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PoetryPoetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. ~Kahlil Gibran

Poetry should... should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance. ~John Keats

A poet can survive everything but a misprint. ~Oscar Wilde

What is Poetry?A form of writing designed to evoke an emotional response in the reader.A way for a person to express themselves and their feelings.The language of love and dreams.An often symbolic form of writing usually in stanzas, often rhyming.LimerickA short sometimes vulgar, humorous poem consisting of five anapestic lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 have seven to ten syllables, rhyme and have the same verbal rhythm. The 3rd and 4th lines have five to seven syllables, rhyme and have the same rhythm.

LimericksTwas a crazy old man called O'KeefeWho caused local farmers much griefTo their cows he would runCut their legs off for funAnd say "Look, I've invented ground beef!"

LimerickThere was a young rustic named Mallory, who drew but a very small salary. When he went to the show, his purse made him go to a seat in the uppermost gallery.Man From Aruba There once was a man from Aruba, Whose favorite hobby was scuba. Every day he would wish, He could spear a big fish. But settled instead for canned tuna. LimericksThere once was a boy from MontrealWho loved to play basketballFor a team he tried outBut if he made it, I doubtFor you see, he was three feet tall!

When you sneeze and you cough and you're achin'And you feel that your body is breakin'Just try to recallIt's still only Fall;Old man winter has yet to awaken. LimericksYoung Anton thought he would go farHe wanted to become a big starBut when crossing the streetHe tripped over his feetAnd was hit by an oncoming car

(Author was 8!)

There once was a young girl named MegWho accidentally broke her _______.She slipped on the ______.Not once, but thriceTake no pity on her, I __________.

LimerickThere once was a turkey named ChickenCome thanksgiving he was ripe for the pickinAnd though he screamed and he ran, he couldnt avoid the manAnd nows what we call finger-lickin

~By Emily McCarthy(Was a 6th grade student when I taught her & she wrote this!)

Rebus PoetryUses pictures, pictograms, and symbols to create a riddle or a poem.

Do you carrot all for me?My heart beets for you,Our love is as soft as a squash,But as strong as an onion With your turnip noseFor you are a peach,With your radish hair,And your turnip nose,You are the apple of my eye,If we cantaloupe,Lettuce marry;For I know we would make a happy pear.Haikua Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Traditionally they were about nature.

See the red berriesFallen like little footprintsOn the garden snow.~Shiki Haiku

ConcretePoemsThe poet uses the shape of the poem on the page to symbolize an idea or image within the poem.

ConcretePoetry

Poetry ElementsSound is used in poetry to add imagery and evoke the readers sense preceptors, especially when read aloud. This key element is also what makes poetry unique in regards to other forms of writing. The following types of sound effects are used:Alliteration- repetition of the same first letter or sound in a group of words (Peter Pettigrew)Assonance-repetition of vowel sounds within words (Sci-Fi)Onomatopoeia- words that sound like what they describe (Meow; Croak)Rhyme-repetition of sound at the end of words or linesRhythm gives poetry a musical quality with the use of stressed or unstressed syllablesStanzas- an arrangement of lines that form units within a poem (can be called couplets, quatrains, etc.)POETRY ELEMENTSFigurative language is used to add greater depth to the meaning of words and is used to create imagery with the use of comparisons. There are three types,Metaphor- direct comparison of dissimilar things that is meant to show equality between them. For example, My savior, my redeemer was the snow that fell right before the morning commute. Simile- comparison that uses like or as. For example,' I love you like a long song, (baby)Personification- a comparison that gives human qualities to objects, animals or ideas. For example, The butter cream cake taunted me.

Acrosticsimple poems in which each the first letter of each line forms a word or phrase (vertically). An acrostic poem can describe the subject or even tell a brief story about it.

Free VerseThe poet creates the line breaks and stanzas where he wants them. Rhyming usually is not present.IdentityJulio Noboa PolancoLet them be as flowers,always watered, fed, guarded, admired,but harnessed to a pot of dirt.

Id rather be a tall, ugly weed,clinging on cliffs, like an eagle,wind-wavering above high, jagged rocks.

Free VerseFogby Carl Sandburg

The fog comeson little cat feet.

It sits lookingover harbor and cityon silent haunchesand then moves on.i carry your heart with me(i carry it inmy heart)i am never without it(anywherei go you go,my dear;and whatever is doneby only me is your doing,my darling) i fearno fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i wantno world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)and its you are whatever a moon has always meantand whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows(here is the root of the root and the bud of the budand the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which growshigher than soul can hope or mind can hide)and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)E.E. CummingsFree VerseLike Lily Like WilsonIm writing the poem that will change the world, And its Lily Wilson at my office door.Lily Wilson, the recovering like addict,The worst Ive ever seen.So, like, bad, that the entire eighth gradeStarted calling her Like Lily Like Wilson Like.Until I declared my classroom a like-free zone,And she could not speak for days.

When she finally did, it was to say,Mr. Mali, this isso hardNow I have to think before I say anthing.

Imagine that Lily.

Its for your own good.Even if you dont likeit.

Im writing the poem that will change the worldAnd its Lily Wilson at my classroom door.Lilly is writing a research paperAbout how homosexuals shouldnt be allowed to adopt childrenIm writing a poem that will change the worldAnd its Like Lily Like Wilson at my office door.

Shes having trouble finding souces,Which is to say, ones that back her up.They all argue in favor of what I thought I was against.

And it took four years of college,Three years of graduate school,And every incidental teaching experience I ever had to let out only

Well, thats a really interesting problem, Lilly.But what do you propose to do about it?Thats what I want to know.

And the eighth grade mind is a beautiful thing;Like a new-born babys face, you can often see itChange before your very eyes.

I cant believe Im saying this Mr. Mali,But I think Id like to switch sides.

And I want to tell her to do more than just believe it, But to enjoy it!That changing your mind is one of the best ways Of finding out whether or not you still have one.Or even that minds are like parachtues,That it doesnt matter what you pack Them with so long as they openAt the right time.O God, Lily, I want to say,You make me feel like a teacher,And who could ask to feel more than that?I want to say all of this but manage only,Lilly I am like so impressed with you!

So finally I taught somebody something,Namely, how to change her mind.And learned in the prcess that if I ever change the world, Its going to be an eighth grader at a time. Cinquain Poetry.Five defined lines--- each line has a specific form/function.

Line1: A nounSpaghettiLine2: Two adjectivesMessy, spicyLine 3: Three -ing wordsslurping, sliding falling,Line 4: A phraseBetween my plate & mouthLine 5: Another word for the nounDelicious.

Cinquain PoetryCinquain Poetry with five lines.

Example 1 (by Cindy Barden):

Line1: One wordDinosaursLine2: Two wordsLived onceLine 3: Three wordsLong ago, butLine 4: Four wordsOnly dust and dreamsLine 5: One wordRemain

Cinquain.Cinquain Poetry with five lines. It comes in 3 varieties:

Example 3 (by Cindy Barden):

Line1: Two syllablesBaseballLine2: Four syllablesBat cracks againstLine 3: Six syllablesthe pitch, sending it outLine 4: Eight syllablesOver the fence, I did it yay!Line 5: Two syllablesHome Run.

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