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What is Poetry?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!What is Poetry? My Definition! Poetry is a way to express your
felling in a song. It’s a way to calm yourself down
and it is also a way to vent your anger, happiness,
and just your feelings. It is also a form of writing a story
but in a short version but it is also like writing a song without music.
Poetry is a way to express your felling in a song.
It’s a way to calm yourself down and it is also a way to vent your anger, happiness,
and just your feelings. It is also a form of writing a story
but in a short version but it is also like writing a song without music. -Maddison
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?
Acrostic
My Acrostic #1Creamy
Healthy (not)
Obviously divine
Caramellow
Oh so yummy
Lovely
Advanced technology to make it
Types of chocolate
Enormous is the best type of chocolate
My Acrostic #2LovelyOvalLollipopsLollies are greatI love themExtravagantSweet
Haiku
n COMPOSING A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HAIKU POEMn 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 .
n Birds take wing on high, gliding over angry wavesback to their safe nests.
n http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/haiku.html
My Haiku #1
Chocolate
I love chocolate,
It is so very divine,
Milk chocolates the best !
My Haiku #2
Recycle
I learnt to recycle,
And care for our environment,
We must learn to care !
Collected Haiku #1
Leaves
Falling to the ground,I watch a leaf settle downIn a bed of brown.
By anonymous.
Collected Haiku #2
Plants
Rain falls, seeds sproutContinues life from somethingSmall but strong, it grows.- By Sarah, age 14 Cape Cod, MA
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
Ice-cream
Ice-Cream
Soft & Creamy
Melts in heat
I think it’s divine
Yummy
My Cinquain #2
Big Cats
Big Cats
Fast runners
Hide, Run, Pounce
They are really smart
Kittens?
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
square
symmetrical, conventionalshaping, measuring, balancing
boxes, rooms, clocks, halosencircling, circumnavigating, enclosing
round, continuouscircle
My Diamante #1
Square
Straight lines
Balanced, Straight, Precise
Cubes, Boxes, Round, Sphere
Never Ending, Continues
Planet, Earth
Circle
My Diamante #2
Chocolate
soft & creamy
squares, pieces, bars
rich, nice, colorful, oval
All different types
yummy, juicy
lollies
Free Verse
n Does not have to rhyme n Does not have to have a specific
rhythm n Has no specific length n Makes use of figurative speech
Free Verse Tools
n Metaphor – suggests a similarity between two things The road snakes around the mountain.
n Simile – highlights the comparison between two things using like, as, resembles, etc.
The stars in the night sky were like sparkling diamonds.n Personification – giving human characteristics to things which are clearly not
human
The outboard motor cleared its throat.n Alliteration – repeating words with the same beginning sound
Thomas tied two turnips to two tall trees. n Imagery – using vivid, descriptive words to conjure up an image
The car sped. - The flashy, yellow, mustang streaked like a bullet along the highway.
n Onomatopoeia – using words that sound like what they mean
He slurped his soup. n Hyperbole – using exaggeration to make a point
Make me a sundae a mile high.
My Free Verse #1
There once was a boy that loved to slurp soup
One day a man poisoned it.
So when he slurped his soup
he died
That will tech him for slurping his soup.
My Free Verse #2
There once was an old broken wallet
One day a lady used it to put all her money
because she was in a hurry, and all her money fell out.
Collected Free Verse #1So Nice
The last time we met I noticed
the bright red flowers in your hair,
Milk soft skin radiating through
heaven’s gate and I wanted to kiss
your tender hand.
Knees buckling from the sweet scent
of your perfume, our bodies locked like
falling birds, We kissed and ran as fast
as we could like two kittens playing with
a ball of yarn.
Landing on our feet, we walked along the
crimson cobblestone streets, At our favorite
sidewalk café we talked and shared this
wonderful moment.
We celebrated life with French bread and good
wine. It was nice to see your lovely smile remain,
on an empty glass of wine and a bite of bread.
Collected Free Verse #2Gabby's Baby Beagle
(A Tongue Twister)
Gabby bought a baby beagle
at the beagle baby store.
Gabby gave her beagle kibble,
but he begged for bagels more.
Gabby loved her baby beagle;
gladly Gabby gave him one,
but her beagle grabbed the bag and
gulped them down till there were none.
So she took her baby beagle
to the bagel baker's store,
where the beagle gobbled bagels,
bags of bagels by the score.
Gabby's beagle gorged on bagels,
bigger bagels than before,
till she'd gobbled every bagel
in the baker's bagel store.
Gulping bagels bulges baby
beagles' bellies really big.
Say goodbye to baby beagle;
Gabby's beagle's now a pig.
--Kenn Nesbitt
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
Chocolate is sweet
Chocolate is creamy
Chocolate is richChocolate is divine
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 #1n MaddisonLives in the earthHears monsters under her bedSees sheep when she is trying to get to sleepTouches her duvet while she pulls it over her headNeeds ChocolateFears SpidersGives presentsWonders what type of monster is under her bedDreams of aliensBelieves in the tooth fairyLoves lolliesIs scared of the darkGibson-Porrett
Riddle Poem
n Line 1: clue about subjectn Line 2: adjective and nounn Line 3: two actions connected to subjectn Line 4: phrase or statementn Line 5: answer
Haymeadow, Gary Paulsen
Dumbfly-followedstubborn and stinkyspread out like a gray carpetherd of sheep
- Michael, Grade 8
My Riddle Poem #1
n Funnyn Has Studentsn Cool but Strangen A Really Great Teachern Mr Lloyd
Rapping
n Keep the beatn Repetitionn 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
n There once was a fish,n That lived in a dish,n It’s favorite food was mish,n He jumped into a bowl,n That was in a hole,n And that was the end of the fishn That liked mish
Animated Poem
n Illustrate a poemn Scann Animate using a software programn Incorporate into a presentation
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Diary of Poetry Readings!
Date: Title: Poet: Genre:
? My elephant is missing Kenn Nesbitt Fiction
? The marvelous homework and housework machine
Kenn Nesbitt Fiction
? While strolling down the beach today
Kenn Nesbitt Fiction
? The principal is missing Kenn Nesbitt FIction
? My noisy brother Bruce Lansky Fiction
? What bugs me Bruce Lansky Fiction
? Untidy Gareth Lancaster Fiction
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Total Points:
My Selected Poet!
nKenn Nesbitt
About My Poet!
n 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!
n Name Of Poem Author
n While Strolling Down the Beach Today , Kenn Nesbitt
n The Principal is missing, Kenn Nesbitt
n The Marvelous Homework and Housework Machine, Kenn Nesbitt
n My Elephant is missing, Kenn Nesbitt
n My Noisy Brother, Bruce Lansky
n Driving at dawn, Van.K. Brock
n When I count to three, Lauri Bohanan
n What bugs me, Bruce Lansky
n Firsts, Zoe Gardner (14)
n I Met a Genius, Charles Bukowski (?)
Total Point Summary
n Write here your total points with a breakdown of how you think those points are made up.