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A Haiku is a Japanese poem that has 3 lines. The first line must have 5 syllables, the second line 7, and the third line 5.

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Food is an important part of Thai culture

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Food is an important part of Thai culture

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Family is important in Thailand, younger people show respect to elders

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Family is important in Thailand, younger people show respect to elders

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I peck at the ground

The sun is warm on my wings

I cluck and I run

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A limerick is a humorous poem with a rhyme scheme and five lines. The first two and the last line all rhyme with each other, while the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other.

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Timmy went inside his house

He tripped on a a mouse

His foot turned red

He ate bread

He crawled up a shelf and got gout

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Early acrostic poems originated in Greece and Mesopotamia.

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Mice scurry through the night

In search of crumbs or food

Clever paws and whiskers twitch

Ever quick, gone in a flick

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The poet creates an image of a flower blossoming. This image is created when she says "Every time I've think I've forgotten, I think I've lost my mother tongue, it blossoms out my mouth". The word "blossoms" shows that the mother tongue is like a flower, something beautiful. The speaker feels happy about this because she knows that her mother tongues is always with her.

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The poet uses personifications to reinforce the them of connection. This is created when she says "Remember the moon, know who she is". The phrase "know who she is" gives life to the moon, an inanimate object to signify that everything is connected with each other. The speaker feels happy because she feels connected to the universe.

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The use of words, language and poetic techniques.

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The meanings and messages that the poet wants you to take away

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Images that are created through vivid or figurative language to represent ideas, objects, or actions.

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The language devices that the poet uses in the poem, for example, metaphors, personifications, and similes

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How the reader connects or empathizes with the ideas presented in the poem

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Grace Nichols uses imagery to create a strong sense of place for the reader. The phrase "Island Man heaves himself" shows that the Island Man is reluctant to leave his dream. The word "heaves" further supports this because it shows the Island Man forcing himself to wake up from his dream.