Poetry is fun
Teacher´s version
¨Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance¨. Carl Sandbury
Merriam-Webster’s Word Central defines poetry as:
1. A writing usually with a rhythm that repeats
2. Writing chosen and arranged to create a certain emotional response through meaning, sound an
SOME IDEAS
1. Create a class poem with students' names at the beginning of the year.
2. Make a rap using a specific topic. Could be made in groups and every single member
can cooperate with a couplet. This strategy is useful to teach the students when counting
and dividing words into syllables. Enfocarlo en ritmo y rima…..song replace
Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPfm30WEiPk&list=RDLAX3goFQA44 for a sample.
3.For the students to learn or reinforce the different parts of a sentence it is
recommended to vary the teachers language (for example instead of verb: action,
instead of noun the thing or object, instead of adjective: the words that describe
the thing) and using a funny activity such as ………..yorleny.
Poetry Terminology
Before to start it is important to give to the students some terminology that is
common within the literature class.
Image: Think of an image as a picture or a sculpture, something concrete and
representational within a work of art.
For example, "Kubla Khan: or, A Vision in a Dream":
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round:
And here were gardens bright with sinuous rills
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And there were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. (lines 6-11)
METAPHOR
Like a simile, a metaphor expands the sense and clarifies the meaning of something. "He's
Such a pig," you might say, and the listener wouldn't immediately think, "My friend has a
porcine boyfriend," but rather, "My friend has a human boyfriend who is (a) a slob,
(b) a voracious eater, (c) someone with crude attitudes or tastes, or (d) a chauvinist."
Activity: What's the best metaphor to describe your life thus far? Who are you,
metaphorically?
You can use this template:
SIMILE The word like signifies a direct comparison between two things that are alike in
a certain way. Usually one of the elements of a simile is concrete and the other abstract.
"My love is like a red, red rose" writes Robert Burns. He's talking about the rose's beauty
when it's in full bloom (he tells us that it's May in the next line).
Try to create some similes. Remember that similes draw comparisons between two things
that are alike in a certain way.
Symbolism
Activity: Look for some classmates and ask them what their favorite color is and five
Personal characteristics. Then read the chart of color symbolism and compare
your classmate ‘answer and the suggested answers. Use the graphic organizer provided
by the teacher.
different similar
Haiku is a Japanese poem with no rhyme. Haiku poems have only three lines, each with
a certain number of syllables. Haiku poetry originated in the sixteenth century and
reflects on some aspect of nature and creates images. Here is the pattern:
Line 1 = 5 syllables
/ Line 2 = 7 syllables / Line 3 = 5 syllables
Activity: Students try to write Haiku in the class. Look for a different Haiku poems
around the class and draw a picture of the nature elements mention on it.
Couplets
Two-lined poems with a fun and simple rhyming pattern. Each line has the same
number of syllables and their endings must rhyme with one another. Humor is
often used in couplets as the following sample.
The Shark by Lord Alfred Douglas
A treacherous monster is the Shark 1
He never makes the least remark. 2
And when he sees you on the sand,
He doesn't seem to want to land.
He watches you take off your clothes,
And not the least excitement shows.
His eyes do not grow bright or roll,
He has astonishing self-control.
He waits till you are quite undressed,
And seems to take no interest.
And when towards the sea you leap
He looks as if he were asleep.
After this warning you will wish
To keep clear of this treacherous fish.
His back is black, his stomach white,
He has a very dangerous bite.
Activity: After introducing the poem, checking vocabulary, read along, chorally and in pairs; let the s
with some specific sounds. It is a great opportunity to teach or reinforce phonological rules.
The ______________
A treacherous monster is the ____________
He never makes the least_______________
And when he sees you on the ____________
He doesn't seem to want to _____________
He watches you take off your __________
And not the least excitement ___________
His eyes do not grow bright or ____________
He has astonishing _____________________
He waits till you are quite ______________
And seems to take no __________________
And when towards the sea you ______________
He looks as if he were _____________________
After this warning you will ________________
To keep clear of this treacherous ________________
His back is black, his stomach _________________
He has a very dangerous ______________________
*NOTE: They can also replace some other words if they want to.
