My PoetryAnthology

What is Poetry?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.

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 Mary Oliver

(A Poetry (A Poetry Handbook)Handbook)

What is Poetry? My Definition!

What is Poetry? My Definition!

Poetry is a number of different things it can ryhm but it doesn’t have to it can be funny or sad exciting or dull it can be about any thing

Poetry is a number of different things it can ryhm but it doesn’t have to it can be funny or sad exciting or dull it can be about any thing

-MeMe

Acrostic Acrostic

The word The word acrostic acrostic is formed from the Greek word is formed from the Greek word acrosacros (outermost) and (outermost) and stichosstichos (line of poetry).  The acrostic is (line of poetry).  The acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line forms a word a poem where the first letter of each line forms a word

when you read them looking downward.when you read them looking downward.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/

PPanthers growl,anthers growl,OOrioles sing, rioles sing, EEagles soar, agles soar,

MMonkeys swing. onkeys swing. SSee? ee? 

My Acrostic #1My Acrostic #1Ants scurry

Cows moo!

Rabbits hoop

Otters swim

Snails crawl

Tigers growl

Igwanas relax

Cheetas sprint

Ants scurry

Cows moo!

Rabbits hoop

Otters swim

Snails crawl

Tigers growl

Igwanas relax

Cheetas sprint

My Acrostic #2My Acrostic #2

Buzzing aroundBuzzing aroundEating pollenEating pollen

Evaluating the honeyEvaluating the honeyStealing flowersStealing flowers

Haiku

COMPOSING A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HAIKU POEM

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 .

Birds take wing on high, gliding over angry wavesback to their safe nests.

http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/haiku.html

My Haiku #1My Haiku #1

Nature is our friend

Look after it and it shall stay

The same and will grow

Nature is our friend

Look after it and it shall stay

The same and will grow

Repulse Recycle

Remove Reuse Refurbish

Resell Refrain Fanx

Repulse Recycle

Remove Reuse Refurbish

Resell Refrain Fanx

My Haiku #2My Haiku #2

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

Cinquain

Cinquain Pattern #3 Line1: Two syllables

Line2: Four syllablesLine 3: Six syllables

Line 4: Eight syllablesLine 5: Two syllables

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

My Cinquain #1My Cinquain #1

Gather around

High in the sky they float

Wet and cold they cry

Nice and wet

Gather around

High in the sky they float

Wet and cold they cry

Nice and wet

Rain cloudsRain clouds

My Cinquain #2My Cinquain #2

Are clear and round

They burst when you touch them

They drift alone

When they pop

Are clear and round

They burst when you touch them

They drift alone

When they pop

BubblesBubbles

Diamante Diamante

A diamante is a seven line poem, shaped like a diamond.A diamante is a seven line poem, shaped like a diamond. Line 1: one wordLine 1: one word

(subject/noun that is contrasting to line 7) (subject/noun that is contrasting to line 7) Line 2: two wordsLine 2: two words

(adjectives) that describe line 1 (adjectives) that describe line 1 Line 3: three wordsLine 3: three words

(action verbs) that relate to line 1 (action verbs) that relate to line 1 Line 4: four words (nouns)Line 4: four words (nouns)first 2 words relate to line 1first 2 words relate to line 1last 2 words relate to line 7 last 2 words relate to line 7

Line 5: three wordsLine 5: three words(action verbs) that relate to line 7 (action verbs) that relate to line 7

Line 6: two wordsLine 6: two words(adjectives) that describe line 7 (adjectives) that describe line 7

Line 7: one wordLine 7: one word( subject/noun that is contrasting to line 1)( subject/noun that is contrasting to line 1)

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/

Diamante Example

square

symmetrical, conventionalshaping, measuring, balancing

boxes, rooms, clocks, halosencircling, circumnavigating, enclosing

round, continuouscircle

My Diamante #1My Diamante #1

Monkeys

Dopey, furry

swinging,swooping,jumping

In the zoo having fun in the tree tops

Leaping,chuckling,giggling

smelly, daft

monkeys

Monkeys

Dopey, furry

swinging,swooping,jumping

In the zoo having fun in the tree tops

Leaping,chuckling,giggling

smelly, daft

monkeys

My diamante #2My diamante #2

Mouse

Tiny, squeaky

Creeping, Crawling, Leaping

Trying to get away from the mean old cat

Looking, Chasing, Eating

Greedy, Bossy

Cat

Mouse

Tiny, squeaky

Creeping, Crawling, Leaping

Trying to get away from the mean old cat

Looking, Chasing, Eating

Greedy, Bossy

Cat

Collected Diamante #1Collected Diamante #1

Monsters

Creepy,sinister

Hiding,lurking,stalking

vampires,mummies,werewolves and more

Chasing,pouncing,eating

Hungry,scary

creatures

Monsters

Creepy,sinister

Hiding,lurking,stalking

vampires,mummies,werewolves and more

Chasing,pouncing,eating

Hungry,scary

creatures

Free Verse

Does not have to rhyme

Does not have to have a specific rhythm

Has no specific length

Makes use of figurative speech

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.

