March 23, 2012

1. March 23, 2012 • Take out your poetry packets that you got on Monday.

2. POETRY FUN FORM FIGURES OF SPEECH

3. LIMERICK • A LIMERICK IS A HUMOROUS POEM WRITTEN IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE-LINE FORM: • LINES 1, 2, AND 5 RHYME • LINES 3 AND 4 RHYME • THERE WAS A YOUNG FELLOW NAMED HALL • WHO FELL IN THE SPRING IN THE FALL • ‘TWOULD HAVE BEEN A SAD THING • IF HE’D DIED IN THE SPRING, • BUT HE DIDN’T—HE DIED IN THE FALL.

4. EXAMPLES OF LIMERICKS • THERE WAS A YOUNG FELLOW NAMED HALL • WHO FELL IN THE SPRING IN THE FALL • ‘TWOULD HAVE BEEN A SAD THING • IF HE’D DIED IN THE SPRING, • BUT HE DIDN’T—HE DIED IN THE FALL.

5. Examples of limericks • Complete the lines: • There once was a princess named Meg • Who accidently broke her ________ • She slipped on the _______ • Not once but ________ • Take no pity on her, I _______

6. Examples of limericks • Complete the limerick • There once was a horse from _________ • Who spoke to master __________ • The master was __________ • And fell to his ____________ • And the horse galloped off to __________

7. CINQUAIN 5 LINES OF UNRHYMED POETRY • LINE 1: ONE WORD [TITLE] • LINE 2: TWO WORDS [describing title] • LINE 3: THREE WORDS [action words] • LINE 4: FOUR WORDS [feeling words or may be a four word sentence] • LINE 5: ONE WORD [synonym for the title]

8. Example of cinquain • Love • Lasting, forgiving • Holding, comforting, shadowing • Warmth that carries you • strength

9. TANKA 5 line unrhymed poem • A TANKA IS USUALLY ABOUT THINGS THAT OCCUR IN NATURE OR FEELINGS THAT WE EXPERIENCE • Line 1: 5 syllables • LINE 2: 7 syllables • LINE 3: 5 syllables • LINE 4: 7 syllables • LINE 5: 7 syllables

10. Example of tanka • Playing hide and seek • Eyes closed---trying not peek. • Counting to fifty, • Ready or not here I come. • Then I find them one by one.

11. HAIKU 3 line unrhymed poem • A haiku is usually about something in nature. • LINE 1: 5 syllables • LINE 2: 7 syllables • LINE 3: 5 syllables

12. Examples of haiku • Standing up tall for • What you think is right can be • Difficult to do. • Time moves without pause • In an effort to get you • To your wanted place.

13. DIAMANTE • LINE 1: noun • LINE 2: 2 adjectives describing the noun • LINE 3: 3 participles [verbs ending in ing or ed] • LINE 4: 4 nouns or a phrase about the noun • LINE 5: 3 participles that begin to show a change in the subject • LINE 6: 2 adjectives which continue the change • LINE 7: Noun- opposite of the subject-line 1

14. Examples of a diamante • Enemies • Silent, bitter • Hating, hurting, fighting • At last, face to face • Asking, thinking, hoping • Talking, laughing • friends

15. Example of a diamante • Morning • Cracking, crisp • Glistening, gleaming, glaring • Sun that stings my eyes • Rushing, raging, tiring • Soothing, sleepy • evening

16. Sijo • Korean form • Deals with dancers, fun, school, home, pets, nature • Six lines of 6, 7, or 8 syllables in each line • Does not rhyme

17. Example of sijo • I love the summer mornings • Shining dew on the fragrant flowers, • Cool breeze through my window, • Sun dancing on the horizon • Bees buzzing in the garden • As I smell breakfast cooking.

18. Quinzaine • 15 syllables in three lines which make a statement followed by a question. • First line- 7 syllables • Second line- 5 syllables • Third line- 3 syllables

19. Example of quinzaine • I like to learn at school but . . . • Why is there so much • Work to do?

20. To get a C • You must do at least 1 limerick, 1 diamante, 1cinquain, 1 tanka, 1 sijo, 2 haiku, and 2 quinzaine. • Eachsheet should have 2 poems, labeled, titled and illustrated. • You must use unlined paper whether typed or handwrittten

21. If you want an A or B • You must do all of the previous poems. • If you want at least a B [80%], you must do at least two of the poems from the following section. • If you want at least an A [90%], you must do at least four of the poems from the following section. • For all poems, you will be graded on following the form accurately and an appropriate illustration, and quality of the poem.

22. For an A or B

23. Free Verse • At least 10 lines of at least 8 syllables each. • No rhyme • Single topic of your choice

24. Name poem • Use your name but must have at least 10 letters in your name. • May use your middle name to make up the 10 letters

25. Example of name poem • Robert Hall • R easonable H appy • O rderly A ble • B oisterous L aughing • E nergetic L ovable • R ational • T alkative

26. Color poem • Color poems may be written in many ways: • You can use one color throughout-- • Blue is the sky on a summer day. • Blue is the color of my mother’s eyes. • Blue I a sapphire on my sister’s hand. • Blue is the water in a swimming pool. • or

27. Yellow is like fresh butter, spread on my morning toast. • Yellow is a daisy in a farmer’s field. • Yellow is the gold in the treasury mint. • or

28. You can use multiple colors-- • Green make me feel like grass blowing in the breeze. • Red makes me feel like a girl who is blushing. • Purple makes me feel the madness of kings. • Must be ten lines with at least 8 syllables each

29. Concrete poem • This type of poetry is concerned with the arrangement of words on a page. The object is illustrated so the meaning of the word, phrase, or sentence is visually depicted. This is sometimes referred to as “shaped whimsey.”

30. Example of concrete poem • jumping up and down and all around jumping up and down and all around jumping up and down and all around

31. Example of concrete poem • The • Great • Big blue • And more blue • Super • ball

32. License plate poem • Use a combination of numbers and letters just like a license plate— • 6 My license plate is out of • 7 date in December. I plan to • 2 change to • A All • E Enemies • D Drive

33. C • One of each: • Limerick • Cinquain • Tanka • Diamante • Sijo • Two of Each: • Haiku • Quinzaine