Activity 2: Ask the students to make a draw about one of the couplets they like the most to check c
Activity 3: Because at this stage students do not manage a lot of vocabulary yet, teacher can teach them the strate
NONSENSE POETRY
On the Ning Nang Nong
Where the Cows go Bong!
and the monkeys all say BOO!
There's a Nong Nang Ning
Where the trees go Ping!
And the tea pots jibber jabber joo.
On the Nong Ning Nang
All the mice go Clang
The elephant is a bonnie bird.
It flits from bough to bough.
It makes its nest in a rhubarb tree
And whistles like a cow.
Triplets
Triplets are three-lined poems that rhyme. Each line has the same number of syllables.
Activity: Put a Poem in your pocket. Students write a poem in triplets using the 3 pocket template. Here are
Start a "poems for pockets" give-a-way in your school or workplace
Urge local businesses to offer discounts for those carrying poems
Post pocket-sized verses in public places
Handwrite some lines on the back of your business cards
Start a street team to pass out poems in your community
Distribute bookmarks with your favorite immortal lines
Add a poem to your email footer
Post a poem on your blog or social networking page
Project a poem on a wall, inside or out
Text a poem to friends
Activity 2: Students can also write a triplet using a main word to talk about, as follows.
Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TasviMvq7hM as a sample of triplets.
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Quatrains
This type of poetry always has four lines and rhymes in one of four ways.
Poets use letters to show the pattern of rhyme. The four types of rhyme for
quatrain are:AABB, ABAB, ABBA, and ABCB
The Purple Cow
By Christine Hoof
I never saw a purple cow, 1 A
I never hope to see one: 2 B
But I can tell you, anyhow,1 A
I'd rather see than be one. 2 B
Activity: A friendly letter. Using this friendly letter format, pretend to write a
letter to the author. In your letter explain to her what you think about the
poem. You can use other quatrain poem to do it.
Review the five parts of a friendly letter
Heading: Consist of the street address on the first line, city, state and zip code
on the second line; the date on the third line.
Greeting: Dear…
Body: the main text or message
Closing: It means good-bye: Sincerely, your friend, etc.
Signature: Tells who wrote the letter.
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
You can also create a digital card with http://www.kerpoof.com
Rhyme Royal poetry is a narrative poem that consists of seven lines, usually
in iambic pentameter, which describes a particular rhythm. The rhyme pattern
of Rhyme Royal poetry is a-b-a-b-b-c-c. This means that the last words of line
one and three rhyme, the last words of lines two, four, and five rhyme, and the
last words in lines six and seven rhyme.
For example:
Once upon a time there lived a princess named Snow White.
She was the fairest in all the land.
Seven little dwarfs whistled in the night.
Epigram is a very short, satirical and witty poem usually written as a brief
couplet or quatrain. It is also clever, and usually memorable statement The term
epigram is derived from the Greek word 'epigramma' meaning inscription.
Examples of epigrams
Man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.—H. L. Mencken
Your children need your presence more than your presents.—Jesse Jackson
The births of all things are weak and tender, therefore we should have our eyes intent on
beginnings.—Michel de Montaigne
Activity: 1. Look at the dictionary for unknown words in the previous epigrams. Try to
Paraphrase or say what they mean in your own words.
2. Send an original epigram to a classmate using a text message or an e- mail.
3. Take a look at the signs and drawing below and write a possible epigram for
each one. Share with your group.
4. Rewrite an epigram from the web or a book and make a drawing of it.
They found Snow White asleep in the sand.
The dwarfs decided to give her a hand.
Prince Charming came and gave her a kiss.
Happily ever after they lived in bliss.
BUSCAR EL RESTO QUE SE BORRO
Acrostics
Acrostics are easy one of the easiest ways to write poetry, it could be the name
of the person, object, or place is written vertically down the left hand side of the
page. Each letter is capitalized and becomes the first letter of the word beginning
each line. Each line may comprise a word, a phrase or a positive thought that is
continued on to the next line. Acrostics are easy to write because they don’t need
to rhyme, and you don’t need to worry about the rhythm of the lines. Each line
can be as long or as short as you want it to be.
