Alex\'s Poetry Anthology

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My PoetryAnthology

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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)

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What is Poetry? My Definition!

Poetry is .…

-Me

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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? 

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My Acrostic #1

Placid to watch.

Lots of history.

Always available.

New planes coming all the time.

Exciting to watch.

Soaring like a bird.

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My Acrostic #2

French toast.

Rich with beauty.

Awesome countryside.

Nice people friendly to be around.

Crown of the northern hemisphere.

Eiffel tower.

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Haiku

COMPOSING A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HAIKU POEMThe 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 .

Birds take wing on high, gliding over angry wavesback to their safe nests. http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/haiku.html

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My Haiku #1

Humans wish they could soar

but they are much like the boar

but one day they will.

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My Haiku #2

there once was a ninja panda

who lives in a place called miranda

he started off broke

earn,t money like smoke

so he lived on the old veranda.

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Collected Haiku #1

The fierce wind rages

and I see how trees survive

they have learned to bend

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Collected Haiku #2

The lonely raindrop

Hurtling silently downwards

slices humid air.

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Cinquain

Cinquain poems come in three formats:

Cinquain Pattern #1 Line1: One wordLine2: Two words

Line 3: Three wordsLine 4: Four wordsLine 5: One word

Cinquain Pattern #2 Line1: A nounLine2: Two adjectives

Line 3: Three -ing wordsLine 4: A phrase

Line 5: Another word for the noun

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Cinquain

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

Line 4: Eight syllablesLine 5: Two syllables

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

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My Cinquain #1

Animals

like us

animals are us

they have rights

abuse.

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My Cinquain #2

Planes

are fast

but I am faster

in my dreams

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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/

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Diamante Example

squaresymmetrical, conventional

shaping, measuring, balancingboxes, rooms, clocks, halos

encircling, circumnavigating, enclosinground, continuous

circle

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My Diamante #1

Warmth

hot cold

temperature is perfect

warm to touch

warm tepid temperate

silk smooth

water

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My Diamante #2

Tree

green yellow

canopy root leaves

rough bark brown tall

colour beautiful brunch

small bushy

shrub

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Free Verse

Does not have to rhyme Does not have to have a specific rhythm Has no specific length Makes use of figurative speech

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Free Verse Tools

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

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

The stars in the night sky were like sparkling diamonds.

Personification – giving human characteristics to things which are clearly not human                   

The outboard motor cleared its throat.

Alliteration – repeating words with the same beginning soundThomas tied two turnips to two tall trees.

Imagery – using vivid, descriptive words to conjure up an image       

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

Onomatopoeia – using words that sound like what they mean        

He slurped his soup.

Hyperbole – using exaggeration to make a point       

Make me a sundae a mile high.

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My Free Verse #1

There once was a man from paru

who lived in a mighty big shoe

he loved his jelly especially when

its in his belly

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My Free Verse #2

My cat is like a door mat it doesn’t use its

legs unless it has to so we just pick it up.

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Collected Free Verse #1

My mother always nags me.

My father always yells.

My brother always teases .

My sister really smells.

My family’s so obnoxious.

they wont leave me alone

unless the bathroom door is locked,

and I am on my throne.

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Collected Free Verse #2

My teacher loves her iPod its always in her ear she doesn’t mind it if we joke or chat cause she cant hear. If we don’t pay attention she doesn’t seem to care. Whenever she has music on she wears a distant stare. Our principle dropped by one day and she paid no attention He took away her iPod and sent her to detention.

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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

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Friendship is being there

Friendsh

ip

is of th

e

heartFriendship is a feast

Friendship is trying to

understand a mole

Luke, Grade 6

Salamandastron, Brian Jacque

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My Repeat Poster Poem #1

planes soar like birds

planes can be user friendly

planes come in all different sizes

planes come in all sizes

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Character PoemFirst name ____________Lives in ______ where s/he

Hears ________________Sees _________________Touches ______________Needs ________________Fears _________________Gives _________________Wonders ______________Dreams _______________Believes ______________Loves ________________Is ____________________

Last name.

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Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest,Ann McGovernRobinLives 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

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My Character Poem #1first name Karl

lives in china

hears hippos

sees cats

touch mice

needs money

fears girls

gives nothing

dreams to be rich

believes life is worth living

is happy to live on the street.

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Riddle Poem

Line 1: clue about subject

Line 2: adjective and noun

Line 3: two actions connected to subject

Line 4: phrase or statement

Line 5: answer

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Haymeadow, Gary Paulsen

Dumbfly-followed

stubborn and stinkyspread out like a gray carpet

herd of sheep

- Michael, Grade 8

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My Riddle Poem #1

V1 V2 roundoff lift off positive rate gear up

its long and fast

nose up nose down

rodger

planes

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Rapping

Keep the beat

Repetition

Rhyming

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Rapunzel’s RapRapunzel 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

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My Rap Poem #1

the witch woke up in the middle of the night and she was in for a fright she had warts on her pimples and pimples on his nose and hair growing out of no one knows.

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Animated Poem

Illustrate a poem

Scan

Animate using a software program

Incorporate into a presentation

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Animated Three Blind Mice

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Thanks for watching!

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Diary of Poetry Readings!

Date: Title: Poet: Genre:

Total Points:

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My Selected Poet!

Kenn Nesbit

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About My Poet!

Kenn Nesbitt—a full-time children’s poet from Spokane, WA—is author of seven funny poetry books, including The Aliens Have Landed at Our School! and When the Teacher Isn’t Looking, both from Meadowbrook Press. His rib-tickling poetry also appears in seven Meadowbrook Press anthologies and three Scholastic anthologies. Kenn delivers assembly-style programs in which students collaborate to write poems as a group. He also engages students through dazzling performances of his work.

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Extra Poems that I’ve Collected!

I met a genius on the train today about 6 years old he sat beside me and as the train ran down along the coast we came to the ocean and then he looked at me and said ‘its not pretty.

it was the first time that I realised that

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Total Point Summary

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