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Poetry UnitMrs. Stevens
The following poetry unit will be put together as a booklet.
The left hand side of your poetry book will consist of poems you create throughout this powerpoint. The right hand side will consist of poems that you find in library books using examples of the types of poems we are writing.
IDIOM EXAMPLE:IDIOMS FOR IDIOTSBY: JOHN RANDAL
You can’t cry over spilled milk!My mother always said.
Life’s not a piece of cake!She hammered in my head.
That’s the way it goes,That’s the way the cookie crumbles’
My mother saved her idiomsFor all my idiotic troubles
TANKA POEM USING IDIOMEMBARASSED
By: Mrs. Stevens I sit in my chair The teacher is staring hard Silence upon me “Cat got your tongue young lady?” I want to crawl in a hole!
TANKA(using one example of an idiom
create a tanka poem of your own)
Line one - 5 syllables Line two – 7 syllables Line three - 5 syllable Line four - 7 syllables Line five - 7 syllables
SIMILE EXAMPLE:HOCKEY
By: Bobby
Hockey is like walking on a cold floor.The crowd is like angry elephants stamping
their Feet.The goalies are like the speed of light.The zamboni is like a big mop.
People Poem for Simile Person my poem will be about: Face: Smile: Hands: Arms: Legs: Fingers: Heart: Stare: Voice: Laugh:
My Mom Her Face is as inviting as a swimming pool on a hot
summer day Her smile is as deep as a canyon Her hands are soft like a rabbits cotton tail Her arms are as comforting as a blanket on a cold
day Her legs are as skinny as a piece of string Her fingers are like magical wands when you are sick Her heart is like a full moon at night Her voice is like my favorite song playing over and
over on the radio Her laugh is like the best day of my life
Fill in the blanks below to create your own simile poem:
As poor as a ___________ As strong as an __________ As cute as a _____________ As smart as ____________
As thin as a __________ As white as a __________ As fit as a _________ As dumb as a ________ As bald as a ________ As neat as a __________ As proud as a ___________ As ugly as a ____________Lansky
METAPHOR EXAMPLE:metaphor for a family
My family lives inside a medicine chest: Dad is the super-size band aid, strong and
powerful but not always effective in a crisis Mom is the middle size tweezer, which picks and
pokes and pinches David is the single small aspirin on the third shelf,
sometimes ignored Muffin, the sheep dog, is a round cotton ball,
stained and dirty, that pops off the shelf and bounces in my way as I open the door
I am the wood and glue which holds us together with my love Belinda
Create your own medicine cabinet family:
Using at least 5 family members compare them to a room in your house or something you would find in that room…like the previous poem
You can use the kitchen, refrigerator, computer, bathroom, basement… BE CREATIVE!
ALLITERATION EXAMPLE:bonnie baboon
By: Alaina A.Bonnie baboon bit bananas by theBishops BoutiqueBut bonnie bit bad bananas and nowShe’s badly blue
Alliteration on your own:
Choose one of the following to help you create your own alliteration poem
• Make up a twister about a famous person you know a lot about
• Make up a twister about popular products you use
• Make up a twister about a teacher you’ve had…be nice
• Make up a twister about your favorite subject in school
Personification PoemSKY by: Grace Nichols
Tall and blue true and openSo open my arms have roomFor all the worldFor sun and moonFor birds and starsYet how I wish I had the chance to come drifting
down to earth-A simple bed sheet covering some little girl or boy Just for a nightBut I am SkyThat’s why
PERSONIFICATION ACTIVITY:
• In the next 2 minutes write down as many nouns as you can think of (person, place, thing)
MonkeyTreeWind SnowSkyLeaf
Personification activity cont.
• Take the next two minutes to write down as many verbs as you can think of (it’s what you do)
WhisperedSmiledLaughedJumpedRoared
Personification activity cont.
* Using both of your lists you are now going to create ten sentences using personification.
The leaf danced across the sky on its journey away from the tree.
