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CONCRETE POEMS AND
WORD PICTURES
Amy Engnell
Dani Strait
Kelly Azar
Kayley Johnson
CONCRETE POEMS AND WORD PICTURES
A concrete poem is a poem that forms
a picture of the topic or follows the
contours of a shape that is suggested
by the topic.
Word picture: Picture drawn using
descriptive words about an object or
idea that the picture represents
How are these poems different from
what you are used to?
Rules of writing poems • 1.) Choose what you want to write
about• 2.)Choose shape• 3.) Make a list of some good
descriptive words for the poem. (Using the five senses)• 4.) Use the descriptive words to
make poem in the shape you chose.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=JDO5H9HgU08
MODEL
Example: cephalopod fossil (a curly shell)
The poem is going to be about a type of
fossilization that we have gone over in class.
Can you think of any ideas about a specific
type of fossilization?
Create your own concrete poem
about how fossils are made.
Some example pictures:
MY CONCRETE POEM