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Color Poem
Colors can be used as symbols
• Symbol: a person, a place, a thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well. • For ex. The bald eagle
Black•
• Power, sexuality, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, evil, sadness, remorse, anger, anonymity, underground, good technical color, mourning, death (Western cultures)•
White• • • • • •
• Reverence, purity, birth, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, winter, snow, good, sterility, marriage (Western cultures), death (Eastern cultures), cold, clinical.• • • • •
Grey/Gray
• Security, reliability, intelligence, staid, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring
Purple
• Royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, arrogance, mourning.• Lavender symbolizes femininity, grace and
elegance.• • • • • •
Blue•
• Peace, tranquility, cold, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, technology, depression, appetite suppressant.
• • Turquoise symbolizes calm. Teal symbolizes sophistication.
Aquamarine symbolizes water. Lighter turquoise has a feminine appeal.
• • • • •
Green
• Nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune, vigor.•
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Yellow
• Joy, happiness, betrayal, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard and friendship.
• •
Orange
• Energy, balance, enthusiasm, warmth, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, demanding of attention.
Red
• Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, all things intense and passionate.
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Brown/beige/ivory
• Earth, stability, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort.
• •
• Beige and ivory symbolize unification.• Ivory symbolizes quiet and pleasantness. calm and
simplicity.•
Pink
• Pink symbolizes love and romance, caring, tenderness, acceptance and calm.
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Simile
• Simile: like or as• • I am like a yellow daisy, bright and cheerful.• I am as yellow as a light bulb, smart like a
teacher.• I am like the sun, bright and warm.
Metaphor
• Metaphor • I am a tall tree• I am a $100 bill• I’m a fast cheetah• I’m a black cloud• Furious storm• Shy Panda• Great eagle• Volcano waiting erupt•
Alliteration
• Alliteration: the repetition of a consonant. • Ex. Sally sold seashells• Green grass grew,
Assonance
• Assonance: repetition of a vowel sound. • Ex. The mean wife screams in her dreams
Personification
• Possible Bonus points:• Personification, giving human traits to
something not human. • ex. The stars danced.• ex. The moon walked• ex. The radio screamed•
5 by 7 max. size• 5 by 7 or smaller!•
• Name, Period, Date on front•
• Minimum 10 lines•
• Simile (“like, as, than, resembles”)•
• Metaphor (direct comparison)•
• Alliteration or Assonance•
• Creative design•
• Bonus: Personification•
• Quality of poem•
Imagery
• language that appeals to the senses (see, hear, taste, touch, smell)
• ex. The red barn • ex. The red barn• ex. The smell of rotten eggs• ex. The chirp of birds