Post on 17-Jan-2018
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Powerful Poetry
Mrs. Bach1st Period
5 W Poem
Merry Go Round PoochStarr
spun circles like a merry go roundin our cloudy backyard
last night.She loves to chase her tail!
Literary device used: Simile
See What I found Poem
The Great HuntThe Great HuntA book,A book,
The book is a bear, brown and old.The book is a bear, brown and old.Lost in the corner of a library shelf.Lost in the corner of a library shelf.
A book to balance on my head;A book to balance on my head;A book to read when there’s nothing else to do.A book to read when there’s nothing else to do.
Many adventures of yesterday.Many adventures of yesterday.
Literary device used: MetaphorLiterary device used: Metaphor
Acrostic
Happy Sun
Smiles brightly at the EarthUp in the sky
Nice and warm on my skin
Literary device used: Personification
Limerick Limerick
Spring FlingWhen it’s time for the flowers to bloom,
We quietly sit in our room,We sit silently awaiting the springWhen the songbirds will softly sing
And chase away winter’s cold gloom!
Literary device used: Alliteration (“s” sound)
Name PoemJenny
It means strong, compassionate, friendlyIt is 100
It is like light strawberriesIt is going swimming in the cold lake at Banff
It is the memory of Grandma TracyWho taught me patience and trust a million times every day
When she worked at the schoolMy name is Jenny
It means I believe in working hard and never giving up
• Literary device used: hyperbole
Free Verse FALLFALL
One October morning I went outside.One October morning I went outside.The air was as crisp as apple pie.The air was as crisp as apple pie.
I saw a tree that had golden leaves.I saw a tree that had golden leaves.The tree had lots of branches.The tree had lots of branches.
““swish, swish swish”swish, swish swish”The branches were swaying side to side.The branches were swaying side to side.
““Caw” “Caw” screeched from the skyCaw” “Caw” screeched from the skyThe crows were cawing as they were flying over the tree tops.The crows were cawing as they were flying over the tree tops.
Literary device used: onomatopoeiaLiterary device used: onomatopoeia