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 .…an authors way of expressing them selfs or showing their emotions

-Rachael downes

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

Nigh impossible to see things

Ilusons making normal things strange

Getting scared

Howling dogs

Talking trees

My Acrostic #2

Terribly quiet and sneaky

Happy when things have gone well

Exciting fellig while stealing

Important in polices eyes

Very spooky

Exiting buildings quickly

Scary noise makers

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

The sky is blue now

usually mist grey or brown

waiting for the storm

My Haiku #2

the thieves in their den

planning their next move,next house

waiting for night fall

Collected Haiku #1

green elms in the woods

branches floating all around

standing tall and proud

Collected Haiku #2

green speckled legs

hop on logs and lilly pads

splash in cool water

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

oil

slippery,greasy

smelling,darkning,slippy

falling and spread every where

varnish

My Cinquain #2

babys

tiny creatures

sleep eat and cry away

I wish they could do this in some

order

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

people

weird,themselves

pretty,witty,caring

house,clothes,gender,personality

runner swimmer award winer,

good,bad

differences

My Diamante #2

Flowers

pretty,cute

luring,whitening,darkning

petals,stems,cold,icy

raining,snowing,hailing

frosty,flowers

winter

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 #1My uncle bob

My uncle bob is a horrible slob

he’s as fat as a log and should get a good job

when comes home from his low paying

job he smells like a pig who’s had a swig of

vodka or rum

but his eyes are what keeps him alive they are peircing blue but smell of glue.

I guess he’ll die of stench

My Free Verse #2

trees are peticular plants

their stems are called trunks and are quite hard lumps

while the bark are his spines and the leaves are his hair

though he’s quite queer and cuts his hair

I think someones planted a man

Collected Free Verse #1

I am like the sun

I spread light and warmth into everyones life

my feelings rise and fall

day and night

I shine apon you

As if I’m your hero

one minute in the lime light

Next a forgotten Image

lost in the dark

Collected Free Verse #2

I am like the sky

some days I can be grey and grumpy, like a

gloomy over cast day, sometimes I can be bright and cheery like brilliant summers day

Some days I can be slow and lazy, as a fluffy

cloud in the sky . some days I can be very active like a ferocious tornado in the sky wanting to leave my mark

some days I can be a mixture of all these things, unpredictable, forever

on the move, in search of a dream

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

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is of th

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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

apples are a type of compter

apple a day keeps the docter away

apples are very good for fruit salad

apples are juicey

apples are really very yummy and

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 Rachael

n lives in lala land where she hears the flowers wispering

n sees large rainbows streaching across the sky

n touches the sky and the moon

n needs lots of food and a library

n fears bedtime

n gives the bunnys food

n wonders why the grass is green

n dreams of being a rocket scientist with holly-rose in america

n belives in fairys

n loves cake

n is happy with life

n downes

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 solidn talln doors withenn wall

35

my riddle poem 2#

n whiten hardn easily brokenn teeth

35

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 Rachael lived in lala land she toured round zealand with her band untill one day she cut her hand

n that day was in june and there was a full moon which made her choke on a spoon

Animated Poem

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

Animated Three Blind Mice

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Diary of Poetry Readings!

Date: Title: Poet: Genre:

Uncle fredrick brian pattern

dear santa ken nesbit

boa Ben

snail race Ken Nesbit

Total Points:

My Selected Poet!

About My Poet!

Extra Poems that I’ve Collected!

Total Point Summary

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