My PoetryAnthology

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!

Poetry is .…a way of expressing the writers feelings or beliefs.

It is also a way of amusing children

-Holly Rose

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

WINDWhistling in the trees,Inspecting all nooks and cranniesNaughty and noisy,Daring and bold.

My Acrostic #2

LIBRARYLots of booksIn neat rows,Big books and little booksRare and commonAll the shelves stuffed to the brim,Range of papery smells,Yellowed and old, young and new

Collected Acrostic #1

GAMES

Giving pleasure to those who play

Anyone can win

More than one player

Everyone gets a turn

Sportsmanship is the key

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

Playing in the stream,

Making paper sailing boats

Floating them away.

My Haiku #2

Muddy little kids,

Dirt all over their faces

Making mud pudding

Collected Haiku #1

The flap of a bat,

Drip, drip of monsoon waters,

Ancient image stares

Collected Haiku #2

Lit up by the dawn,

A green bud sparkles with dew,

It will open soon

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

Cement, freshly drying,Fingers digging gleefully,Making messy little marks,Naughty

My Cinquain #2

FlamesGlowing hot,Burning bright coloursRed, orange, yellow, goldWarmth

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

square

symmetrical, conventionalshaping, measuring, balancing

boxes, rooms, clocks, halosencircling, circumnavigating, enclosing

round, continuouscircle

My Diamante #1

Umbrellas,Stripy, wet,

Open, shut, shake,Umbrellas away in the corner,

Waiting for rain,Drippy, cold,

again

My Diamante #2

Music Bright, happy,

Aggressive, angry.Different types of music,

Swinging, roaring, tinkling.Many sounds,

Music.

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

Colors are every where

in the sea,

when the sun shines on it.

in the grass,

when the dew sparkles.

in the sky,

when the clouds make shapes.

My Free Verse #2

Krysten says i should write my poem about her.

So, as I couldn’t think of anything else,

I suppose I will.

But what shall i write about about Krysten?

Her ears?

No. Definitely not.

So what shall i write about?

Collected Free Verse #1

The Hypothetical Baby

While it sleeps, there is peace,

In my heart and head.

What if it should wake up in the night,

Steal my sense with its longing,

Make itself present with a tiny bit of desire?

Who will comfort it then,

Stop the wailing of a soul unfulfilled,

Keep it from feeling unloved, alone?

Better to ignore it, let it learn

There is not always room in the big bed.

It will stop crying in a while.

It always does.

Copyright © 2000 by Katherine Foreman.

Collected Free Verse #2

Second Place.One touch--Like death with ribbons orPain with sprinkles,A beautiful package for sadness and loss.And I loved every moment, dared to feelTriumphant at the beginning of my own destruction.And it was my own fault,My own feet stepping on every ember of cautiousness.You can't take it back, but I don't want you to.It has been long enough, waiting in darknessFor candlelight.And there is no such thing asWonderful enough.

Copyright © 1997 by Katherine Foreman.

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

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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

Chocolate!Chocolate is sweet

Chocolate is smooth

Chocolate is necessary

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Character PoemFirst name ____________Lives in ______ where s/heHears ________________Sees _________________Touches ______________Needs ________________Fears _________________Gives _________________Wonders ______________Dreams _______________Believes ______________Loves ________________Is ____________________Last name.

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 #1n Holly-Rose

n Lives in a very cosy little cottage

n Hears her dog bark

n Sees it playing outside

n Touches many things

n Needs to read

n Fears THINGS under her bed...

n Gives friendship to her friends

n Wonders about the end of the world

n Dreams of being a rocket scientist with Rachael

n Believes in fairies n Loves her family (including the dog!)n Is very peculiar

n McIntyre

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

n Bouncyn Spotty, Hypern Gazing, Loyaln Runs in circles like a mad rabbitn Dalmation

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

n Holidays:n When school ends, and the holidays begin,n Sneaking sugar out of the tin,n Eating chocolate when no-one’s looking,n Mums round the corner, doing some cookingn Going outside to watch the sun rise,n Then going going to the dairy and buying mince

pies.n And now its time to end.

Animated Poem

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

Animated Three Blind Mice

My Selected Poet!

n My selected poet is Winnie the Pooh.n created by AA Milne, he is a bear of little

brain, but however, quite good at poetry and hums.

About My Poet!

n Winnie the Pooh lives in The Hundred Acre wood, with Piglet, Rabbit Tigger, Kanga and all the others. this is

n THE HONEY SONGn (to be hummed)

n Isn’t it funny how n a bear likes honey,n buzz buzz buzz,n I wonder why he does?

Extra Poems that I’ve Collected!

GARBAGE

Grounds (coffee)

Apple (core)

Rinds (melon)

Banana (peel)

Anchovies (from the pizza I wouldn’t eat)

Grapes (too ripe to eat)

Emptying the stinking bag (my job)-Bruce Lansky

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