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Term 2 2008 Annie\'s Poetry Anthology
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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 writing to enjoy. It is a flowing way to express your feelings. It can be about anything you want it to be.
Poetry is unique and individual. And can be for all ages. -Annie
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
Fresh, cut flowers are eligant,
Lush, sweet clours brighten up the world,
Old flowers die away,
Wild bunches of many types,
Eating the goodness from the ground to live,
Romantic red rose are a sign of true love
Swaying outside in the swirls.
My Acrostic #2
Full of pure goodness of the body.
Ripe, tasty bites to shallow.
Underneath the fruit trees lies masses of fruit.
Inside the perfect fruit lies delicious juice.
Trees thriving with lush nutritious fruit.
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
Thick, Lush, Emerald Trees,
Swaying, Dancing in the wind,
Trying to reach the sky.
My Haiku #2
Graceful butterflies,
Dancing, elegantly out,
into their own world.
Collected Haiku #1
A Rainbow
Curving up, then down.
Meeting blue sky and green earth
Melding sun and rain.
Donna Brock
Collected Haiku #2
Haiku for Spring
Early in the morning we rise,
Brilliant sunshine floods our eyes.
Spring is here!
David Curtis
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
Dolphins
Sleek, Gentle,
Swimming, Diving, Eating,
Quick, Calm, beautiful creatures,
Sea Life
My Cinquain #2
Lambs
Frisky, gorgeous,
Running, Jumping, Skipping,
Tastes good with Mint Sauce
Baa
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
Gardening
Planting, Weeding,
Shrubs, Weeds, Alive, Flourish,
Bulbs, Shovels, dirt, spade,
Germinate, Bloom,
Grow
My Diamante #2
Trees,
Strong, Sturdy,
Swaying, Growing, Climbing,
Substantial, Magnificent, Delicate, Elegant,
Blooming, Developing, Thriving,
Colourful,Exquisite
Flowers
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 take the tasty, tempting, thrilling ice-cream from the shop keepers hand.
It is huge. The scoops are so big it is like a pile of fat ladies.
Te chocolate sauce sickly is winded around the appetizing, rich ice-cream.
The sauce is dry and is clinging onto the ice-cream for dare life until it reaches my mouth.
The ice-cream is dressed with countless, radiant, radical sprinkles.
The ice-cream then sucked into incredibly,rapidly into my hungry mouth.
And then it i gone.
My Free Verse #2
Dying Padlock before heaven.
There’s something caught in me. Stuck.
Feelings wont come out. Its like a padlock in me without a key.
Emotions spills out all over the dark light. Theirs grief, gloominess and misery.
Tragic swirls around in circles.
All thoughts splash away. Memories thrown behind, some remain.
Autumn leaves fall down and scatter i try to walk the heart breaking experience off; but it stays. It feels as if family has been stolen. Until the key is found. The padlock unseals
and my life is a new born chicken. I have found the way to to glory. It is pure, unlocked. I am in a different world.
I see my grandparents in this golden world. Heaven.
This poem is about my grandparents that have
died.
Collected Free Verse #1
Don't Ever Bite Your Sister
Don't ever bite your sister.
Don't kick her in the shin.
Don't slap your sister silly
and don't sock her on the chin.
Don't tape a "Kick Me" poster
upon your sister's back.
Don't take your stinky socks off
and then put them in her pack.
Don't purchase plastic spiders
and place them on her head.
Don't leave your rubber rattlesnake
inside your sister's bed.
Don't do this to your sister
for, if you ever do,
I'm pretty sure she may do something
even worse to you.
--Kenn Nesbitt
Collected Free Verse #2
When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three
I was hardly me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five, I was just alive.
But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever,
So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever.
Now I am Six
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
True friends are the family we choose.
True friendship is not words but meanings.
True friendship lasts
a life time.
True friends are hard to find,
harder to leave and
impossible to forget.
Character Poem
First 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 McGovernRobin
Lives in Sherwood Forest where he
Hears 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, and
Is happy to live in Sherwood Forest
Hood. - Joshua, Grade 8
My Character Poem #1
Annie
Lives in her house where she
Hears her family chatting
Sees her loyal friends having a delightful time
Touches her gorgeous rabbits Sweetie & Cuddles
Needs to practice netball shots more.
Fears Debbie’s creaking doors and annoying clock
Gives money to money to charity in need
Wonders what her career will be
Dreams of living in a peaceful world with no war
Believes that one day her sponsor child will be able to earn her own money and support her family
Loves her lamb Honey
Is a kind friendly friend
Gummer
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
Does not bite
Helps with sight
Is good at night
Is bright
A light
Rapping
Keep the beat
Repetition
Rhyming
Rapunzel’s RapRapunzel was a girl with hair of gold
Trapped in a tower in days of old
She wasn’t allowed outside to playAnd her golden hair grew longer each day
Grew longer and longer and longer each day.
The witch who locked her up was meanWith a pointed nose and a face of green
Mean mean meaner than the queen of mean.
- Sonja Dunn
My Rap Poem #1
Snow white was a girl from a fairy-tale
She had a pretty face that was really pale
Her mother was queen; very mean,
Though she was the queen
She wazza a real has been
She would always say
every single day
“Mirror, mirror o the wall whos the cutest of them all:
And the mirror replied
As the queen was eyed
“You are indeed cute ‘n’ beaut
but Snow White is Sweet ‘n’ Neat”
n So the queen was cross
n coz she wanna be the boss
n So she tried to kill Snow White
n by giving her a bite
n of crunchy, crunchy, rosy, rosy apple
n But don’t worry
n The queen was sorry
n Coz Snow white was still the best
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:
The Principle is Missing Ken Nesbitt Funny
The marvelous Homework and
Housework MchineKen Nesbitt Funny
My Noisy Brother Bruce Lansky Funny
Headless Town - Funny
Total Points:
My Selected Poet!
Ken Nesbit
About My Poet!
Who I Am
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.
Publications
Books
I have written the following books:
•Revenge of the Lunch Ladies (Meadowbrook Press, 2007)
•Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney (with Linda Knaus, In Press, Meadowbrook Press, 2006)
•When the Teacher Isn't Looking and Other Funny School Poems (Meadowbrook Press, 2005)
• The Aliens Have Landed at Our School! (Meadowbrook Press, 2001)
• Sailing Off to Sinagapore (Purple Room Publishing, 2001)
• I've Seen My Kitchen Sink (Purple Room Publishing, 1999)
• My Foot Fell Asleep (Purple Room Publishing, 1998)
Extra Poems that I’ve Collected!
Total Point Summary
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