Kimberley’s Poetry

Anthology©

What is Poetry?

Poetry is a river, poem after poem moves along in the exciting crests and falls of the the river waves. None is timeless; each arrives in an historical context, almost everything, in the end, passes.

-Mary Oliver (A Poetry Handbook)

What is Poetry? My Definition!

I think poetry is .…A way to express ones feelings or

state a point.I don’t think that poetry will ever grow

old.

-Me

Acrostic

The word acrostic is formed from the Greek word acros (outermost) and stichos (line of poetry).  The acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line forms a word when you read them looking downward.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/

Panthers growl,Orioles sing, Eagles soar, Monkeys swing. See? 

My Acrostic #1

Sunset glowing along the waters edge

Paradise for all the spring lambies

Rivers shinier than ever

Inside or out, the sun is shining through

New life for leaves on trees

Great children playing outside

My Acrostic #2Bed covers pulled uped covers pulled up

Everything is quiet

Don’t disturb me!

Toasty and warm in my bed, jealous?

I’m the only one making any noise *snore*

My cat is sleeping on my bed

Everything has been turned off

Haiku

n COMPOSING A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HAIKU POEMn The 300-year old Haiku Poem has its own distinct

discipline:- Each complete poem has only three lines, totalling 17 syllables.

- the first line must be five syllables- the second line must be seven syllables- the third line must be five syllables

When these rigid conditions are met, the result can be a very satisfying word picture .

n Birds take wing on high, gliding over angry wavesback to their safe nests.

n http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/haiku.html

My Haiku #1

Clouds floating above

White, fluffy, soft and fragile

Pretty in the sky

Fluffy Clouds

My Haiku #2

Frogs feeding on flys

Jumping all around the pond

Very slimy things

Jumping frogs

Collected Haiku #1

Snow having melted

The whole village is brimful

Of happy children

Collected Haiku #2

The fierce wind rages

And I see how trees survive

They have learned to bend

Cinquain

Cinquain poems come in three formats:

Cinquain Pattern #1 Line1: One wordLine2: Two wordsLine 3: Three wordsLine 4: Four wordsLine 5: One word

Cinquain Pattern #2 Line1: A nounLine2: Two adjectivesLine 3: Three -ing wordsLine 4: A phraseLine 5: Another word for the noun

Cinquain

Cinquain Pattern #3 Line1: Two syllablesLine2: Four syllablesLine 3: Six syllablesLine 4: Eight syllablesLine 5: Two syllables

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm

My Cinquain #1

Rain Clouds

Gather around

High in the sky they

Float up by other

Clouds

My Cinquain #2

Bubbles

Colourful, Round

They pop when

I poke them with stuff

Poor things

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Collected Cinquain #1

n My petn Yellow budgien Eats his seed upside downn When he’s finished he stands uprightn To drink

Diamante

A diamante is a seven line poem, shaped like a diamond. Line 1: one word(subject/noun that is contrasting to line 7) Line 2: two words(adjectives) that describe line 1 Line 3: three words(action verbs) that relate to line 1 Line 4: four words (nouns)first 2 words relate to line 1last 2 words relate to line 7 Line 5: three words(action verbs) that relate to line 7 Line 6: two words(adjectives) that describe line 7 Line 7: one word( subject/noun that is contrasting to line 1) http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/

Diamante Example

squaresymmetrical, conventional

shaping, measuring, balancingboxes, rooms, clocks, halos

encircling, circumnavigating, enclosinground, continuous

circle

My Diamante #1

Animals

Furry, Friendly

Running, Jumping, Galloping

Kind, Cute, Monstrous , Disgusting

Scary, Gross, Yuck

Ugly, Creepy

Bugs

My Diamante #2

Pictures

Still, Old

Detailed, Creative, Original

Effective, Decorative, Touching, Memorable

Colourful, Amazing, New

Moving, quality,

Video

Free Verse

n Does not have to rhyme n Does not have to have a specific

rhythm n Has no specific length n Makes use of figurative speech

Free Verse Tools

n Metaphor – suggests a similarity between two things The road snakes around the mountain.

n Simile – highlights the comparison between two things using like, as, resembles, etc.         

The stars in the night sky were like sparkling diamonds.n Personification – giving human characteristics to things which are clearly not

human                   

The outboard motor cleared its throat.n Alliteration – repeating words with the same beginning sound

Thomas tied two turnips to two tall trees. n Imagery – using vivid, descriptive words to conjure up an image       

The car sped. - The flashy, yellow, mustang  streaked like         a bullet along the highway.

n Onomatopoeia – using words that sound like what they mean        

He slurped his soup. n Hyperbole – using exaggeration to make a point       

Make me a sundae a mile high.

My Free Verse #1

There once was a fat koala

Who lived in a ice-cream parlor

He would eat and eat

And would never sleep

Even if his mummy said soala (so)

The koala said

“Im am very fat and proud”

And hid in the bush

Mixed: Limerick, Haiku

My Free Verse #2

I went to the beach today

And in the sand I dug

I dug so deep my nails were black

And then I heard a crack

A bucket I saw

A shiny red bucket

It had a crack in it

And that was when I realised

I had created a strange and mysterious universe.