ACROSTIC IN FOUR EASY STEPS
1. Decide what to write about.
2. Write your word down vertically (If you as a teacher want to teach them the alphabet
sounds would be ok).
3. Brainstorm words or phrases that describe your idea.
4. Place your brainstormed words or phrases on the lines that begin with the same
letters.
Recommend the students start by writing an acrostic based on their names or on favorite
thing. “Brainstorm” lots of ideas using a dictionary or their I-phones with internet to look
at some unknown words. For example, this list of all the ice cream flavors I could think
of. Then I put them in a list wherever they would fit, like this:
Ice Cream
I
Cookies & Cream.
English Toffee.
Chocolate Chip.
Rocky Road.
E
Almond Fudge.
M
You’ll notice that I didn’t fill in all of the lines. Finally, I filled in the missing lines, with
unusual expressions or with my partner´s help:
Ice Cream
I love every flavor.
Cookies & Cream.
English Toffee.
Chocolate Chip.
Rocky Road.
Even Strawberry and
Almond Fudge.
Mmmmmmmm.
Students can write acrostics about things they like or about things they don’t like, such
as chores, homework, and so on.
SOME IDEAS
1. Names are a common topic. Try writing one using your best friend’s name and giving
it to him or her as a gift.
2. You can use single words, phrases, or full sentences in an acrostic poem. Try to make
an interactive class with www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/
An Epitaph poem is a brief poem inscribed on a tombstone praising
the life of a deceased person or an everyday object instead of a person. It
usually uses rhyming lines.
Activity: Take some time to think about something you use all the time. It
could be a computer, a toaster, etc. Once you have chosen your topic, you can
use Popplet to brainstorm a list of words that are associated with your topic by
clicking on the image below. Ask your teacher for the password before clicking
on the image web page. http://popplet.com/app/index.php
Step 3: After you’ve brainstormed and written your everyday object’s epitaph
and are ready to publish it, click on the web page below. Be sure to check with
your teacher to make sure you save your artifact
correctly.http://www.kerpoof.com/
"Smoker's Epitaph" Anti-Smoking Poem
In Tombstone, Arizona, there is a gravestone with this epitaph:
Here lies Lester Moore.
Four slugs from a 44.
No Less.
No More.
The idea is that all the students have to do is finish it off.
Smoker's Epitaph
Here lies Sam Shay
Smoked six packs a day.
He started smoking when he was (any number from 1-10).
Now _________________________________.
Here are two examples of how your students could end this poem:
He started smoking when he was five.
Now that fool is not alive.
He started smoking when he was ten.
Now he'll never smoke again.
Once your students have tried all the other numbers from one to ten, see if
they can find a new way to end this poem. Here's what I came up with:
His last request was one more puff.
I guess he's finally smoked enough.
A cinquain is a five line poem that describes a person, place, or thing.
As you begin writing your own Cinquain, remember that at any time you
can repeat the message from our Voki friend for help.
Step 1- Choose a topic.
Step 2- Make a brainstorm a list of words that describe your topic.
Step 3- Write your Cinquain.
Step 4- Publish your Cinquain by creating your own Voki friend and
recording your poem. Be sure to double check with your teacher on how
and where you will save your Voki friend (http://www.voki.com/).
Cinquain Graphic Organizer
Use this organizer to write your own Cinquain.
Line 1
_____________________________________________________________
(a one word title, a noun that tells what your poem is about)
Line 2 _____________________________, _____________________________
(two adjectives that describe your topic)
Line 3 ___________________, ___________________ ,___________________
(three words that end in –ing)
Line 4
_____________________________________________________________
(a phrase that tells more about your topic)
Line 5
_____________________________________________________________
(a synonym for your topic)
Important web pages for cinquant poems.
Create a cinquain online at http://www.eduplace.com/tales/content/wwt_045.html
http://www.eduplace.com/activity/poem_cinquain.html
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/cinquain.htm
Animal cinquain - http://www.eduplace.com/activity/pdf/animal_cinquain.pdf
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/algebr6/activities/poetry/cinquain.htm
http://pages.uoregon.edu/leslieob/cinquain.html
Haiku is Japanese poetry that reflects on nature and feelings. You use your
observation skills to write what you see in a new or different way.
