Kelly\'s Poetry Anthology

My PoetryAnthology

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 .… A type of story that follows a rule or sequence. People write poetry to express their feelings.

Kelly

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

Head strong and powerful when they want to be

One step ahead of you

Racing to beat each other

Strong and fast

Every body can ride them

Soft, sensitive and quite at times

My Acrostic #2

Netball is fastEveryone can playTall shooters and defenders battling it outBouncing around after the ballAll players competitive and concentratingLosing in good spiritsLearning new skills

Haiku

COMPOSING A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HAIKU POEM The 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

No litter dropping

Our land deserves to be clean

Just stop dropping now.

My Haiku #2

Please recycle now

Paper, cans, plastic, cardboard

Recycle it all.

Collected Haiku #1

Clouds sit still above. Mountains stir a placid sea.Nature's beauty glows.

Collected Haiku #2

Haiku softly singsand a word picture is formed.A feast for the mind.

Cinquain

Cinquain poems come in three formats:

Cinquain Pattern #1 Line1: One wordLine2: Two wordsLine 3: Three wordsLine 4: Four wordsLine 5: One word

Cinquain Pattern #2 Line1: A nounLine2: Two adjectivesLine 3: Three -ing wordsLine 4: A phraseLine 5: Another word for the noun

Cinquain

Cinquain Pattern #3 Line1: Two syllablesLine2: Four syllablesLine 3: Six syllablesLine 4: Eight syllablesLine 5: Two syllables

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm

My Cinquain #1

HorsesSoft, cuddlyStrong and powerfulThey make my dayAmazing

My Cinquain #2

HailHard, coldFalling down hardHail forces everyone insideAnnoying

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

School Boring, exiting Running, writing, talking Pens, pencils, rulers, books Singing, painting, shouting Learning, working Educational

My Diamante #2

Friends Helpful, caring Talking, laughing, walking Home, school, town, country Smiling, running, shouting Understanding, annoying Essential

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

I am like an eagle, soaring through the sky.Only stopping to eat and drink, free as I can Be.I keep to my self, but pounce when I’m in need.Fierce and ferocious, but in a quiet way.If only I was an eagle free as I can be.

My Free Verse #2

First cryFirst stepsFirst laughsFirst wordsFirst friendsFirst time I fell off my ponyFirst day at kindyFirst day at schoolFirst ride on a plane.

Collected Free Verse #1

I am like the sunI spread light and warmth into everyone’sLilfe My feelings rise and fallDay and nightI shine down upon youAs if I’m your heroOne minute in the lime lightnext a forgotten image Lost in the dark

Collected Free Verse #2

I am like the skySome days I can be grey and grumpy, like a gloomy over cast day. Some days I can be bright and cheerful like a brilliant summers Day. Some days I can be slow and lazy, as a fluffy cloud in the sky. Some days I can be very active like a ferocious tornado in the sky wanting to leave my mark Some days I can be a mixture of all these things, unpredictable, forever On the move, in search of a dream.

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

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heartFriendship is a feast

Friendship is trying to understand a mole

Luke, Grade 6

Salamandastron, Brian Jacque

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Horses are soft and

cuddlyHorses are powerful

Horses all have different personalities

Character PoemFirst name __________Lives in ______ where s/heHears ________________Sees ________________Touches ______________Needs _______________Fears ____________Gives _________________Wonders _____________Dreams ______________Believes ______________Loves ________________Is ___________________Last name.

Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest,Ann McGovern

RobinLives 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 #1

KellyLives in Palmerston NorthHears horses nickering out to meSees the colours of the rainbowTouches a netball flying through the airNeeds friends, family and horsesFears spidersGives kindness to my friendsWonders if space ever endsDreams of flying through the air like a birdBelieves that every story should have a happy endingLoves horsesIs individual Round

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-followedstubborn and stinkyspread out like a gray carpetherd of sheep

- Michael, Grade 8

My Riddle Poem #1

Cooking

Shiny lift

Browning and cooking

In the morning

Toast in the toaster

Rapping

Keep the beat Repetition Rhyming

Rapunzel’s Rap

Rapunzel 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

I am annoyed with the computers and why they never work, they tell me I have spelt it wrong when really I have not.Then they say I’ve saved it, and then it deletes it by it’s self.They are always breaking down or refusing to work.But really when I want to do something that I can’t Do where would I be with out the computers they are really Great.

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Diary of Poetry Readings!

Date: Title: Poet: Genre:

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My Selected Poet!

Kenn Nesbitt

About My Poet!

I am 46 years old and I was born on February 20, 1962 in Berkeley, California. I grew up in Fresno and San Diego, California

Kenn Nesbitt

Kenn Nesbit mostly writes funny children's poems using personification a lot.

Extra Poems that I’ve Collected!

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