POEM PROMPTS AND POETIC DEVICES

1. POEM PROMPTS AND POETIC DEVICES

4. POETIC DEVICES Rhyme: Repetition of the same sound at the end of words Onomatopoeia: Words that sound like a sound Alliteration: Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words Hyperbole: An exaggeration Simile: A comparison using like or as Metaphor : A strong comparison written as a statement Personification: Giving things human qualities Imagery: Painting pictures with words

5. Poetry Prompts • CHOOSE 2 of the following “prompts” • I have provided examples for your inspiration only; do not copy!!!! Copying someone else’s work is PLAGIARISM and it is illegal!!!! • Write original poems using these 2 “prompts” as guides & inspiration • Make sure you include at least 2 poetic devices in at least 1 of the poems • Pick the poem you like the best and that has at least 2 poetic devices and use it for your assignment! • Post your picked poem to Study Island for a grade

6. “I Can’t Write a Poem” poem • This is one poem everyone can write. Why? Because it’s so easy and so much fun. All you have to do is to make a list of your favorite excuses/complaints you make every time your teacher asks you to write a poem. Add just the right title and ending and voila! You’ve written a terrific LIST poem!

7. Autobiographical Poem • An autobiographical poem is personal. It reveals something about the person writing the poem. It does not have to rhyme. Below is a simple plan (format) you can use to write your own autobiographcial poem. Just follow the steps and before you knw it, you’ll be done! • Format: • (end the first and last lines with a period; all other lines end with a comma) Line One: write your First name. Line Two: write FOUR words that describe YOU, Line Three: write “brother or sister of” and then list your siblings (if you do not have any brother or sisters, write ”daughter of” or “son of”), Line Four: Write “who loves” and then list THREE things you love, Line Five: write “who feels” and then list THREE feelings you have, Line Six: write “who needs” and then THREE things you need, Line Seven: write “who gives” and THREE things you give others, Line Eight: write “who fears” and THREE things that scare you, Line Nine: write “who would like to see” and THREE things you want to see Line Ten: write “resident of” and the town/city/place you live, Line Eleven: write your last name.

8. Michele Twiddymy autobiographical poem • Michele. • Happy, sad, friendly, helpful, • Daughter of Debbie and Ralph, • Who loves my family, my friends, and Jesus, • Who feels tired, blessed, alone, • Who needs personal space, laughter, and words, • Who gives gratitude, grades, and gifts, • Who fears failure, falling, and family dying, • Who would like to see Alaska, Hawaii and my children get married, • Resident of the beautiful state of Pennsylvania, • Twiddy.

9. How to . . . Write a how to poem. You could write a poem telling how to eat spaghetti, how to ask for a date, how to sharpen a knife, how to let go of grief, or even how to write a poem. Or you could take it to the extremes: how to prevent global warming, how to kiss a snake, how to become dust. The poem can be in any form. How to Earn an A in English B By Mrs. Twiddy Visit the island weekly; Strive for ribbons of Agora blue. Don’t sit by weakly; Complete the assignments I give you. Ask all sorts of questions; No need to be shy. All I ask is for participation. Come on! Give it a try! There is some work that must be done; This is school after all. Work first then go have some fun; Your grades will soar not fall. Everyone wants to earn an A, English B is not that hard. So have some fun with Mrs. Twiddy, She’ll be glad to give you that reward!

10. Follow a Metaphor A metaphor makes a comparison and in doing so shapes our perception. Because of this power to shape perception, metaphors are the very essence of poetry. Write an extended metaphor poem defining something important to you. The poem can be in any form, but must be a metaphor. Life Michele twiddy You cut into me Unexpectedly Catching me off guard Little edges Making big messes In my life

11. Name Dropping Mention a famous person – an artist, a musician, a political figure – and a host of associations will come to mind. Some are biographical: the life lived, and perhaps an unexpected death. For other figures, the associations are moral. They center on the values or beliefs or ideals the figures embodied or espoused. Poems that name-drop – whether by talking about a famous figure or by talking to him or her – thus rely on the power of allusion and connotation. You need to write a poem that does one of the following: ~ invokes the famous name in a reader ~ pictures the figure walking through a relevant place, thinking about relevant topics from the contemporary world (for historical figures ONLY) ~ takes place in a setting that is explicitly connected to the person by name in the poem even if everything else in the poem is only indirectly related to that famous person’s life or work This poem has no specific length or rhyme requirements.

12. Where are you Amelia? Brave Not wanting to listen to “No” Woman: strong, beautiful, courageous Wanting to soar Taking herself to levels never achieved before Lost

13. Random Inspiration Go to this site: http://watchout4snakes.com/wo4snakes/Random/RandomWord and use it to generate a random word. Use that word to prompt a poem. Your poem could be a list of alternate definitions. Your poem could be an ode to that object. Your poem could be a lyric about a person who possesses that characteristic. See where this is going? The only requirements are that your poem MUST deal in some way with that word and that the word must be chosen at random using that word generator.

14. PEDAL Pushing my way through life Sometimes it feels all uphill Every once in a while I get the chance To let off the pedal And glide

15. Write a poem in response to the work of art or telling the story of the art. The poem may be in any form.

16. The Fight Darkness tries to invade Light rules the sky In the end, who will win? Which one possesses true power? Light will conquer all.