There are three lines with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the
second, and five syllables in the third.
How To - http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/haiku.html
http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm
http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-a-haiku/
http://www.sophia.org/how-to-write-a-haiku-tutorial
http://www.smith.edu/fcceas/curriculum/girard.htm
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson180.shtml
Activity: Rap is a modern type of poetry used in music that often includes
unique phrases and alliteration. Similes, metaphors and onomatopoeias are
common. The metre is varied with a simple, repetitive beat.
Poetry race
Betty Botter
Betty Botter
bought some butter.
"But," she said,
"the butter's bitter.
If I put it
in my batter,
it will make
my batter bitter.
But a bit
of better butter-that would make
my batter better."
So she bought
a bit of butter,
better than
her bitter butter.
And she put it
in her batter,
and the batter
was not bitter.
So 'twas better
Betty Botter
bought a bit
of better butter!
Peaks,
Snowcapped, windswept,
Reaching, waiting, challenging
mountain ranges, ocean trenches,
Obscuring, waiting, daunting
Dark, black
Depths.
by Mrs. Sinclair
Limericks
A limerick is a whimsical poem with only five lines. This type of poem depends on
rhythm and rhyme. It follows a AABBA rhyme scheme.
LIMERICK:
A limerick has five lines.
The last words of lines one, two, and five rhyme.
The last words of lines three and four rhyme.
A limerick has to have a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
USUUSUUS
USUUSUUS
USUUS
USUUS
USUUSUUS
An example is "There was an old man from Peru
Who dreamed he was eating his shoe
He awoke in the night
With a terrible fright
To discover it was totally true."
Limericks online - www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/limerickcontesthelp.html
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/limerick.htm
List Poems
Write a poem in which every line is a thank you to someone or something. A
student might want to thank his father, his dog, his baseball bat, his pencil, the
sky, the person who invented ice cream. Be sure the student says exactly what
he is thankful for (thanking his pencil for writing down all his math problems or
his mother for packing a tuna fish sandwich in his lunch).
http://helloliteracy.blogspot.com/2012/10/tracked-in-focused-on-poetry.html
ALPHABET: Each line begins with the letters of the alphabet in order.
An example -
A young girl was busy working on her project for school
But suddenly she had a question.
Could this be her lucky day?
Deciding to find out, she
Entered her backyard and
Found hundreds of green shamrocks waiting for her.
Edward Lear - http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/22527
Another example - http://michael-ely.hubpages.com/hub/Alphabet-Poem
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL:
Write a poem about yourself using this form or another poetry form.
Line 1: __ Your name
Line 2: _, _, _ 3 personal characteristics or physical traits
Line 3: Brother or sister of__ or son/daughter of
Line 4: Who loves__, __, and __ 3 people, things, ideas
Line 5: Who feels__ about__1 emotion about 1 thing
Line 6: Who needs__, __, and __ 3 things you need
Line 7: Who gives __, __, and __3 objects you share
Line 8: Who fears__, __, and __3 items
Line 9: Who'd like to see, __1 place, or person
Line 10: Who dreams of __ 1 item or idea
Line 11: A student of__ your school or teacher's name
Line 12: __ Nickname or repeat your first name
History of the Ballad - http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5769
Writing a ballad - http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Ballad
http://www.studyguide.org/ballads.htm
COLOR POEMS: A poem about your favorite color. Express your feelings about a single color with
analogies or similes or list nouns which are (or remind you of) that color. Another easy form is to use
the 5 senses-looks like, sounds like, smells like, tastes like, feels like.
Color looks like
Color sounds like
Color smells like
Color tastes like
Color feels like
An example is -
Orange
Orange is feeling in your stomach after an orange soda quenched your thirst.
Orange is the sun after a summer day.
Orange is the sound of a field filled with dandelions blowing in the wind.
Orange is the taste of a pizza that just came out of the oven.
Orange is the sound of a busy bumblebee.
Orange is the taste of cold glass of orange juice.
Orange is the feeling inside you when you accomplish something.
And orange is a color that is safe and alive.
