Poetry Portfolio

1. Poetry Portfolio Akila Jayawardane 2010, May, 7 8C

2. Definitions • Alliteration: The repeating of the beginning consonant sounds. • Ex: Red Round Rail

3. Definitions • Rhyme:A poem or verse having a regular correspondence of sounds, especially at the ends of lines. • Ex: shock, lock

4. Definitions • Assonance:The repetition of vowel sounds. Ex: Great Straight Gate

5. Definitions • Internal Rhyme: The rhyming of words in the middle of lines. • Ex: I walked to the store before I tore my ligament.

6. Definitions • Consonance: The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the words. • Ex: We Stacked the PackedTracks.

7. Definitions • End Rhyme: The rhyming of words at ends of two or more lines of poetry. Ex: I went to the store. Then I got hit by the door.

8. Definitions • Onomatopoeia: The use of words whose sounds make you think of their meanings. • EX: Tap, Screech, Boom

9. Figurative Language • Simile: Compares one thing to something unlike it using the words like or as. • Ex: Lucas runs as fast as light.

10. Figurative Language • Metaphor: Makes a comparison without using the words like or as. Ex: He has the heart of a devil.

11. Figurative Language • Personification: Makes a comparison in which something that is not human is described with human qualities. • Ex: The thunder grumbled like an monster.

12. Figurative Language • Symbolism: A symbol is an image which suggests or represents something other than itself. In poetry, a symbol represents both what it is, and additionally, a concept or an idea. • Ex: Skull means death.

13. Figurative Language • Hyperbole: Makes exaggerated comparisons for effect. • Ex: I'm so lazy, I could sleep for a year.

14. Acrostic poem • S pilling on everyones clothes. • A great taste. • U sed by everyone. • C ost is cheep. • E aten with meals.

16. Template • Poetry is where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title.

17. Triplet • 1 • Norm and Gorm • Went to the dorm • In a storm • 2 • Akila is my name • Yesterday I went to the baseball game • But the game was really lame

19. Template • A Triplet is a poem of three lines. Most often the three lines rhyme. Some triplets have only two rhymed lines with different patterns.

20. Haiku Poems 1 The birds are flying Trying to Make large patterns Taking a big dive 2 Beautiful bugs Landing on the small flowers Sipping the honey

22. Template • Haiku (also called nature or seasonal haiku) is an unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5,7,5) or 17 syllables in all. Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature (seasons). The 5/7/5 rule was made up for school children to understand and learn this type of poetry. For an in depth description of Haiku, please visit the Shadow Poetry Haiku, Senryu,Tanka section. There is much more to haiku than the made up 5/7/5 version.

23. Cinquain Poems Dragon Red animal They kill things everyday Always evil has no heart or soul The Beast Basket Large, brown and light Mostly used to Carry things Heavy at times but always handy bucket

25. Template • Cinquain is a short, usually unrhymed poem consisting of twenty-two syllables distributed • as 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, in five lines. It was developed by the Imagist poet, Adelaide Crapsey. • (For further information, please scroll down for an article on Cinquain from the SP Quill • Quarterly Magazine written by Deborah P Kolodji.)

26. Quatrain Poem • Today, I saw a flower • Right before the rain shower • When I was going to the store • Before I got hit by the door

28. Template • A Quatrain is a poem consisting of four lines of verse with a specific rhyming scheme. • A few examples of a quatrain rhyming scheme are as follows: • #1) abab • #2) abba -- envelope rhyme • #3) aabb • #4) aaba, bbcb, ccdc, dddd -- chain rhyme.

29. Limerick Poem • There once was a man from Korea. • He had a sister named Loria. • He washed all the dishes. • Then cooked all the fishes. • And his mother's name was Foria.

31. Template • A Limerick is a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines which originated in Limerick, Ireland. • The Limerick has a set rhyme scheme of : a-a-b-b-a with a syllable structure of : 9-9-6-6-9. • The rhythm of the poem should go as follows: • Lines 1, 2, 5: weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak • Lines 3, 4: weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak • This is the most commonly heard first line of a limerick: "There once was a man from Nantucket."

32. Diamante Poem • Ovechkin • funny, reckless • scoring, hitting, screaming • fun, media, serious, strong • passing, trusting, believing • cool, calm • Crosby

34. Template • A Diamante is a seven- lined contrast poem set up in a diamond shape. The first line begins with a noun/subject, and second line contains two adjectives that describe the beginning noun. The third line contains three words ending in - ing relating to the noun/subject. The forth line contains two words that describe the noun/subject and two that describe the closing synonym/antonym. If using an antonym for the ending, this is where the shift should occur. In the fifth line are three more - ing words describing the ending antonym/synonym, and the sixth are two more adjectives describing the ending antonym/synonym. The last line ends with the first noun's antonym or synonym.

35. Template • Line 1: Noun or subject. • Line 2: Two Adjectives describing the first noun/subject. • Line 3: Three - ing words describing the first noun/subject. • Line 4: Four words: two about the first noun/subject, two about the antonym/synonym Line. • 5: Three - ing words about the antonym/synonym. • Line 6: Two adjectives describing the antonym/synonym. • Line 7: Antonym/synonym for the subject.

36. Autobiographical poem • Akila • Nice, kind, helpful,funny • Sibling to no one • Who likes sports • Who feels good • Who needs food • Who gives to charity • Who fears ducks • Who would like to see Ovechkin • Resident of Douglas Avenue • Jayawardane

37. Template • Step 1 • Keep in mind that there are only going to be eleven lines to your poem and that you need only share the information you are comfortable with. • Step 2 • Write line one, which is just your first name, and line eleven, which is just your last name. • Step 3 • Consider four traits that describe you and/or your personality. These four traits will be listed as line 2.

38. Template • Step 4 • Fill in this statement as your line three, "Sibling to..." Keep in mind that this can be as serious or as funny as you wish. For some, line three may be "Sibling to Emily" and for another person it may be, "Sibling to the most dramatic 2-year old monster ever." • Step 5 • Brainstorm ideas for lines four, five, six, seven and eight. In order these lines of your poem begin, "Who likes...", "Who feels...", "Who needs...", "Who gives..." and "Who fears..."

39. Template • Step 6 • Contemplate a person, a place or a thing you would like to see for line nine, which begins, "Who would like to see..." • Step 7 • Describe your residence for line ten, which reads "Resident of..."This can be as precise as your address or as vague as "Resident of

40. Free Verse • Ovechkin • Down the wing • Decking • Passing the blue line • Shooting • Puck in the net

41. Template • Free Verse • Free Verse is an irregular form of poetry in which the content free of traditional rules of versification, (freedom from fixed meter or rhyme). • In moving from line to line, the poet's main consideration is where to insert line breaks. Some ways of doing this include breaking the line where there is a natural pause or at a point of suspense for the reader. • Following the direction of Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound and T.S.Eliot, many modern day poets use this particular form of expression.

42. Couplet • Multiply six times eight? • And you will get forty-eight. • I am the best, My name is Dorte. • Soccer is my favorite sport.

43. Template • A couplet is a two-lined verse. Both lines rhyme and usually have a rhythm to them. • To write a couplet, you should first select a basic idea that you want to convey. This idea can be related to a history, social studies, or even a math lesson. • The Syllables are the same.

44. My Choice • Acrostic Poem • O n the ice everyday. • V ery good player. • E nergetic • C apitals is the team he plays for. • He is one of the greatest. • K ind and funny. • I s one of the greatest. • N atural talent.

46. Template • Any poem you want.