Concrete Poetry

Creative Writing:

Mrs. Dascomb

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What is a Concrete Poem?

•Poem that takes the shape of the subject

•Ex: If the poem is about a star, the words will form the shape of a star. http://www.k12handhelds.com/data/samples/poetry/img/concrete.png

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Concrete Poetry:

•Must relate to the subject•Be in the shape of the subject

• Image created by the arrangement of letters and words

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Concrete Poetry: Examples

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Concrete poetry. (2009). Retrieved April 3, 2009, from Turning pages: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bolee.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/ipod-concrete-poem.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bolee.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/concrete-poems/&usg=__Ziny6ZCAsCljNpfzwq-Zl1G5c_s=&h=688&w=640&sz=75&hl=en&start=145&um=1&tbnid=xGaSojYR:&tbnh=139&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dconcrete%2Bpoetry%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1T4DGUS_enUS308US308%26sa%3DN%26start%3D144%26um%3D1

Concrete poetry. (2009). Retrieved April 3, 2009, fro Turning pages: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bolee.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/ipod-concrete-poem.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bolee.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/concrete-poems/&usg=__Ziny6ZCAsCljNpfzwq-Zl1G5c_s=&h=688&w=640&sz=75&hl=en&start=145&um=1&tbnid=xGaSojYR:&tbnh=139&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dconcrete%2Bpoetry%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1T4DGUS_enUS308US308%26sa%3DN%26start%3D144%26um%3D1

Concrete Poetry: Examples

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Concrete Poetry: Prewriting

NOTE: Grammar/spelling not important during this stage•Choose topic•Sketch shapes related to topic•Helpful to list few words/phrases related to topic

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Concrete Poetry: Drafting

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• Students take ideas from prewriting• Complete first draft of concrete

poem

Concrete Poetry: Drafting

• May want to skip lines for corrections• Label as draft • Student should focus more on

content than on grammar and spelling• Handwriting should be legible

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