My Free Verse #1My Free Verse #1

Phillipa

Love animals

Hates spiders

Likes motor bikes

dislikes asparagus

likes playing sports

Phillipa

Love animals

Hates spiders

Likes motor bikes

dislikes asparagus

likes playing sports

My Free Verse #2My Free Verse #2

school

Fun sports

Boring maths

Awesome friends

Weird children

school

Fun sports

Boring maths

Awesome friends

Weird children

Collected Free Verse #1Collected Free Verse #1

FIREWORKS

The car is combusting, combusting, combusting.

She is plucked meat.

Wet feathers.

Daylight is a hook which gags her.

She is red tar weeping,

Choked incoherence.

The light is white wax.

She is drowning.

FIREWORKS

The car is combusting, combusting, combusting.

She is plucked meat.

Wet feathers.

Daylight is a hook which gags her.

She is red tar weeping,

Choked incoherence.

The light is white wax.

She is drowning.

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

Friendsh

ip

is of th

e

heartFriendship is a feast

Friendship is trying to

understand a mole

Luke, Grade 6

Salamandastron, Brian Jacque

Bags can be used for shopping

Bags can be used for carrying money

Bags can be environmental friendly

Bags can be plastic or material

Bags can be used for shopping

Bags can be used for carrying money

Bags can be environmental friendly

Bags can be plastic or material

My Repeat Poster Poem #1

My Repeat Poster Poem #1

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 McGovernRobin

Lives in Sherwood Forest where he

Hears 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, and

Is happy to live in Sherwood Forest

Hood. - Joshua, Grade 8

selviaselviaLives in a tree sheLives in a tree she

hears that there’s an earthquake cominghears that there’s an earthquake comingSees the animals runningSees the animals running

Touches the branch’s as she Touches the branch’s as she Fears for the animals Fears for the animals

Gives some of the animals a place to stayGives some of the animals a place to stayWonders what will become of themWonders what will become of them

Dreams about some where safeDreams about some where safeBelieves every thing will be okBelieves every thing will be ok

loves helpingloves helpingis happy every thing is alrite now is happy every thing is alrite now

SharpSharp

Riddle PoemRiddle PoemLine 1: clue about subject

Line 2: adjective and noun

Line 3: two actions connected to subject

Line 4: phrase or statement

Line 5: answer

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

Haymeadow, Gary Paulsen

Dumbfly-followed

stubborn and stinkyspread out like a gray carpet

herd of sheep

- Michael, Grade 8

SillySillyfly-followedfly-followed

Sticky and lickySticky and lickytime to go to the shedstime to go to the sheds

herd of dairy cowsherd of dairy cows

My Riddle Poem #1My Riddle Poem #1

Keep the beat

Repetition

Rhyming

Rapping

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 day

Grew longer and longer and longer each day.

The witch who locked her up was meanWith a pointed nose and a face of green

Mean mean meaner than the queen of mean.

- Sonja Dunn

Red riding hood was a chick with red on her hood . She was riding to her grannys house wen a wolf said stop i want to eat you up .She said h@ll no ill go kunfui on you . you mean old wolf

Red riding hood was a chick with red on her hood . She was riding to her grannys house wen a wolf said stop i want to eat you up .She said h@ll no ill go kunfui on you . you mean old wolf

Animated Poem

Illustrate a poem

Scan

Animate using a software program

Incorporate into a presentation

Animated Three Blind Mice

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The principal is missing By kenn nesbitt

My noisy brother by Kenn nesbit

While strolling down the beach today By kenn nesbit

The marvelous homework and house work machine

by Kenn nesbit

Headless town

Im a wizard im a warlock Kenn nesbit

Daddys making dinner By jeff mondak

The cherry pit by bruce lansky

The principal is missing By kenn nesbitt

My noisy brother by Kenn nesbit

While strolling down the beach today By kenn nesbit

The marvelous homework and house work machine

by Kenn nesbit

Headless town

Im a wizard im a warlock Kenn nesbit

Daddys making dinner By jeff mondak

The cherry pit by bruce lansky

Bruce lanskyBruce lansky

Bruce lansky

is the creator of gigglepoetry.com he makes humorous poetry books and has sold over two million copies. He goes to diffrent elementary schools and teachs them seven diffrent sorts of poetry some times he recives boxs of poems from the students that he has inspired

Bruce lansky

is the creator of gigglepoetry.com he makes humorous poetry books and has sold over two million copies. He goes to diffrent elementary schools and teachs them seven diffrent sorts of poetry some times he recives boxs of poems from the students that he has inspired

Wicked thoughts by judith viorst

The meanest girl i’ve ever met is mary ellen wright. And if a lion came and ate her with one bite

Id cry and cry and cry and cry

{ But just to be polite }

Wicked thoughts by judith viorst

The meanest girl i’ve ever met is mary ellen wright. And if a lion came and ate her with one bite

Id cry and cry and cry and cry

{ But just to be polite }

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