Poetry Collection

Five Senses PoemFormulaLine 1: Tell what color the abstraction is

Line 2: Tell what the abstraction sounds like

Line 3: Tell what the abstraction tastes like

Line 4: Tell what the abstraction smells like

Line 5: Tell what the abstraction looks like

Line 6: Tell what the abstraction makes you feel

Five Senses PoemExample:Problems are black.They sound like children crying.They taste of castor oil.And smell like spinach.They look like monsters.They make you feel unwanted.

Diamante’ PoemFormulaLine 1: one word, subject of poemLine 2: two words, adjectives describing subjectLine 3: three words, participles (-ing verbs)Line 4: four words related to subject(For lines 5-7, describe opposite/antonym of subject)

Line 5: three words, participles (-ing verbs) Line 6: two words, adjectives describing opposite of

subjectLine 7: one word, opposite/antonym of subject in Line 1

Diamante’ PoemExample

LoveHappy, secure

Dreaming, talking, lovingHusband, wife, children, homeQuarreling, loathing, degrading

Angry, madHate

Cinquain PoemFormula

Line 1: one word, subject of poemLine 2: two words, description of subject (adjectives)Line 3: three words, participles (-ing verbs), actionsLine 4: four words, simile describing feelings about subjectLine 5: one word, synonym for subject

Cinquain PoemExample

FeatherPurple, unpredictable

Wiggling, wobbling, plummetingWild as an angry bumblebee

Plume

Color PoemColor (title)

Color is describe looks, describe looks, and feels like describe feel. Color is the taste of describe taste.Describe smell and describe smell smell color.Describe how color makes you feel makes me feel color.Color is the sound of describe sound and describe sound.Color is place that reminds you of color, place that reminds you

of color, and place that reminds you of color.Experience that makes you feel this color is color.Experience that makes you feel this color is also color.Color is anything you want for this line.

Color PoemExample

TurquoiseTurquoise is magic, manatees, and silly putty.Turquoise is the taste of sherbert.Juicy pears and the desert smell turquoise.A cleared mind makes me feel turquoise.Turquoise sounds of splashing paint and tubas.Turquoise is Yashiro, a calm pool of water, and a coral reef.Painting is turquoise.Making new friends is turquoise.Turquoise is having siblings.

I Wish

Write a poem about things that you wish for…

Pattern: Line 1 ---- A Line 2 ---- A Line 3 ---- B Line 4 ---- B Line 5 ---- B Line 6 ---- B

I Wish

Example:

I wish for a cat, I wish for a dog.I wish for a storm without a fog.I wish to be, I wish to see.I wish to be a great big flea.I wish to swim in the sea.But most of all, I want to stay..........ME!!!!!!

Build-A-PoemFormula

Line 1: one word, topicLine 2: two words, colorsLine 3: three words, adjectivesLine 4: four words, participles (-ing verbs)Line 5: five words, a sentence about your

feelings or experiences

Build-A-PoemExample:

Fallyellow, orangeshiny, wet, windyraining, changing, playing, fallingThe days grow too short.

Haiku

Typically, the topic of a haiku is nature. A haiku follows this pattern: 1. Think of something in nature. 2. Brainstorm words for each of the

senses. 3. Now, use the following pattern to

create your haiku!Line 1 ----5 syllables Line 2 ----7 syllablesLine 3 ----5 syllables

HaikuExamples:Most cannot see it.It’s intertwined and complex.A beauty in dew.

SunRising in the East. Golden goddess in my eye.Bringing light to day.

8-line Rhyme PoemLine 1________________________Line 2________________________Line 3________________________Line 4________________________Line 5________________________Line 6________________________Line 7________________________Line 8________________________

Lines 2 & 4 should have end rhyme. Lines 6 & 8 should have end rhyme.

8-line Rhyme PoemExample:Weird-Bird by Shel Silverstein

Birds are flyin’ south for winter.Here’s the wierd-Bird headin’ north.Wings a-flappin’, beak a-chatterin’, Cold head bobbin’ back ‘n’ forth.He says, “It’s not that I like iceOr freezin’ winds and snowy ground.It’s just sometimes it’s kind of niceTo be the only bird in town.

Limericks 5 line poem Meant to be humorous The pattern is a-a-b-b-a Lines 1, 2, and 5 contain 3 beats and

rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 have 2 beats and rhyme.

LimericksExample:

A flea and a fly in a flueWere caught, so what could they do?Said the fly, “Let us flee.”“Let us fly,” said the flea.So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

LimericksQuick Practice:

There once was a pauper named MegWho accidentally broke her______.She slipped on the _____.Not once, but thriceTake no pity on her, I _______.

(Can you guess which words go in the blanks?)

Concrete/Shape Poems A way of placing words on paper to give

a visual effect to match the feeling of the writing.

The shape expresses what the writing is about.

Use strong, colorful language to describe the topic of the poem.

Remember to think about your five senses.

Concrete/Shape Poems

Concrete/Shape Poems

If I WereIf I were ,

would love me. would think I’m

.My is . They .

Rhyming Pattern:Line 1 ---- ALine 2 ---- BLine 3 ---- CLine 4 ---- BLine 5 ---- C

If I Were

If I were a rosebud,Noses would love me.Bees would think I’m grand.My perfume is sweet,They love me in France.

Used to…But Now A poem about feelings that you used to

have, but have now changed. Should have 5 examples, which would

be 10 lines in the poem. It can rhyme, or be free verse.

Used to…But NowI used to hate reading.But now I really love reading chapter books.I used to run really fast.But now I don't run that fast.I used to hate my sister.But now I love her a lot.I used to love to play Lego's.But now I love to go on the computer.I used to hate school!But now I LOVE school because I have a good teacher!

By: Evan

I used to be afraid of change.

But now I love new adventures. I used to be shy. But now I’m the life of the party!

I used to hate cleaning.

But now I enjoy the smell of a clean house. I used to be

annoyed by my mom.

But now I wish she lived closer.

I used to be afraid of a crowd.

But now I love standing in front

of a class of students!

By: Miss Brannack

Clerihew Light-heartedly pokes fun at a well known or

famous individual. Four lines long Must have the person’s name at the end of

the first line Pattern:Line 1 ---- A

Line 2 ---- A

Line 3 ---- B

Line 4 ---- B

Clerihew

There was a principal named Matthews,

Who always chewed on some cashews.

He was known to say “Happy Monday,”

And actually enjoyed being a human sundae!