My Poetry

Anthology

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 explanation of the authors actions or feelings

-Me

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

Racing

Awesome

Close wheel 2 wheel action

Exiting

Crashing

Amazing speed

Radical cornering

My Acrostic #2

Hoping not to crash

Amazing gear shifting

Incredible crashing

Racing round it

Pathetic passing

Impossible to apex

Not an easy corner

Haiku

COMPOSING A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HAIKU POEM

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 .

Birds take wing on high, gliding over angry wavesback to their safe nests.

http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/haiku.html

My Haiku #1

The big tree outside

with the little squirrel inside

and the leaves blowing

My Haiku #2

Our earth is dying

Recycle whenever you can

save the planet now

Collected Haiku #1

Silence--a strangled

Telephone has forgotten

That it should ring

Collected Haiku #2

Freeway overpass--

Blossoms in graffiti on

fog-wrapped June mornings

Cinquain

Cinquain poems come in three formats:

Cinquain Pattern #1 Line1: One wordLine2: Two words

Line 3: Three wordsLine 4: Four wordsLine 5: One word

Cinquain Pattern #2 Line1: A nounLine2: Two adjectives

Line 3: Three -ing wordsLine 4: A phrase

Line 5: Another word for the noun

Cinquain

Cinquain Pattern #3 Line1: Two syllablesLine2: Four syllablesLine 3: Six syllables

Line 4: Eight syllablesLine 5: Two syllables

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm

My Cinquain #1

Motorbikes

With motors

Some are fast

Some are very slow

Interesting!!

My Cinquain #2

Race-cars

Burning fuel

Burning up rubber

Smoking up the track

Fast!!

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

squaresymmetrical, conventional

shaping, measuring, balancingboxes, rooms, clocks, halos

encircling, circumnavigating, enclosing

round, continuouscircle

My Diamante #1

Winter

Rainy,Cold

Skiing,Skating,Sledding

Mountains,Wind,breeze,ocean

Swimming,Surfing,Scupadiving

Sunny,Hot

Summer

My Diamante #2

Studies

unhappy,difficult

boring,Succeeding,Sleeping

Library,Pencil,Card,Outside

Interesting,Exciting,Failing

Happy,Easy

Playing

Free Verse

Does not have to rhyme

Does not have to have a specific rhythm

Has no specific length

Makes use of figurative speech

Free Verse Tools

Metaphor – suggests a similarity between two things The road snakes around the mountain.

Simile – highlights the comparison between two things using like, as, resembles, etc.         

The stars in the night sky were like sparkling diamonds.

Personification – giving human characteristics to things which are clearly not human                   

The outboard motor cleared its throat.

Alliteration – repeating words with the same beginning soundThomas tied two turnips to two tall trees.

Imagery – using vivid, descriptive words to conjure up an image       

The car sped. - The flashy, yellow, mustang  streaked like         a bullet along the highway.

Onomatopoeia – using words that sound like what they mean        

He slurped his soup.

Hyperbole – using exaggeration to make a point       

Make me a sundae a mile high.

My Free Verse #1

Im in the race-car

Flying down the straight at

Two hundred and ten kilometers an hour

Coming to the corner when...

The brakes fail about twenty meters away

What will i do

My Free Verse #2

Im siting on the motor bike

accelerating and changing gears

dirt flying into my face

going through the ruts and bumps

and floating over the jumps

Collected Free Verse #1

I won't ask you why you're running and

I won't ask you if you care

But the subject's going to come up

Sooner or later, and it might as well be

Now that I'm thinking about it.

And it's okay if you test me, without

Having to test my limits, but

I've never liked pop quizzes and

It seems a little unfair.

And I don't want to dance if

You can't make me pretend that

You love me, and you can't.

So it's a weekend for nothing

And here I am with my whole soul

Bared to you, about you and

I feel more naked than over spaghetti.

But I'll keep it quiet for your sake

And couch my words in negations

Of where they come from, and I would

Deny my soul to tell the truth to you forever.

Collected Free Verse #2

The world's most humble egotist

Spin it around but

Nothing is true or can be, so

We're all wrong but you're not.

Is it false that nothing is true

Or can you be the only one blind enough

To see the unreality of the real?

All your isms, you'll never be quite wrong

But if nothing is true

Neither are you.

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

Racing

Burnt Fuel

Sparks flying

Rubber Burning

Character PoemFirst name ____________Lives in ______ where s/he

Hears ________________Sees _________________Touches ______________Needs ________________Fears _________________Gives _________________Wonders ______________Dreams _______________Believes ______________Loves ________________Is ____________________

Last name.

Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest,

Ann McGovernRobin

Lives in Sherwood Forest where he

Hears 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, and

Is happy to live in Sherwood Forest

Hood. - Joshua, Grade 8

My Character Poem #1

First name: Lewis

Lives in: Britain

Hears: The roaring engine behind

Sees: The chicane ahead

Touches: steering wheel & race gear

Needs: An F1 title

Fears: copying Ayrton Senna’s crash at the Imola Grand prix

Gives: Advice & signatures

Wonders: About being world champ

Dreams: Being world champion

Believes: He can win

Loves: winning

Is: A great roll-model

Last name: Hamilton

Riddle Poem

Line 1: clue about subject

Line 2: adjective and noun

Line 3: two actions connected to subject

Line 4: phrase or statement

Line 5: answer

Haymeadow, Gary Paulsen

Dumbfly-followed

stubborn and stinkyspread out like a gray carpet

herd of sheep

- Michael, Grade 8

My Riddle Poem #1

Fuel

Bright sparks

Fast gear changing

Thrill to win

Race-cars

Rapping

Keep the beat

Repetition

Rhyming

Rapunzel’s RapRapunzel was a girl with hair of gold

Trapped in a tower in days of old

She wasn’t allowed outside to playAnd her golden hair grew longer each day

Grew longer and longer and longer each day.

The witch who locked her up was meanWith a pointed nose and a face of green

Mean mean meaner than the queen of mean.

- Sonja Dunn

My Rap Poem #1

I cycled down to the burger bar

with out my hands on the handle bars

i lost control and broke my jaw

i don’t think i will do that any more

Animated Poem

Illustrate a poem

Scan

Animate using a software program

Incorporate into a presentation

Animated Three Blind Mice

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Diary of Poetry Readings!

Date: Title: Poet: Genre:

Total Points:

My Selected Poet!

Kenn Nesbitt

About My Poet!

Kenn Nesbitt—a full-time children’s poet from Spokane, WA—is author of seven funny poetry books, including The Aliens Have Landed at Our School! and When the Teacher Isn’t Looking, both from Meadowbrook Press. His rib-tickling poetry also appears in seven Meadowbrook Press anthologies and three Scholastic anthologies. Kenn delivers assembly-style programs in which students collaborate to write poems as a group. He also engages students through dazzling performances of his work.

Extra Poems that I’ve Collected!

The pits are my favorite place to be.

The pits are wonderful,

Can't you see?

If you don't understand,

I'll make you see.

If the cars weren't fixed,

Where would they be?

If a car comes in with forty nicks,

It goes in bashed,

It comes out fixed.

Now you can see why the pits are so wonderful to me!

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