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Formula Poetry2+2+2+2+2+2+2=14
Simile Poems
Simile = a comparison using like or as
• Simile Poem = a stack of similes piled on top of a particular subject
As lonely as a tree without leaves As cold as a polar bear’s breath
As lonely as an abandoned pup As cold as a penguin’s flippers
As lonely as footsteps in the rain As cold as an ice cube down my back
Is my house in the quiet of the night. Are my bare hands while making a snowball.
Contrast PoemsRock Concert
Amplify the words and musicFor thousands of screaming fans.
Every second must be filledWith sound.
Hours later, everyone isGone.
My footsteps echoThrough the empty hall.
.
A Contrast Poem has two parts. Each part shows a different side of a person, a thing, or an idea. Choose two different ways of describing or
looking at the subject. Let your subject be your title
Feelings on Four Poems
Contains:
• 1. Subject of the poem becomes the TITLE
• 2. Two adjectives that describe the subject
• 3. A verb phrase
• 4. A question or statement about the subject
Apple
Red and Tart
Falling from the tree
Why do you always have a worm?
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Football
Tan and tough
Smashing through the sky
Why do you always save your fumbles for me?
Who, What, Where, When, Why Poems
Each line should answer one of those questions - - usually in that order.
The poem should be short and to the point.Born Waiting
The mare The old woman
Gave birth to the colt sits quietly
After midnight in a waiting room
In her stall on a winter day
Because it was time what would you do if you
had a toothache?
Haiku ( 5 – 7 – 5 syllables)
In the falling snow
A laughing boy holds out his palms
Until they turn white
The geese flying south
In a long row and V-shaped
Pulling in winter
Haikuestion
Similar to a Haiku - - the only difference is that the Haikuestion poses a question at the end of the poem.
The question gives the poem a twist and makes the reader stop and think for a moment.
English, Math and French
I work hard to get an A
Studying long hours
Why is study so easy for my brother?
One-Liner Poems
Pattern: I wish I were adjective, color, person or thing, verb phrase.
I wish I were a hilarious pink billboard squatting on Mars.
Emotions and Senses
• Start the first line with the name of an emotion. Finish the line by telling what color it is.
• Tell what the emotion sounds like.
• Tell what it smells like.
• Tell what it tastes like.
• Tell what it feels like.
Lonliness is gray.
It sounds like a cold winter wind.
It smells like an attic in autumn.
It tastes like bitter aspirin.
Loneliness feels like a tear gently running down your
face.
People Poems
1. Tell whom you’re writing about
2. Describe the person with 2 adjectives connected by and or but.
3. Use a verb and an adjective to show this person in a typical action.
4. Think up a comparison to show a special quality this person has.
5. Close the poem with an IF ONLY phrase which expresses something you wish for regarding this person
Tony Dorsett
Competitive but cool-headed
Accelerates rapidly
As fast as a top fuel dragster - -
If only he could carry the winning pass!
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My Baby Brother
Whiny and wet
Cries constantly
As noisy as a thousand screeching tires - -
If only he will grow up happy.
What Good Luck… What Bad Luck…
Good Luck Bad LuckIt’s Saturday It’s raining
Bubblegum New braces
A new kitten With claws
Substitute teacher It’s the Principal
Homework Done Wrong page
What good luck, I hit the ball out of the field
What bad luck, it went through the window.
What good luck, the window was open,
What bad luck, my dad was sitting in front of it,
What good luck, the ball missed him.
What bad luck, it knocked over a lamp,
What good luck, the lamp wasn’t broken.
What bad luck, the mirror behind it was.
Diamente Poem
1. Write down a noun
2. Two adjectives describing the noun
3. Three participles (words ending in “ing” or “ed”)
4. Four nouns related to the subject - - the second two nouns have meaning opposite to the first two.
5. Three participles indicating change or development of the subject
6. Two adjectives that carry on the idea of change and development
7. A noun that is the opposite of the subject.
Tarheels
Unbelievable, fantastic
Struggling, scoring, winning
ACC Champs, destiny’s darlings, Final Four, Roy’s
Boys
Thrilling, exciting, celebrating
Number ONE!
Portrait Poem• I am (first name)
• Son/Daughter of (or brother/sister of)
• Who needs
• Who loves
• Who sees
• Who hates
• Who fears
• Who dreams of
• Who has found
• Resident of (I’ve seen people list here everything from their address to “the small blue green planet third from the sun”)
• Last name
I am Caroline
Daughter of Steve and Nancy
Who needs the beach in summertime
Who loves her bare feet in flip-flops
Who sees good in everything that she does
Who hates haters
Who fears she’s not making a difference everyday
Who dreams of making people smile with their whole face
Who has found a second chance to make a change in the world
Resident of this wonderful life and beautiful earth
Ray
Remembering Poem
Remembering, I see (his/her) face - -
A face ___________________________________
A face ___________________________________
A face ___________________________________
Remembering, I see (his/her) face - -
I remember
How ____________________________________
And how ________________________________
This face means _____________________ to me.
Remembering, I see Papa’s face - -
A face of hard lines from weathered work
A face of soft eyes for home and family
A face of life lives many years ago…
Remember, I see Papa’s face - -
I remember
How his voice would ring at the dinner chime
And how he read from his rocker by the fire
This face means rekindled memories for me.
Frame Poems(With Nursery Rhymes)
OriginalJack, be nimble
Jack, be quick,
Jack, jump over
The candlestick
Adaptations Jack, be nimble,
Jack, be fast,
Or when we’re racing,
You’ll be last
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Jack, be nimble,
Jack, be smart,
Do your work
With all your heart
Frame Poems
FormatTitle (age; identifying label; name)
Name one object the person has
Name another.
Put him or her in a place.
Give him/her some action.
ExampleFour-Year-Old
Teddy Bear
and a stick
behind clump-weed and wild rye
he charges the evils of
the word.
BIO-Poem
Knoxville, Tennessee
I always like summer
Best
You can cut fresh corn
From Daddy’s garden
And okra
And greens
And cabbage
And lots of barbecues
And buttermilk
And homemade ice cream
At the church picnic
And listen to
Gospel music
Outside
At the church
Homecoming
And go to the mountains with
Your grandmother
And go barefooted
And be warm
All the time
Not only when you go to bed
And sleep
First name
3 adjectives
(Daughter) of
Who loves (2 times)
Who fears (3 times)
Who needs (3 times)
Who would like to see (3 times)
Address
Last Name
Opposite PoemsChoose opposites and write 5 – 6 lines about how each is
beautiful
Tall Things Are Beautiful…A redwood tree soaring out of sight.
A giraffe feeding off leaves on a tree.
The Rocky Mountains blending into the sky.
Lady Liberty towering over the harbor.
Shaquille O’Neal tearing down a rebound.
And Short Things Are Beautiful…
A golf tee submerged in lime green grass.
The final punctuation mark on a paper.
The rose bushes surrounding my deck.
The walk to my bed on Friday night.
The diminishing time until graduation.
Concrete PoemsTake a concrete noun and write one expressing each of
the five (5) senses.
Thunder
Thunder is like cymbals cracking.
Thunder is like drums beating.
Thunder is like a gun firing.
Thunder is black as a cat.
Thunder is like tap dancing.
Gray Is like…
Tasting burned liver…
Seeing a foggy bay…
Hearing the whispering wind…
Feeling depressed…
Smelling the rain on our street in the summer…