POETRY

1. POETRY • What is Poetry? • writing chosen and arranged to create a certain emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm • Many different types. You will learn these types and make examples of them. • Poetry Project Due April 30th

2. ACROSTIC • An Acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line would spell out a word if it were read vertically. Usually the vertical word would be the subject of the poem. • P oetry is fun. • O ne has to just choose a topic and be creative. • E ven considered a beautiful form of art. • T ry it yourself! • R eally fun to read and share! • Y ou may even enjoy it!

3. CINQUAIN a form consisting of five lines. Each has a required number of syllables, and a specific topic. Line 1:Title (noun)- 2 syllablesLine 2: Description- 4 syllables Line 3: Action- 6 syllablesLine 4: Feeling (phrase)- 8 syllablesLine 5: Title (synonym for the title)- 2 syllables

4. CINQUAIN • Example: • FlowersPretty, fragrantWaiting, watching, weedingEnjoying all the while they growGardens

5. Alphabet Alliteration In alliteration, each important word in the line begins with the same letter. These poems end up being crazy, nonsense poems. Use your imagination and alliteration skills to write three words for each alphabet letter. If you want to, write longer alliteration phrases. The first word should be an adjective (word describing a noun), followed by a noun (the subject - the person or thing), followed by a verb (showing the action that the subject does). 8 letters for first poem, all 26 letters to count for 2 poems.

6. Alphabet Alliteration Example Awesome Allie ate apples Brilliant Babies buy bananas Colorful chameleons change colors Droopy dogs dig dirt Excellent elephants eat eggs Funny friends find fossils Great grandmas grow gardens Hilarious Hilary held her hat Intelligent igloo Inuits iron ice Jumping jokers juggle jugs Kind kings kick kangaroos Lovely Lacey likes lots of lemurs Marvelous Molly makes milkshakes Noisy Noah nibbles nuts Outstanding octopus ate Oreos Purple porcupines play with pencils Quiet Quarry quickly gets quiet Rough Rufus rides roller skates Stinky stars stands on stables Tough Tommy tells Timmy to talk Understanding us is a U-turn Vicious likes to play volleyball Wonderful Wal-Mart sold Whiskers X-ray play xylophones Yellow YoxYo-Yoed yesterday Zipping zebra zipped zippers

7. Haiku an ancient Japanese form with no rhyme. Haiku often deals with nature. This type of poetry has three lines with a fixed number of syllables:Line 1= 5 syllablesLine 2= 7 syllables Line 3= 5 syllables

8. Haiku Example The dying plant bendsAnd drips its dew to the ground It falls like a tear The wind is blowing The bush rustles very hard I love the hard wind

9. Five Senses Poem This type of poetry tells how your five senses deals with the subject of your choice. Pick anything you want to write poetry about, then write a poem using these six lines:Line 1. Tell what color the emotion isLine 2. Tell what it sounds likeLine 3. Tell what it tastes likeLine 4. Tell what it smells likeLine 5. Tell what it looks likeLine 6. Tell how it makes you feel

10. 5 Senses example Summer is yellow It tastes like lemonade It sounds  like kids splashing in the lake It smells like dandelions It looks like boating It makes me feel overjoyed! by Hillary Renz

11. CONCRETE POETRY A concrete poem is a poem that forms a picture of the topic or follows the contours of a shape that is suggested by the topic This can also be called shape poetry and is very visual and artistic.

12. Concrete Poem examples Let’s look at this link for examples!! http://manassas.k12.va.us/round/ClassWeb/Slough/Poetry/concrete.htm

13. Free Verse Author’s Choice It does not need to rhyme or follow any specific format. Be creative & Write!!

14. Bio Poem A Biopoem is a poem that describes a person in 11 lines. There is a specific formula to use when writing a bio poem. (First name)- (Four adjectives that describe the person) Son or Daughter of (your parents names) Lover of (three different things that the person loves) Who feels (three different feelings and when or where they are felt) Who gives (three different things the person gives) Who fears (three different fears the person has) Who would like to see (three different things the person would like to see) Who lives (a brief description of where the person lives) -(last name)

15. Bio Poem Example Marie Intelligent, resourceful, caring, responsible Daughter of Nick and Michelle Lover of books, travel and family Who feels relaxed with friends, happy on holidays, and energetic when outdoors Who gives love, homework and hugs Who fears scary movies, spiders and rodents Who would like to see Hawaii, Venice, and Egypt Who lives in Lancaster, OH Raynes