After creating your ten sentences choose one of the sentences as a framework for your poem…you can even make it your title if you wish
ONOMATOPOEIA POEMslurp! By: Melissa
Oh no!I hear somethingCrash ahhhhhSomething’s nearI have a lot of fearClink, clink, clinkIt’s here, It’s hereIt’s black in the roomIt’s on my bed!SLURP!Oh, It’s just my cat!Meow!Homework: find at leastOne example of a comic stripUsing onomatopoeia and bring it in to share with the class tomorrow
Onomatopoeia Assignment:
Brainstorm some words that sound like their meaning;
Buzz, thump, pop…
Write some sentences using those words (at least 3)
Many comic strips use onomatopoeia. Write and illustrated a comic strip for your poetry notebook. (have at least for boxes and use at least 2 onomatopoeia examples from above.)
Rhyme Poem:
I Miss You I miss you in the morning;I miss you late at night.Just to think about youIs my joy and my delight. I can't wait to see you;Please hurry and come back.You always make me happy;You have that special knack!
By Joanna Fuchs
Rhyme Activity:Clerihew
Clerihews have just a few simple rules: They are four lines long. The first and second lines rhyme with
each other, and the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other.
The first line names a person, and the second line ends with something that rhymes with the name of the person.
A clerihew should be funny.
Clerihew Example:Lansky
Our art teacher, Mr. Shaw, Really knows how to draw. But his awful paintings Have caused many faintings.
Rhyming song fun:Down by the Bay
By: Raffi
• After listening to the song Down by the Bay create three new verses for the song…
Down by the bayWhere the watermelons growBack to my homeI dare not go!For if I doMy mother will sayDid you ever see a _____________Lying on a _____________Down by the bay!
Symbolism poetry example:you are a thorn
To those who have hurt me by calling me a name You are a thorn To those who make fun and make me feel shame You are a thorn To those who have loved me day by day You are a rose To those who have helped me and shown me the way You are a rose By Joshua
Symbolism activity:Creating a Personal Poem
________________First name_____________ ______________ ___________List three adjectives about yourselfSibling (or child/grandchild of)Lover ofWho feelsWho needsWho givesWho fearsWho would like to see_______________Last name
Symbolism activity # 2Concrete Poem
• A concrete poem is one that takes the shape of the object it describes
love is a patient love is patient loveLove is kind love is kind love never faLove never fails isls love is patientLove is patient love is kind love never failsLove is patient love is kind love never fails
love is patient love is kind lovelovelove never fails love is patient love is ki nd love ne ver fail s
Rhythm poem:Lansky
There was an old man from Peru, da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS)
who dreamed he was eating his shoe. da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS)
He awoke in the night da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS)
with a terrible fright,da da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS)
and found out that it was quite true. da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS)
Rhythm activity:following the pattern below create your own
limerick
An easy way to get started is to pick a boy’s or girl’s name that has one syllable (like Bill, Tim, Dick, Sue, or Jill).
There once was a fellow (or young girl) named ____(pick an easy name with one syllable). We’ll pick “Jill.” So the first line is:
“There once was a young girl named Jill.” Now make a list of words that rhyme with the last word in the first line—in
this case, Jill. Your list of rhyming words might include: hill, drill, pill, skill, bill, will, and ill.
Now write the second line using one of the rhyming words. Here’s an example:
“Who freaked at the sight of a drill.”
(Notice that the last words in the first two lines rhyme and that both the first and second lines contain 3 DUMS or beats.)
Rhythm activity cont. Now think of an interesting story. What could happen to
someone scared of a drill? Well, you might have an interesting story if Jill had to go to the dentist. Here’s what might happen in the third and fourth lines.
“She brushed every day.”
“So, her dentist would say,”
(Notice that “day” and “say,” the last words in the third and fourth lines, both rhyme. And notice there are 2 DUMS or beats in each line.)
Now you need to go back to the list of “A” rhyming words to find one that can end the poem. Here’s an example:
“Your teeth are quite perfect. No bill.”