Poetry in the TEFL ClassroomActivities for Poetry

Cut-out Poem: words cut out from newspapers and magazines can be turned

into a poem by the students when arranged on a blank piece of paper.

Number Poem: students chose a phone number and use it as the poem title. The

poem will have as many lines as the phone has numbers

Story Poem: Students write a poem that tells a story that happened to them

Memory Poem: Students write down memories relating to each of the senses and

then combine words and sentences from each one to form a poem.

Simile Poem: Students write a poem that contains three similes. They must decide if the similes will describe the same thing or three

different things.

Step by Step Poem: Outline some steps and get students to follow them in order to write

their own poem.

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