Toms 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 yourself mostly in a rhyming way. It can be very meaningful and can also be a bit of a laugh.

-Tom

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

Super Soccer

Pouncing Ping Pong

Outstanding Orienteering

Rewarding Rugby

Tough it can be

My Acrostic #2

Running down the sideline

Underneath the posts

Getting knocked out

Big crowd

Your in the crowd

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 World is dying

Decompose in New Zealand

Save the planet now

My Haiku #2

The snow is falling

Tinkling down very lightly

Falling on my head

Collected Haiku #1

Try walking to work

Use less petrol and gasses

Ditch the cars and trucks

-Blake

Collected Haiku #2

The fast car races

I smell the rubber burning

The brakes have faded

-Joel

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

Motocross

Big jumps

Bad crash landing

Broken back and leg

Ouch!

My Cinquain #2

Basketball

Great fun

3 point shot

Sweating all over

Yeah!

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

Biking

Fun, Enjoyable

Pedaling, Jumping, Grinding

Test your skills Brother or Sister-

Falling, Speeding, Crying,

Hurtful, Fatal,

Crash

My Diamante #2

School,

Boring, Fun,

Playing, Singing, Writing,

Writing boring poems and stories-

Shooting, Watcing, Working,

Fun, Hard

Home

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

I went into town

And on my face there was a very big frown

I went instore

I forgot to close the door

The shopkeeper came out

I was in doubt

I ran away

He will find me one day

And then I will have to pay!

My Free Verse #2

Im in the ruck

Were yelling like a duck

We all fall over

There in a comer

And that was the end of that

Collected Free Verse #1

I went to the beach today

And in the sand I dug

I dug so deep my nails were black

And then I heard a crack

A bucket I saw

A shiny red bucket

It had a crack in it

And that was when I realised

I had created a strange and myserious universe

-KImberley Gilling

Collected Free Verse #2

Dying Padlock before heaven.

There’s something caught in me. Stuck.

Feelings wont come out. Its like a padlock in me without a key.

Emotions spills out all over the dar light. Theirs grief, gloominess and misery.

Tragic swirls around in circles.

All thoughts splash away. Memories thrown behind, some remain.

Autumn leaves fall down and scatter i try to walk the heart breaking experience off; but it stays. It feels as if family has been stolen. Until the key is found. The padlock unseals and my life is a new born chicken. I have found the

way to to glory. It is pure, unlocked. I am in a different world.

I see my grandparents in this golden world. Heaven.

-Annie

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

Cars speeding down the track Cars hear the engines roaring

Car tyres ripping to shredsCars paint shining among the crowd

Car mags shining so you crash

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 #1

n JoshLives in a house heHears wordsSees peopleTouches his KittenNeeds longer hairFears ghostsGives nothingWonders about the blue blue skysDreams about chickens pecking out peoples eyesBelieves in JebusLoves lifeIs randomO’Connell

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 Ancientn Entertainingly funnyn Throws pens at the innocentn Does not have an Appendixn Mr Lloyd

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 #1n Yo Yo Yo I’m going down the straightn Who knows what will be my faten Im going real fastn I aint gonna be last

n I smashed number tweleve right up the backn We wont be seeing him back on the trackn Checkerds right in front of me n Good thing to cause I really need to pee!!!

Diary of Poetry Readings!

Date: Title: Poet: Genre:

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.