Poetry AnthologyGrade 8

Elena Young

Table of Contents

1.) Legendary2.) I Am3.) Favorite Poem Tagxedoed4.) Favorite Poem Non-Tagxedoed5.) Sonnet6.)Haiku7.)Chain8.) Extended Metaphor ( s )

1.) Animal2.) Alejandro

9.) Poem From the Webquest

A label, a legend Coco Chanel,An extraordinary designerWho made cheap, jersey fabric sell.

She spoke her mindPeople thought she was mad.Coco was never confinedTo the boundaries of the time

She opened her own businessNever room for lazinessDedicated to what she loved Coco pushed and shoved.

She told people off,When she was questioned.And if they scoffedShe was only strengthened. Dark hair, red lipstick,All done with careThe little black dressThat made people stare.

She was like a childGiddy when she styled.Coco Chanel is a legend, That can’t be denied.

I AmI am

Volleyball, Nature, and the Dark.I like music and reading.

Creativity, Bravery, and Love are important to me.I understand people’s feelings

I make mistakes regularlyBut I learn from themI like the color green

I can be trusted with secrets

I think spending time with friends is importantThis is me. I AM.

Stay GoneShall I compare thee to a blank window?Your eyes are as cloudy as the cold frostHitting me like a strong bow and arrowYou made me sad and I felt I was lost.

If you think about coming back, stay gone .I hate you now despite what you may think.People may think that I am now withdrawn.You shot out the door before I could blinkI’m stronger without you, I know that now

I never ever wish you would come backI used to like you I don’t really know how

Now that your gone my life is back on track

You’re out of my life for good now so pleaseStay out. You suck and everyone agrees

The wind whistles quickBlowing by your ears so fast

The wind. So Fast. Stops.

My best friend is Clumsy and Loud. She is Creative and Helpful when I need something. But be careful

she is Crazy, you can figure this out when she is chasing Cars.

My mind is a lion Trapped in a cage

Roaring for food to satisfy its hungerEven though the ringmaster lets the lion out

He wont leave the safety Of his comfortable cage

Alejandro.

Alejandro is a therapist.He embraces my problems

and makes them into music.When I need to vent

he is always there,to listen to my visions.

My Limerick

There once was a strange little girlWho liked to do nothing but whirl

She knew she was strangeBut she would never change

And then she got eaten by a squirrel