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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
ip
is of th
e
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.