About color poems - http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/color.htm
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/color-poems-usingfive-375.html
http://www.bolivar.k12.mo.us/BIS/bishome/faculty/lberg/lessons/colorpoem.htm
DIAMANTE: The Diamante is a form similar to the Cinquain. The text forms the shape of a diamond.
Line 1: Noun or subject - one word
Line 2: Two Adjectives that describe line 1
Line 3: Three 'ing words that describe line 1
Line 4: Four nouns - the first two are connected with line 1; the last two are connected with line 7
Line 5: Three 'ing words that describe line 7
Line 6: Two adjectives that describe line 7
Line 7: Noun Synonym for the subject
An example is-
Pencil
Sharp, skinny
Writing, answering, erasing
Wood, lead, ink, plastic
Drawing, smudging, leaking
Durable, comfortable
Pen
By Abbie
Diamantes online - http://www.eduplace.com/activity/poem_shapes.html
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/
About diamantes - http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-a-diamante-poem/
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/algebra/56/activities/poetry/diamante.html
http://pages.uoregon.edu/leslieob/diamantes.html
http://www.kathimitchell.com/explpoems.htm
I WISH POEMS:
Each line of the poem begins with the words "I wish" and then you fill in your ideas.
The poem should be 8-10 lines long.
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/wish.htm
http://poetryforchildren.tripod.com/poetryforchildren/id25.html
LIES:
Here is your chance to tell a falsehood and not get punished!
In this type of poem, each line contains an outrageous lie.
Each line must begin differently.
The main rule is not to say anything that hurts anyone.
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/limerick.htm
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/patterns/limerick/limerick_acttxt.html
http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-a-limerick/
MONSTER POEM:
Describe an imaginary monster. Try to have a theme (food, sports, animals, school subjects etc.)
An example is"The Scrumptious Sweet- Tooth Monster"
The Scrumptious Sweet- Tooth Monster has:
Hershey Kiss Cranium
Peppermint Smirk
Appealing Rock Candy Torso
Red Licorice limbs
Black Licorice appendages
Online monster poem www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/my_monster/index.htm
More examples - http://cmspoets.edublogs.org/2010/05/26/monster-poems/
RHYMING:
Couplets are made up of two lines whose last words rhyme. They are often silly.
An example is The cat ate a mouse
And then brought it in the house.
REPLACING : UNA CANCION Y REPLACE WORDS,,,
SAUSAGE POEMS
SHAPE (or CONCRETE):
Shape poems are made up of words that have been placed in such a way that they make the shape
of an object and also use words to describe the object.
Start by making a simple outline of the shape or object ( an animal, a football, a fruit etc.) large
enough to fill a piece of paper.
Then brainstorm a minimum of ten words and phrases that describe the shape. List action and
feeling words as well.
Next, place a piece of paper over the shape and decide where your words are going to be placed so
that they outline your shape but also fit well together.
Separate words and phrases with commas.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/shape/
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2256.shtml
http://www.educationoasis.com/resources/Articles/bringing_poetry.htm
http://www.thepoetrytrust.org/images/uploads/pdfs/Toolkit%20for%20Teache
rs.pdf
http://www.realclassroomideas.com/76.html
http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/bringing-poetry-to-the-classroom-grades-K5.html
http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/poetrymonth.
http://farr-integratingit.net/Integration/General/poetry/
Giggle Poetry - http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
- http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/contents_writingpoetry.htm
Scholastic poetry ideas - http://teacher.scholastic.com/poetry/index.htm
FizzyFunnyFuzzy Poetry for Kids - http://www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com/
Poets.org - http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/87
Poetry 4 Kids - http://www.poetry4kids.com/poems
The Teacher's Guide - http://www.theteachersguide.com/poetrymonth.htm
WHAT BUGS ME list poem:
(http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/bugshelp.html).
www.daydreameducation.co.uk/
All about me books
This All About Me poetry deals with the a biography poems about themselves for a fun creative
writing activity.
For the final draft of these biographical poems, students write the 9 lines of their poems inside 9
pencil templates, with each pencil increasing in width. After your students have colored their pencil
templates, you will have a dynamic and colorful poetry display to post on your classroom bulletin
board.
This pencil shaped poetry set contains three templates that assemble into 9 horizontal pencils.
