Quatrains

 

 Quatrains are four line rhyming poems.  There are 4 different rhyme patterns you can use.  
AABB  ABAB  ABBA ABCB  

A series of quatrains can tell a story called a ballad.

 

I know a kid named Mike,
He was going to the store.
He fell off his big bike,
And he was chased by a boar.
By Corey

 

I HAVE A PET CAT PIXIE.
SHE IS BLACK AND WHITE.
OUR OTHER CATS NAME  IS MISTY.
SHE IS GREY AND WHITE.
By Christine

 

MY FAVORITE COLOR IS PINK.
I LOVED THAT COLOR SO MUCH.
THAT I DIED MY HAIR PINK IN THE SINK.
MY MOM FREAKED OUT TOO MUCH.
By Christine

 

I ate rice
then got lice.
I got shampoo
woo hoo!.
By Dave

 

Monkeys
The monkey's crazy
and so is the daisy
they are flowers
but they don't have powers.
By Jacqueline

 

Sunshine
The yellow sun
looks like a bun
that is very HOT
It is very Fun!
By Jacqueline


Please believe me when I say
That chewing gum will never pay
This sticky habit's bound to send
The chewer to a sticky end.
By Keegan

 

Dear friends we surely all agree
There's almost nothing worse to see
Than some repulsive little bum
Who's always chewing gum.
By Keegan

 

I am not weird.
I do not bite.
I am feared.
I do not know what to write.
By Keshia

 

Mr. Monkey is very mean.
Super Sam is super stupid.
So many super heroes are so very lean.
On Valentines day I saw Cupid.
By Mike

 

A dog traveled in the fog,
He walked along a lake.
The dog fell on a log,
And then he found some cake!
By Rebecca

 

One day I ate a WORM.
I felt it go down my throat.
It started to squirm.
That's why this poem I wrote.
By Graham

 

Please don't cry
He wasn't all that fly
Outside it's getting cold
And my grandma's getting old.
By Stephanie

 

There she goes screaming
At that little boy
Now his tears are streaming
And a pirate's saying "oy".
By Stephanie

 

It's a beautiful day
I have to baby sit
Hopefully he wont have a fit
And I won't leave him in disarray.
By Stephanie

Posted by Chris & Eric

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Last Updated  May 9/02