Poetry booklet

1. Year 7 English Poetry booklet

2. Simile: A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another. Uses the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ E.g. He was driving like a bat out of hell. Comparison poetry: simile

3. SIMILE Match • Leech • Rake • Bone • Sheet • Dog • Swan • The ballerina moves like a graceful … • The river bed was a dry as a …. • After seeing the accident she was a white as a … • Her frightened friend clung to her like a … • The jogger was a thin as a …. • During the party he was a sick as a ….

4. SIMILE MATCH • Snail • Cucumber • Peacock • Wind • Pancake • Diamonds • The principal’s eyes gleamed like …. • During the argument she remained as cool as a … • Desert country is often as flat as a … • In her new clothes she was as proud as a … • The old bus was as slow as a … • The sprinter ran like the …

5. SimileS: BLUEBACK EXAMPLES • “… every pane of glass looked like a little fire.” p2 • “… clinging to his skin like pearls.” p3 • “… round and silver like shiny hubcaps.” p4 • “… the sun melting like butter on white dunes.” p66

6. THE BOXER The great iron figure crouches, Scabs like flowers on his knees, And his chest like a mountain And his legs as thick as trees. He spits blood like a cherub In a fountain spouting foam. Ringed around by swinging ropes And punters going home. Broken-knuckled, shiny-eyed, Battered, bruised and wet With droplets like cold rubies, And laced with bitter sweat. He crouches in a corner In his pool of sparking red And dreads the jeers which soon will fall Like blows upon his head. Emma Payne

7. Roaring like a lion Racing like a cheetah Hot as the sun Crackling and blazing Bushfire Alison Reldas Simile: bushfire

8. From ‘Blueback’ “Above them, on the rippling shiny surface, the boat hung like a kite … “ simile

9. Writing your own simile poems… TIGER By Alison Reldas Quiet as a sea breeze Striped like a crossing Swift as an express train Lying in ambush – Tiger. BUSH RABBITS By Alison Reldas Ears like radars Claws like knives Stealthy as thieves Searching, eating, scratching – Bush rabbits.

10. Formula Poems… Title (the subject of the poem) Three similes about the subject A statement about the subject The title repeated Writing your own simile poems…

11. A comparison technique where one thing is said to be something else. Assists understanding by creating an image. It often appeals to the reader on a personal level as it relates to the reader’s own experiences. metaphor

12. ‘The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor.’ Alfred Noyes METAPHOR

13. Extended metaphor • A metaphor that continues for several lines. • Sometimes a whole poem can be a single metaphor… The Crimson Serpent Fire: a serpent, hissing and crackling Now pacified, now demanding Climbing and swirling through countless grotesque forms – Hungrily eying the next morsel of food in its path to self-destruction. Fire – now secluded, now rampant through the charred ruins of its meal Now friendly and warm, the next moment fierce and hot Desperately trying to escape an inescapable fate – A crimson serpent with an insatiable appetite, Doomed to death through its own greediness.

14. The Sea The sea is a hungry dog. Giant and grey. He rolls on the beach all day. With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws. Hour upon hour he gnaws The rumbling, tumbling stones. And ‘Bones, bones, bones, bones!’ The giant sea-dog moans, Licking his greasy paws. And when the night wind roars And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, And howls and hollows long and loud. But on quiet days in May or June, When even the grasses on the dune Play no more their reedy tune, With his head between his paws He lies on the sandy shores, So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snore. James Reeves Extended metaphor

15. PERSONIFICATION PERSONIFICATION PERSONIFICATION

16. Human characters are given to non-human things. It is used to help make an image more vivid by having the audience associate human characteristics with it. personification

17. personification • The wind shouted through the trees. • The old windmill moaned. • The leaves danced in the breeze.

18. PERSONIFICATION PERSONIFICATION PERSONIFICATION

19. From ‘Blueback’ “The school bus rattled along the Longboat Bay road, spitting gravel and raising dust … “ “Out at Robber’s Head the sea heaved itself at the cliffs.” “High above him the wind groused in the crowns of the karris.” “Surf hammered the shore and chewed it away.” personification

20. On – o – mat – uh – pee – u ‘Words that imitate sounds’ Makes the writing sound interesting or dramatic. onomatopoeia

21. onomatopoeia • ‘... A huge blue shadow twitched and quivered.” p.7

22. Purred Skimmed Cold rush Cut the motor Phhht! Whooshed Swirled Glowed Terrible rush Spit Darted panting CHAPTER ONE: BLUEBACK

23. From ‘Blueback’ “Abel saw the flash of his mother’s screwdriver.” “She prised the abalone off the rock…” “His mother came gliding up …” “… another rush from the lurking shadow.” “They skimmed back … toward the jetty …” “… his mother clanking around in the shed.” “… trees jangled with bells …” onomatopoeia

24. From ‘Blueback’ “ … a little puff of sediment …” “Her snorklewooshed beside him…” “The muscle twitched in its shell.” “The school bus rattled along … “ “The old fish scooted in circles … “ “His fins vibrated.” onomatopoeia

