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What is Poetry?
Poetry is a river, poem after poem moves along in the exciting crests and falls of the the river waves. None is timeless; each arrives in an historical context, almost everything, in the end, passes.
-Mary Oliver (A Poetry Handbook)
What is Poetry? My Definition!
Poetry is .…
-Me
Acrostic
The word acrostic is formed from the Greek word acros (outermost) and stichos (line of
poetry). The acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line forms a word when you read
them looking downward.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/
Panthers growl,Orioles sing, Eagles soar,
Monkeys swing. See?
My Acrostic #1
Placid to watch.
Lots of history.
Always available.
New planes coming all the time.
Exciting to watch.
Soaring like a bird.
My Acrostic #2
French toast.
Rich with beauty.
Awesome countryside.
Nice people friendly to be around.
Crown of the northern hemisphere.
Eiffel tower.
Haiku
COMPOSING A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HAIKU POEMThe 300-year old Haiku Poem has its own distinct discipline:- Each complete poem has only three lines, totalling 17 syllables.
- the first line must be five syllables- the second line must be seven syllables- the third line must be five syllables
When these rigid conditions are met, the result can be a very satisfying word picture .
Birds take wing on high, gliding over angry wavesback to their safe nests. http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/haiku.html
My Haiku #1
Humans wish they could soar
but they are much like the boar
but one day they will.
My Haiku #2
there once was a ninja panda
who lives in a place called miranda
he started off broke
earn,t money like smoke
so he lived on the old veranda.
Collected Haiku #1
The fierce wind rages
and I see how trees survive
they have learned to bend
Collected Haiku #2
The lonely raindrop
Hurtling silently downwards
slices humid air.
Cinquain
Cinquain poems come in three formats:
Cinquain Pattern #1 Line1: One wordLine2: Two words
Line 3: Three wordsLine 4: Four wordsLine 5: One word
Cinquain Pattern #2 Line1: A nounLine2: Two adjectives
Line 3: Three -ing wordsLine 4: A phrase
Line 5: Another word for the noun
Cinquain
Cinquain Pattern #3 Line1: Two syllablesLine2: Four syllablesLine 3: Six syllables
Line 4: Eight syllablesLine 5: Two syllables
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm
My Cinquain #1
Animals
like us
animals are us
they have rights
abuse.
My Cinquain #2
Planes
are fast
but I am faster
in my dreams
Diamante
A diamante is a seven line poem, shaped like a diamond. Line 1: one word
(subject/noun that is contrasting to line 7) Line 2: two words
(adjectives) that describe line 1 Line 3: three words
(action verbs) that relate to line 1 Line 4: four words (nouns)first 2 words relate to line 1last 2 words relate to line 7
Line 5: three words(action verbs) that relate to line 7
Line 6: two words(adjectives) that describe line 7
Line 7: one word( subject/noun that is contrasting to line 1)
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/
Diamante Example
squaresymmetrical, conventional
shaping, measuring, balancingboxes, rooms, clocks, halos
encircling, circumnavigating, enclosinground, continuous
circle
My Diamante #1
Warmth
hot cold
temperature is perfect
warm to touch
warm tepid temperate
silk smooth
water
My Diamante #2
Tree
green yellow
canopy root leaves
rough bark brown tall
colour beautiful brunch
small bushy
shrub
Free Verse
Does not have to rhyme Does not have to have a specific rhythm Has no specific length Makes use of figurative speech
Free Verse Tools
Metaphor – suggests a similarity between two things The road snakes around the mountain.
Simile – highlights the comparison between two things using like, as, resembles, etc.
The stars in the night sky were like sparkling diamonds.
Personification – giving human characteristics to things which are clearly not human
The outboard motor cleared its throat.
Alliteration – repeating words with the same beginning soundThomas tied two turnips to two tall trees.
Imagery – using vivid, descriptive words to conjure up an image
The car sped. - The flashy, yellow, mustang streaked like a bullet along the highway.
Onomatopoeia – using words that sound like what they mean
He slurped his soup.
