Unit 5 Poetry Portfolio Planning

Name: ___________________________

Final draft of portfolio due: __________________________________

Poetry Portfolio Requirements 1. Neat, Creative Cover Page- Your portfolio can be a manila folder, a clear report folder, etc.

Whatever type of folder you choose to have, you need to have a neat, creative cover page. Your

cover page should be colorful, artistic, and decorated with your own personal touch. You need

to include your name, class period and date somewhere on your cover page.

2. Table of Contents Page- This page should be directly after your cover page. It must identify

and locate each piece of writing (including introductory statement and reflective essay). It must

also indicate where required poetic devices and “types” of poems are located (this will be

explained more at a later date).

3. Introductory Statement- Your introductory statement should state what you learned about

poetry this year. You may want to include what you found difficult or easy to understand or write.

The introductory statement should be a paragraph long and it should follow the table of contents

page.

4. At least SIX poems (no more than 10) with titles- Your poems should be your original work

only and in the order below:

Required poems- autobio poem, free verse (with imagery), narrative (with rhythm and

meter), haiku (with symbolism and theme), limerick (with sound devices), sonnet or lyric

(with figurative language).

Required poetic devices- Your poems should have examples of the following poetic

devices, which we will be covering in class:

Imagery (in your free verse poem) Rhythm and meter (in your narrative poem) Symbolism and theme (in haiku) Sound devices (in limerick) Figurative language (in sonnet or lyric)

5. Reflective Essay- Your reflective essay should be the second to last page of your portfolio. It

should indicate the following:

How did you feel in the beginning of the portfolio project and how do you feel now? What did you learn about poetry and yourself during this process? What do you believe is your best poem in the portfolio? Why? What was your favorite part of the portfolio process? What was your least favorite part of the portfolio process?

6. Index - The last page of your portfolio should tell me where each required poetic device is found. Example: Simile- Sonnet, line 3 Alliteration- Narrative Poem, line 11 Extra Credit- On the day the portfolio is due, students can earn five point extra credit by

reading their favorite original poem to the class.

Free Verse

Poetry written in an open form follows the poet’s ideas instead of a fixed set of rules. Free

verse is an open form of poetry with no regular pattern of rhyme, rhythm, or line length. When

poets write free verse, they can create whatever line rhythms and rhymes they think will best

communicate their ideas

Imagery consists of words and phrases that appeal to your senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste,

and touch. Poets use imagery not only to vividly describe things, but also to communicate

feelings and ideas. For example, look at the opening lines of “The Names”:

Yesterday, I lay awake in the palm of the night.

A soft rain stole in, unhelped by any breeze,

The images “palm of the night” and “soft rain” appeal to your senses of sight and touch. These

phrases also suggest a sense of troubled thoughtfulness and perhaps a feeling of change.

Directions: Write a rough draft of a free verse poem that uses at least 3 examples of imagery

below. If you’re stuck on a topic, here are a few suggestions - a hobby, school, love, illness,

sickness, sadness, a person, a particular place, a special occasion (birthday, holiday, etc).

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Narrative “The Highwayman” and “The Charge of the Light Brigade” are narrative poems, which means they tell stories. Like novels and short stories, narrative poems have characters, a setting, and a plot.

Rhythm is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. Rhythm that follows a regular pattern from line to line is called meter. When you “scan” a line of poetry, you analyze its rhythm, marking the syllables that are stressed (‘) and those that are unstressed ( ˘ ). Read these lines from “The Highwayman” out loud. Concentrate on the stressed and unstressed syllables.

Directions: Fill out the graphic organizer on this page to help you plan a narrative poem, then write a rough draft on the next page. Remember – this poem must rhyme and have a clear rhythm and meter! If you’re stuck on a topic, here are a few suggestions – Make up a person and write their life, but only the interesting parts, pick an ancestor you know close to nothing about and make them into a real person, or write about an important day in your life.

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Haiku Haiku is a form of poetry that originated hundreds of years ago in Japan. In haiku, poets seek to

create a clear picture with few words. There are three key points to remember about

traditional haiku:

The entire poem consists of just 17 syllables arranged in three lines.

The first and third lines each contain 5 syllables, and the second line has 7

syllables.

Haiku centers on a symbol that instantly reminds its readers of a season.

