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“My Quilt” My grandmother made The quilt on my bed, With squares made of memories And colorful thread. This pink square was cut From the first dress I wore, The yellow square came from some pants that I tore. I wore this square fishing, And that to the zoo, To the park I wore red,
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“My Quilt” My grandmother made The quilt on my bed, With squares made of memories And colorful thread. This pink square was cut From the first dress I wore, The yellow square came from some pants that I tore. I wore this square fishing, And that to the zoo, To the park I wore red, To first grade I wore blue. My quilt is so special That’s no mystery, Each night I sleep tight With my own history. Learning about Poetry Stanza Stanzas: lines of poetry that are grouped together. Stanzas can be any length. A poem can be written in one large stanza or it can be divided up into shorter stanzas.. monostich-1 line stanza couplet-2 line stanza tercet- 3 line stanza quatrain-4 line stanza cinquain-5 line stanza sestet-6 line stanza septet-7 line stanza octave-8 line stanza Line: words that are in a horizontal row Line Break: where a line ends Rhyme: two or more words that end in the same vowel and consonant sounds Rhythm: beat Line Line Break Rhyme Adapted from R is for Rhyme, by Judy Young