25. Onomatopoeia: example Crack an Egg Crack an egg.Stir the butter.Break the yolk.Make it flutter.Stoke the heat.Hear it sizzle.Shake the salt,just a drizzle.Flip it over,just like that.Press it down.Squeeze it flat.Pop the toast.Spread jam thin.Say the word.Breakfast's in . • by Denise Rodgers

26. Onomatopoeia: example Laundrette Wishy, washy, there’s my shirt Swirling, squirming round my vest. Splashy, dashy, two red socks, In a sandwich with the rest. A football scarf, a bright-red hat A pillow-slip, blue jeans a sheet. Oh, my goodness, what was that? A hand, a face, a pair of feet Someone swirling round quite bare – How did Granny get in there? Gareth Owen

27. alliteration • The repetition of the same consonant, especially at the beginning of words. The Snake “He sipped with hisstraight mouth, Softly drank through hisstraight gums, into hisslack long body, Silently.” D.H.Lawrence

28. From ‘Blueback’ “In a seam along the smooth granite rock, the shellfish grew round and silver like shiny hubcaps.” “It had fins like ping pong paddles.” “The mosaic of itsscalesshone in the morning sun.” alliteration

29. …………….. witches …………….. sausages …………….. holidays ……………. mothers ……………. hamburgers ……………. bananas …………….. spiders ……………… footballers …………….. teachers …………….. Students ……………. fish …………….. groper alliteration

30. assonance • The repetition of similar vowel sounds close together to create a musical effect. The Lotus Eaters And in the stream the long leaved flowers weep, And in the craggy ledge the poppy hangs in sleep. Alfred Lord Tennyson

31. Free verse is just what it says it is - poetry that is written without proper rules about form, rhyme, rhythm, etc. Free verse: definition

32. In free verse the writer makes his/her own rules. The writer decides how the poem should look, feel, and sound. Free verse: definition

33. Winter Poem Nikki Giovanni once a snowflake fell on my brow and i loved it so much and i kissed it and it was happy and called its cousins and brothers and a web of snow engulfed me then i reached to love them all and i squeezed them and they became a spring rain and i stood perfectly still and was a flower Free verse: example

34. I May Be Dreaming, But Wouldn't It Be Great If... …I were a genius who could get straight As in school without having to do any homework. …My parents let me eat dessert first and then anything else wanted. …My little sister moved to an island off the coast of Madagascar and I never heard from her again, except on my birthdays, when she'd send me a card with money in it. …Instead of making me go to Sunday school, my parents would take me and my girlfriend to the amusement park, where I could practice the Golden Rule on the roller coaster by holding her hand whenever she got scared. Free verse: example

35. Sleepy Thoughts on a Cold Winter Night I'm cold. I pull my blanket over my head. That's better. I find a comfortable position and start breathing slowly. I wonder what it would be like to be a bear and sleep all winter. I guess you'd have to have a pretty big last supper, or you'd have to wake up in January to find something to eat. I wonder what it would be like to be a fish and sleep at the bottom of a lake. I guess you'd have to have gills, or you'd have to come up to the surface every ten seconds or so to get a breath of air. Free verse: example

36. Write a paragraph describing yourself. Break the sentences up into phrases Add words to the phrases for more depth Re-arrange the phrases Play around with the words until you are happy with the final ‘look’ of the poem Publish this. Free verse: activity

37. Mrs. Alexander is undoubtedly THE most amazing and fantastic teacher in the world. Not only is she a highly talented educator, but is also extremely good looking and one of the nicest people you would ever wish to meet. She also has an extremely over-inflated opinion of herself. Free verse: activity

38. Mrs. Alexander amazing and fantastic teacher highly talented educator extremely good looking nicest people you would ever wish to meet unfortunately over-inflated opinion of herself Free verse: activity

39. An unrhymed poem consisting of 5 formatted lines. Written to a formula. cinquain

40. Cinquains do not have titles. However, the first line serves as the announced topic. cinquain

41. One word topic Two describing words Three action words A four word phrase One word relating to the topic Cinquain: Format

42. Cinquain example Rain Heavy, awesome Drenching, soaking, penetrating Renewing the earth’s firmament Soil-soaker

43. Cinquain example Mantis Stick Predator Stalking, preening, searching Slenderly fashioned by nature Killer

44. Cinquain example • Cat.  • Fluffy, cuddly. • Purring, sleeping, kneading. • Asleep on my pillow. • Kitten.

45. Cinquain example Dalmation Spotted, happy Running, barking, jumping Tail is always wagging Dog.

46. Japanese form of poetry. Non-rhyming and written to a formula Usually about something in nature. haiku

47. 17 syllables in total • 1st Line: 5 syllables • 2nd Line: 7 syllables • 3rd Line: 5 syllables Haiku: format

48. Haiku: example • Written by Basho (famous Japanese poet) • This snowy morningThat black crow I hate so much ....But he's beautiful!—Basho

49. Haiku: example • The flower rises • Sunshine on the morning dew • Birds begin to chirp

50. Haiku: example • Orange, yellow, red • Drifting slowly to the ground • Another leaf falls