Poetry Collection

Mr. Thompson

Five Senses PoemFormulaLine 1: Tell what color the abst ract ion is

Line 2: Tell what the abst ract ion sounds like

Line 3: Tell what the abst ract ion t ast es like

Line 4: Tell what the abst ract ion smells like

Line 5: Tell what the abst ract ion looks like

Line 6: Tell what the abst ract ion makes you feel

Five Senses PoemExample:Problems are black.They sound like children crying.They t aste of cast or oil.And smell like spinach.They look like monst ers.They make you feel unwant ed.

Diamant e’ PoemFormulaLine 1: one word, subj ect of poemLine 2: t wo words, adj ect ives describing subj ectLine 3: t hree words, part iciples ( - ing verbs)Line 4: four words relat ed t o subj ect(For lines 5- 7, describe opposit e/ ant onym of subj ect )

Line 5: t hree words, part iciples ( - ing verbs) Line 6: t wo words, adj ect ives describing opposit e of subj ectLine 7: one word, opposit e/ ant onym of subj ect in Line 1

Diamant e’ PoemExample

LoveHappy, secure

Dreaming, t alking, lovingHusband, wife, children, home

Quarreling, loat hing, degradingAngry, mad

Hat e

Cinquain PoemFormula

Line 1: one word, subj ect of poemLine 2: t wo words, descript ion of subj ect (adj ect ives)Line 3: t hree words, part iciples ( - ing verbs) , act ionsLine 4: four words, simile describing feelings about subj ectLine 5: one word, synonym for subj ect

Cinquain PoemExample

Feat herPurple, unpredict able

Wiggling, wobbling, plummet ingWild as an angry bumblebee

Plume

Color PoemColor ( t it le)

Color is describe looks, describe looks, and feels like describe feel. Color is t he t ast e of describe t aste.Describe smell and describe smell smell color.Describe how color makes you feel makes me feel color.Color is t he sound of describe sound and describe sound.Color is place t hat reminds you of color, place that reminds you of

color, and place t hat reminds you of color.Experience that makes you feel this color is color.Experience that makes you feel this color is also color.Color is anything you want for this line.

Color PoemExample

TurquoiseTurquoise is magic, manat ees, and silly put ty.Turquoise is the t aste of sherbert .J uicy pears and t he desert smell t urquoise.A cleared mind makes me feel t urquoise.Turquoise sounds of splashing paint and t ubas.Turquoise is Yashiro, a calm pool of water, and a coral reef .Paint ing is t urquoise.Making new friends is t urquoise.Turquoise is having siblings.

AnagramFormula: Each line of an anagram begins with a

let t er of the subj ect and should describe the subj ect .

Example:Apple pickingUmbrella bent by t he windToast ing marshmallows over an open f ireUnequaled beaut yMany colored leavesNorth winds chill me to the bone

Build- A- PoemFormula

Line 1: one word, t opicLine 2: two words, colorsLine 3: t hree words, adj ect ivesLine 4: four words, part iciples ( - ing verbs)Line 5: f ive words, a sent ence about your feelings

or experiences

Build- A- PoemExample:

Fallyellow, orangeshiny, wet , windyraining, changing, playing, fallingThe days grow too short .

HaikuFormula: A haiku has three lines. Typically,

t he topic is nat ure. Line 1 should have f ive syllables, line 2 should have seven syllables, and line 3 should have seven syllables. (5- 7- 5)

HaikuExample:

Most cannot see it .I t ’s int ertwined and complex.A beauty in dew.

8- line Rhyme PoemLine 1________________________Line 2________________________Line 3________________________Line 4________________________Line 5________________________Line 6________________________Line 7________________________Line 8________________________

Lines 2 & 4 should have end rhyme. Lines 6 & 8 should have end rhyme.

8- line Rhyme PoemExample:Weird-Bird by Shel Silverstein

Birds are f lyin’ sout h for winter.Here’s t he wierd- Bird headin’ north.Wings a- f lappin’ , beak a- chat terin’ , Cold head bobbin’ back ‘n’ forth.He says, “ I t ’s not that I like iceOr freezin’ winds and snowy ground.I t ’s j ust somet imes it ’s kind of niceTo be the only bird in t own.

LimericksFormula:

A limerick is a 5- line poem meant t o be humorous. The rhyme pat tern is a a b b a with lines 1, 2, and 5 cont aining 3 beat s and rhyming, and lines 3 and 4 having t wo beat s and rhyming.

LimericksExample:

A f lea and a f ly in a f lueWere caught , so what could t hey do?Said t he f ly, “Let us f lee. ”“Let us f ly,” said t he f lea.So t hey f lew t hrough a f law in t he f lue.

LimericksQuick Pract ice:

There once was a pauper named MegWho accident ally broke her______ .She slipped on t he _____ .Not once, but t hriceTake no pit y on her, I _______ .

(Can you guess which words go in t he blanks?)

Paint ed Poet ryPaint ed writ ing is a way of placing

words on paper to give a visual ef fect t o mat ch t he feeling of t he writ ing. The shape expresses what the writ ing is about . Use st rong, colorful language to describe the t opic of the poem. Remember to think about your f ive senses.

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