These finished projects will make a colorful bulletin board display of your students' work. There
are 9 lines of poetry for this biography poem assignment.
1. Your first name
2. 3 characteristics or traits that describe you
3. 3 things that you are afraid of
4. 3 things that you love
5. 3 things that you are good at doing
6. 3 people/places that you would like to see
7. 3 dreams that you have
8. The name of your school
9. Your last name
This All About Me biography poetry set includes two first draft worksheets. There is an example
poem for students to use as a reference at the top of the first worksheet.
Below are examples of the first draft writing worksheets. Students should proofreadand edit their
first drafts before they begin writing on their final draft pencil templates.
}After students have edited their first drafts, you should give them their final draft poetry templates.
Students can color their pencil templates after they have finished writing their poems.
Below is an example of the 3 final draft pencil writing templates.
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/?gclid=COC-2pqNuroCFUwV7AodHCMACw
Poetry Race
If you're looking for a new challenge, try "Betty Botter's Biting Beaver"
from Funny Little Poems for Funny Little People:
Funny Little Poems for Funny Little People,
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetrytheater.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKFccMCnCuw
Activity: Teacher Angry!
First, let the class explore the phrases used in menu writing, e.g. on a bed of, in
a sauce of, sprinked with etc. Then get them to list all the things that make a
teacher angry. Show them how to substitute the food for an item from the
'angry' list, e.g. A plate of ink spodges served on a bed of spelling mistakes,
topped with crispy calling out.
The poem can have three verses - starters, main course and dessert. They
really enjoyed sharing ways to send the teacher potty!
Learning Intention: To write a poem using opposites and synonyms.
Boiling fever, freezing ice cream
Fast firework, slow snail
Bright sun, dark room
Sad boy, happy world
Always together, never alone
Above the sky, below the sea
Exciting start, boring ending
Worst chips, best pudding
Busy bee, lazy me
Clean jumper, dirty shoes
First to start, last to finish
Everybody out, nobody home
Poor man, rich woman
Weak kitten, strong lion
Sweet angel, nasty devil
Remember my poem, forget my name!
Don't forget to use commas! When you have finished, cut it up, re-arrange it, copy it up in
best and illustrate it.
Write an Instant Life Lessons Poem
Method:
Line 1 I'm learning to
Line 2 And I'm learning to
Line 3 And I'm learning to
Line 4 Not
, when I
Line 5 And I'm learning not to
Line 6 And I'm learning not to
Line 7 And I'm learning (though it sometimes really hurts me)
Line 8 Not to
Line 9 And I'm learning to
Line 10 When I
Line 11 And I'm learning that it's much
Line 12 Much easier to be
Create My Instant Life Lessons Poem Now!
Clear All Boxes
Sample:
Learning
I'm learning to say thank you.
And I'm learning to say please.
And I'm learning to use Kleenex,
Not my sweater, when I sneeze.
And I'm learning not to dribble.
And I'm learning not to slurp.
And I'm learning (though it sometimes really hurts me)
Not to burp.
And I'm learning to chew softer
When I eat corn on the cob.
And I'm learning that it's much
Much easier to be a slob.
by Judith Viorst
Write an Instant I am an Animal Poem
Method:
Line 1
I am
Line 2
Color
write the name of an animal here
as
compare the color to something else
Line 3
I
verb
describe something your animal does
Line 4
I
verb
describe something else your animal does
Line 5
I can
describe something your animal is able to do well
Line 6
I can
describe something else your animal is able to do well
Line 7
I am (repeat from line 1)
Create My Instant I am an Animal Poem Now!
Clear All Boxes
Sample:
I am a lion
Light brown as the grassy plains
I eat meat
I am sneaky
I can be the King of the Jungle
I can protect my cubs
I am a lion
e an Instant "All About Me" Poem
Method:
Line 1: First Name
Line 2: Four descriptive traits
Line 3: Sibling of...
Line 4: Lover of
Line 5: Who fears...
Line 6: Who needs...
Line 7: Who gives...
Line 8: Who would like to see...
Line 9: Resident of...