My little universe

Collected Free Verse #1

Feet on the ground by the stepping stones

Terra firma underneath my shaking knees

And trembling heart stretched over chasms

That I never thought I'd see just from the edge

And now I'm hanging over, wondering, in midair.

No song would be enough, no notes sufficient

To sing the joy and apprehension strung through me

Waiting to be a melody, point and counterpoint

From each, seeming to be forever, with drumbeats

Resonating in fingers and throats.

Awareness ripples along every nerve, calm,

Inescapable and welcome, like the knowledge

Waking somewhere in my brain that there is

Something more here than eyes can see, or

Five senses pick up, something rare and invisible.

And for the first time I understand what I want and

What Juliet knew, and I see where I have stood

All this time, not alone but supported, held

By something if not the someone holding me now--

It is love, and I will not fall.

Copyright © 1997 by Katherine Foreman.

Where I stand

Collected Free Verse #2

My game face is blue.

I must put it back on, see

How much of my glory was real

And how much fever.

I see drawn eyes, too much marring,

A suit of swan feathers

Without the matching shape.

And however I imagine lights,

No straw spins to gold.

I see as I have been seen,

Not radiant, but ashine in hope

Yet to see a finish.

Copyright © 1998 by Katherine Foreman.

Mirror Mirror

Repeat Poster Poem

§ Select Subject§ Statements beginning with same word§ Design a shape§ Cut out multiple shapes§ One statement on each shape§ Attach to poster in all directions

Friendship is being there

Friendsh

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is of th

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heartFriendship is a feast

Friendship is trying to understand a mole

Luke, Grade 6

Salamandastron, Brian Jacque

My Repeat Poster Poem #1

Happiness is when you wake up on your birthday

Happiness:Happiness is when you get married

Happiness is with your friends H I FA S AP MP II LN YESS

Happiness is always by your side

Character PoemFirst name KimberleyLives in Palmerston North where sheHears Aeroplanes soaring above her homeSees Her friends smiling back at herTouches Her cat SmudgeNeeds Smudge when she moves outFears Bugs and steep hillsGives Her family presentsWonders Why the sky is blueDreams Of living in VeniceBelieves In herselfLoves Her family and friendsIs SpecialLast name Gilling

Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest,Ann McGovern

RobinLives in Sherwood Forest where heHears about the archery contest,Sees the evil sheriff as an enemy,Fears nothing,Gives money to the poor,Dreams about Maid Marian,Loves the feel of a bow in his hands, andIs happy to live in Sherwood ForestHood. - Joshua, Grade 8

My Character Poem #1ElmoLives in Sesame StreetHears his funny voiceSees Cookie Monster yum yum yumTouches his red fluzzy fluffNeeds his stolen cookiesFears The CountGives hugsWonders if Cookie Monster will give back his cookiesDreams of turning pinkBelieves that he CAN turn pinkLoves Big BirdIs special(Last Name) !

Riddle Poem

n Line 1: clue about subjectn Line 2: adjective and nounn Line 3: two actions connected to subjectn Line 4: phrase or statementn Line 5: answer

Haymeadow, Gary Paulsen

Dumbfly-followedstubborn and stinkyspread out like a gray carpetherd of sheep

- Michael, Grade 8

My Riddle Poem #1

StillWooden and BrownStiff and smells like woodHangs on your wallPicture frame

Rapping

n Keep the beatn Repetitionn Rhyming

Rapunzel’s Rap

Rapunzel was a girl with hair of goldTrapped in a tower in days of old

She wasn’t allowed outside to playAnd her golden hair grew longer each dayGrew longer and longer and longer each day.

The witch who locked her up was meanWith a pointed nose and a face of greenMean mean meaner than the queen of mean.

- Sonja Dunn

My Rap Poem #1

There once was an old lady who never said please,

She walked down the street one day and got covered in cheese.

So she ran back home and took a shower,

Got her broomstick and said “I’ve got the power”.

She got on her broomstick and zoomed to the supermarket,

But realised there was no-where to park it.

So she decided to go to the park,

But by the time she got there it was dark.

She went home and cooked up a potion,

And it turned into body lotion.

So she went to bed and thought “Today has twisted me around the bend”

And now the poem has finished, The End.

Animated Poem

n Illustrate a poemn Scann Animate using a software programn Incorporate into a presentation

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My Limerick #1

n There once was a man Mr Lloydn He was someone that you would avoidn He would bark and shoutn And will kick you outn And has committed very many froids

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Diary of Poetry Readings!

Date: Title: Poet: Genre:

Total Points:

Extra Poems that I’ve Collected!

n Humpty Dumpty Sat On The Pot,n Linda Knaus

n Humpty Dumpty sat on the potn Humpty Dumpty tinkled a lotn Now all the kings horses n And all the kings menn Will never dress Humpty in diapers again

Total Point Summary

n Write here your total points with a breakdown of how you think those points are made up.