of ash and dust
Diamante
A diamante poem is a style of poetry that comprises seven lines. The text forms the shape of a diamond (◊). A diamante poem can compare two opposites or can explore synonyms and antonyms.
Charcoal
Black, burnt
Smoldering, drawing, grilling
Fire, smoke, art, food
Sketching, shading, flavoring
Gray, soft
Graphite
Dissonance
A dissonance poem is a poem that uses a disruption of harmonic sounds or rhythms to create a sense of discomfort, tension, or unease. It can be done by using vowel sounds that clash together, changing the rhyme scheme, or using harsh-sounding words.
You are the bitter contrast of white
The discordant note of silence
You clash with the harmony of colors
The dissonance of dark and light
You are the harsh reminder of loss
The broken chord of life
You echo the pain of destruction
The dissonance of fire and ice
You are the stubborn stain of dirt
The jarring sound of friction
You resist the flow of water
The dissonance of clean and smudge