Line 10: Last Name
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Clear All Boxes
Sample:
Alysa
Short, feisty, artsy, crafty
Sibling of Phyllis and Sam
Lover of cats and flowers
Fears fatal errors
Needs a healthy network
Gives help where needed
Would like to see peaceful blooms and fur flying
Resident of NJ
Cummings
Write an Instant Biography Poem
Method:
Name of Famous Person
Born in
Child of
Lived in
Studied
Overcame
Worked as
Challenged by
Personal traits
Always
Never
Best known for
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Sample:
Abraham Lincoln
Born in Kentucky
Child of Tom and Nancy Lincoln
Lived in a log cabin
Learned his lessons by candlelight
Overcame lack of formal education
Worked as a storekeeper, railsplitter, lawyer
Challenged by a fighting nation
Personal traits were honesty and determination
Always helped those who couldn’t help themselves
Never gave up on what he thought was right
Remembered as the 16th President of the United States
Write an Instant Bio-Poem
Method: Line 1: I wish I
Line 2: Like
Line 3: And I dream
Line 4: I am
Line 5: I used to
Line 6: But now I
Line 7: I seem to
Line 8: But I'm really
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Clear All Boxes
Write an Instant Color My World Poem
Method:
Line 1
Name a color
Lines 2-4
Name 3 things that
are that color
Lines 5-7
Name 3 things that
sound like that
color
Lines 8-10
Name 3 things that
taste like that color
Lines 11-13
Name 3 things that
feel like that color
Line 14
What can that color
do?
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Sample:
Purple
a bruise on your leg,
bunches of grapes in a bowl,
a sweater that goes great with black,
the sound of power,
fruit juice poured into a glass
a school bell ringing, ringing
Grandma's rhubarb pie.
cold medicine served up on a tablespoon
squishy cough drops,
velvet covered cushions
pointy tip pentel markers,
the sky before lightning starts
Purple can take you for a sweet ride.
Sausage poems
Instant Diamond Poem
Method:
Line 1 - a one word noun that is the opposite of the bottom noun in
Line 7
Line 2 - 2 adjectives that describe the top noun
Line 3 - 3 verbs that the top noun does
Line 4 - 4 nouns that the top noun and the bottom noun both have
Line 5 - 3 verbs that the bottom noun does
Line 6 - 2 adjectives that describe the bottom noun
Line 7 - a one word noun that is the opposite of the top noun in
Line 1
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TV
Sample:
Boring,
Sells,
Predictable
Preaches,
Words, Pictures,
Entertains,
Sounds,
Thrills,
Thoughtful,
Meaningful
Write an I Am Poem
Method:
I am (two special characteristics)
I wonder (something you are actually curious about)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (the first line of the poem restated)
I pretend (something you pretend to do)
Teaches
Action
Kills
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you very sad)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
I understand (something you know is true)
I say (something you believe in)
I dream (something you actually dream about)
I try (something you make an effort to do)
I hope (something you actually hope for)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
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http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do
http://www.childrenspoetrybookshelf.co.uk/
Barrington Stoke: http://www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/children/index.html
Children's Laureate: http://www.childrenslaureate.org.uk
Read all about the special kids' laureate, Michael Rosen.
Cool Reads: http://www.cool-reads.co.uk
Kids' Review: http://www.kidsreview.org.uk
http://free.myscrapnook.com/
http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/literacy/poetry.php
Poem Hunter: http://www.poemhunter.com
Poetry Society: http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/membership/youth/
Special young poets' section of the Poetry Society, offering membership for teenage writers.
http://www.lauracandler.com
Poetry Zone: http://www.poetryzone.co.uk
http://www.festisite.com/text-layout/#2,0 pagina para hacer poemas graphicos
http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/index2.htm
Random House: http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/childrens/home.htm
Read It: http://www.eastdunbarton.gov
Reading Matters: http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/index.php
Show me: http://www.show.me.uk
Scottish Poetry Library: http://www.spl.org.uk/education
The Word Pool: http://www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk
Young Cultural Creators: http://www.youngculturalcreators.com
Young Booktrust: http://www.booktrusted.com
Online magazine about books for young people, featuring a book of the month, other
recommended books and reviews.