A symbol is a person, place, object, or activity that stands for something beyond itself. For

example, the U.S. flag in our classroom is a symbol of the United States. Some symbols are

unique to certain cultures. In Japan, for example, plum blossoms symbolize early spring. Some

symbols are understood across cultures. For instance, in most cultures, a heart represents love.

By using symbols, poets are able to communicate rich and complex ideas quickly.

Directions: Use the graphic organizer below to help you organize your thoughts and come up

with descriptive words to add into your haiku (use the kygo in your haiku packet to help!), then

write your haiku rough draft. Make sure you have a symbol included in your haiku!

Choose Your Topic: __________________________________________________________

Brainstorm a list of words about your topic. Next to each word, write the number of syllables in

the circle.

Now that you have brainstormed some words about your topic, you can draft your haiku below.

You do not have to use only the words from your brainstormed list, but each line will need to

form either 5 or 7 syllables. Be creative!

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Line 1 (5 syllables): ______________________________________________________________

Line 2 (7 syllables): ______________________________________________________________

Line 3 (5 syllables): ______________________________________________________________

Limerick Humorous poetry is written to make you laugh. To achieve a comic effect, poets often will use

exaggeration, or hyperbole—that is, they describe things as much worse, better, smaller, or

bigger than they really are. Sometimes, the comic effect comes from elements of fantasy that

create a weird or mixed-up world. One form of humorous poetry is the limerick, a five-line

poem characterized by a singsong rhythm.

Poets use sound devices to make their poems fun to read aloud, as well as musical and

memorable. As you read, think about the effects the following sound devices add to the poems:

Rhyme is the repetition of the sounds at the end of words. (baloney and macaroni)

Repetition is the use of a word or phrase more than once.

Onomatopoeia is the use of words that sound like their meanings. (buzz, whisper,

squish)

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (twenty

tame tigers)

Directions: Use the graphic organizer below to help you organize and plan an original limerick;

pay attention to the sing-song rhyme meter. Then, draft your own limerick that has rhyme,

repetition, onomatopoeia, and alliteration on the next page.

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Who _____________________________________ (A) duh DUM duh duh DUM duh duh DUM

He/She __________________________________ (B) duh DUM duh duh DUM

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Sonnet Learn to write a sonnet in iambic pentameter, just like Shakespeare did. Discover the rhythm and rhyme scheme of the quatrains and couplets that make up a Shakespearean sonnet.

Here are the rules:

It must consist of 14 lines. It must include figurative language! It must be written using a standard rhyme scheme.

If you're writing the most familiar kind of sonnet, the rhyme scheme is this: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Every

A rhymes with every A, every B rhymes with every B, and so forth. It consists of three quatrains (that is,

four consecutive lines of verse) and one couplet (two consecutive rhyming lines of verse).

Sonnets usually discuss a conflict. Here’s a suggestion for what to write about:

First quatrain: An exposition of the main theme and main metaphor. Second quatrain: Theme and metaphor extended; often, an imaginative example is given. Third quatrain: A twist or conflict, often introduced by a "but.” Couplet: Summarizes and leaves the reader with a new, concluding image.

You may also choose to write a sonnet about a particular place, thing, or feeling. Use “The Delight Song

of Tsoai-Talee” and “Four Skinny Trees” as topic inspiration!

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Autobio Poem

Directions: Now, write a poem about YOU! This will be the first poem in your portfolio. It does

not need to rhyme or follow any rules of traditional poetry, unless you want it to! Use the

following template to help you draft your poem –

Title: _____________________________________________________ Line 1 – Your first name Line 2 – Four words that describe you Line 3 – Brother or sister of… Line 4 – Daughter or son of… Line 5 – Lover of… (three ideas or people) Line 6 – Who feels… (three ideas) Line 7 – Who needs… (three ideas) Line 8 – Who gives… (three ideas) Line 9 – Who fears… (three ideas) Line 10 – Who would like to see… (three ideas) Line 11 – Resident of… (where you live) Line 12 – Your last name

**There will be examples on the board if you need inspiration!!

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Reflective Essay Directions: Your essay should indicate the following –

How did you feel in the beginning of the portfolio project and how do you feel now? What did you learn about poetry and yourself during this process? What do you believe is your best poem in the portfolio? Why? What was your favorite part of the portfolio process? What was your least favorite part of the portfolio process?

Paragraph suggestions:

Questions 1 and 2 = 1 paragraph Question 3 = 1 paragraph Questions 4 and 5 = 1 paragraph

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