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My Poetry
Anthology
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 .… an explanation of the authors actions or feelings
-Me
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
Racing
Awesome
Close wheel 2 wheel action
Exiting
Crashing
Amazing speed
Radical cornering
My Acrostic #2
Hoping not to crash
Amazing gear shifting
Incredible crashing
Racing round it
Pathetic passing
Impossible to apex
Not an easy corner
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
The big tree outside
with the little squirrel inside
and the leaves blowing
My Haiku #2
Our earth is dying
Recycle whenever you can
save the planet now
Collected Haiku #1
Silence--a strangled
Telephone has forgotten
That it should ring
Collected Haiku #2
Freeway overpass--
Blossoms in graffiti on
fog-wrapped June mornings
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
Motorbikes
With motors
Some are fast
Some are very slow
Interesting!!
My Cinquain #2
Race-cars
Burning fuel
Burning up rubber
Smoking up the track
Fast!!
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, enclosing
round, continuouscircle
My Diamante #1
Winter
Rainy,Cold
Skiing,Skating,Sledding
Mountains,Wind,breeze,ocean
Swimming,Surfing,Scupadiving
Sunny,Hot
Summer
My Diamante #2
Studies
unhappy,difficult
boring,Succeeding,Sleeping
Library,Pencil,Card,Outside
Interesting,Exciting,Failing
Happy,Easy
Playing
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
Im in the race-car
Flying down the straight at
Two hundred and ten kilometers an hour
Coming to the corner when...
The brakes fail about twenty meters away
What will i do
My Free Verse #2
Im siting on the motor bike
accelerating and changing gears
dirt flying into my face
going through the ruts and bumps
and floating over the jumps
Collected Free Verse #1
I won't ask you why you're running and
I won't ask you if you care
But the subject's going to come up
Sooner or later, and it might as well be
Now that I'm thinking about it.
And it's okay if you test me, without
Having to test my limits, but
I've never liked pop quizzes and
It seems a little unfair.
And I don't want to dance if
You can't make me pretend that
You love me, and you can't.
So it's a weekend for nothing
And here I am with my whole soul
Bared to you, about you and
I feel more naked than over spaghetti.
But I'll keep it quiet for your sake
And couch my words in negations
Of where they come from, and I would
Deny my soul to tell the truth to you forever.
Collected Free Verse #2
The world's most humble egotist
Spin it around but
Nothing is true or can be, so
We're all wrong but you're not.
Is it false that nothing is true
Or can you be the only one blind enough
To see the unreality of the real?
All your isms, you'll never be quite wrong
But if nothing is true
Neither are you.
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
Racing
Burnt Fuel
Sparks flying
Rubber Burning
Character PoemFirst 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
First name: Lewis
Lives in: Britain
Hears: The roaring engine behind
Sees: The chicane ahead
Touches: steering wheel & race gear
Needs: An F1 title
Fears: copying Ayrton Senna’s crash at the Imola Grand prix
Gives: Advice & signatures
Wonders: About being world champ
Dreams: Being world champion
Believes: He can win
Loves: winning
Is: A great roll-model
Last name: Hamilton
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
Fuel
Bright sparks
Fast gear changing
Thrill to win
Race-cars
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
I cycled down to the burger bar
with out my hands on the handle bars
i lost control and broke my jaw
i don’t think i will do that any more
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:
Total Points:
My Selected Poet!
Kenn Nesbitt
About My Poet!
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!
The pits are my favorite place to be.
The pits are wonderful,
Can't you see?
If you don't understand,
I'll make you see.
If the cars weren't fixed,
Where would they be?
If a car comes in with forty nicks,
It goes in bashed,
It comes out fixed.
Now you can see why the pits are so wonderful to me!
Total Point Summary
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