Hyperbole – using exaggeration to make a point
Make me a sundae a mile high.
My Free Verse #1
There once was a man from paru
who lived in a mighty big shoe
he loved his jelly especially when
its in his belly
My Free Verse #2
My cat is like a door mat it doesn’t use its
legs unless it has to so we just pick it up.
Collected Free Verse #1
My mother always nags me.
My father always yells.
My brother always teases .
My sister really smells.
My family’s so obnoxious.
they wont leave me alone
unless the bathroom door is locked,
and I am on my throne.
Collected Free Verse #2
My teacher loves her iPod its always in her ear she doesn’t mind it if we joke or chat cause she cant hear. If we don’t pay attention she doesn’t seem to care. Whenever she has music on she wears a distant stare. Our principle dropped by one day and she paid no attention He took away her iPod and sent her to detention.
Repeat Poster Poem§ Select Subject
§ Statements beginning with same word§ Design a shape
§ Cut out multiple shapes§ One statement on each shape§ Attach to poster in all directions
Friendship is being there
Friendsh
ip
is of th
e
heartFriendship is a feast
Friendship is trying to
understand a mole
Luke, Grade 6
Salamandastron, Brian Jacque
My Repeat Poster Poem #1
planes soar like birds
planes can be user friendly
planes come in all different sizes
planes come in all sizes
Character PoemFirst name ____________Lives in ______ where s/he
Hears ________________Sees _________________Touches ______________Needs ________________Fears _________________Gives _________________Wonders ______________Dreams _______________Believes ______________Loves ________________Is ____________________
Last name.
Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest,Ann McGovernRobinLives in Sherwood Forest where heHears about the archery contest,Sees the evil sheriff as an enemy,Fears nothing,Gives money to the poor,Dreams about Maid Marian,Loves the feel of a bow in his hands, andIs happy to live in Sherwood ForestHood. - Joshua, Grade 8
My Character Poem #1first name Karl
lives in china
hears hippos
sees cats
touch mice
needs money
fears girls
gives nothing
dreams to be rich
believes life is worth living
is happy to live on the street.
Riddle Poem
Line 1: clue about subject
Line 2: adjective and noun
Line 3: two actions connected to subject
Line 4: phrase or statement
Line 5: answer
Haymeadow, Gary Paulsen
Dumbfly-followed
stubborn and stinkyspread out like a gray carpet
herd of sheep
- Michael, Grade 8
My Riddle Poem #1
V1 V2 roundoff lift off positive rate gear up
its long and fast
nose up nose down
rodger
planes
Rapping
Keep the beat
Repetition
Rhyming
Rapunzel’s RapRapunzel was a girl with hair of goldTrapped in a tower in days of old
She wasn’t allowed outside to playAnd her golden hair grew longer each dayGrew longer and longer and longer each
day.
The witch who locked her up was meanWith a pointed nose and a face of greenMean mean meaner than the queen of
mean. - Sonja Dunn
My Rap Poem #1
the witch woke up in the middle of the night and she was in for a fright she had warts on her pimples and pimples on his nose and hair growing out of no one knows.
Animated Poem
Illustrate a poem
Scan
Animate using a software program
Incorporate into a presentation
Animated Three Blind Mice
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Diary of Poetry Readings!
Date: Title: Poet: Genre:
Total Points:
My Selected Poet!
Kenn Nesbit
About My Poet!
Kenn Nesbitt—a full-time children’s poet from Spokane, WA—is author of seven funny poetry books, including The Aliens Have Landed at Our School! and When the Teacher Isn’t Looking, both from Meadowbrook Press. His rib-tickling poetry also appears in seven Meadowbrook Press anthologies and three Scholastic anthologies. Kenn delivers assembly-style programs in which students collaborate to write poems as a group. He also engages students through dazzling performances of his work.
Extra Poems that I’ve Collected!
I met a genius on the train today about 6 years old he sat beside me and as the train ran down along the coast we came to the ocean and then he looked at me and said ‘its not pretty.
it was the first time that I realised that
Total Point Summary
n Write here your total points with a breakdown of how you think those points are made up.