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http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm create poems on line
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http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/?gclid=COC-2pqNuroCFUwV7AodHCMACw
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetrytheater.aspx
http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous_poets/african_american.aspx
http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_for_kids/aesops_fables.aspx fables of Aesop.
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THE PIEMAN
I'd like to be a pieman, and ring a little bell,
Calling out, "Hot pies! Hot pies to sell!"
Apple-pies and Meat-pies, Cherry-pies as well,
Lots and lots and lots of pies--more than you can tell.
Big, rich Pork-pies! Oh, the lovely smell!
But I wouldn't be a pieman if . . .
I wasn't very well.
Would you?
http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/poetry-dictionary-for-kids/
http://creativeclassroom123.blogspot.com/search/label/Poetry
http://www.kevinandamanda.com/scrapbook/ scrapbook
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/607
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKFccMCnCuw
www.rhymezone.com
www.examplesinpoetry.com
http://www.easilearn.com
http://animoto.com/
http://www.reallygoodstuff.com/
Tanka
A form of Japanese poetry that depends on the number of lines and
syllables instead of rhyme. The pattern is:
Line 1 = 5 syllables
Line 2 = 7 syllables
Line 3 = 5 syllables
Line 4 = 7 syllables
Line 5 = 7 syllables
Write an Instant Tanka Poem
LINE 1 Five syllables: Describe when it happened
LINE 2 Seven syllables: Describe what happened
LINE 3 Five syllables: Your worst fear
LINE 4 Seven syllables: A positive outcome from the experience
LINE 5 Seven syllables: One life lesson you learned as a result
Create My Instant Tanka Poem Now!
Friday afternoon
Blue screen of death server crash
Precious data gone
Do it over and over
Never forget to back up
Diamante Poems
Diamante is a seven-line, diamond-shaped poem which contrasts two
opposites. It is more a visual poem than one to be read aloud.
Students can illustrate their final copies to produce an art piece. It
follows this format:
First Line and seventh line - Name the opposites.
Second and sixth lines - Two adjectives describing the opposite
nearest it.
Third and fifth lines - Three participles (ing words) describing the
nearest opposite.
Fourth line - two nouns (if possible) for each of the opposites.
(This is the transition point where the poem changes from one of
the opposites to the other.)
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http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/flash_pie.htm
Dictionary for poetry
A
Accent: The emphasis placed on some syllables in words more than others. For example, the word
“Banana,” has three syllables, with the accent on the second syllable, so it is pronounced “buh-NAnuh.”
Acrostic: A form of poem in which the first syllables of each line spell out a word, name, or phrase.
Alliteration
Repeating the consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words, such as the “p” sound in the
words “My puppy makes pizza” in the poem My Puppy Makes Pizza.
Anagram: A word or phrase created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. For
example, “notes” is an anagram of “stone.”
Assonance: Repeating the vowel sounds in the stressed, or accented, syllables in nearby words.
For example, in the phrase “flying kites” the repeated long “i” sound are assonant.
B
Ballad: A form of poetry, usually suitable for singing that tells a story in stanzas of two or four
lines, and often has a refrain.
C
Cinquain: A five-line poetic form in which the lines have 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 syllables, in that order.
Clerihew: A four-line humorous poetic form comprised of two rhymed couplets, with the first line
usually being the someone’s name.
Close Rhyme: A rhyme of two words that are next to one another or close to one another, such as
“Humpty Dumpty,” tighty-whitey,” “fat cat,” or “fair and square.” Not to be confused with Near
Rhyme.
Concrete Poem
A poem in which the meaning is conveyed by the placement and design of the words on the page
instead of, or in addition to, the usual arrangement of words. Also sometimes called Visual Poetry.
Consonance
The repetition of consonant sounds within nearby words, especially the consonant sounds at the
ends of words, as in “a stroke of luck” or “a bite to eat.”
Couplet
Two lines of poetry, one after the other, that rhyme and are of the same length and rhythm. For
example, “I do not like green eggs and ham. / I do not like them Sam I Am.”
D
Double Rhyme
A rhyme where the stress is on the second-to-last syllable of the words, and the end sounds are
the same, starting with the vowel of the stressed syllables. Some examples are batter / fatter,
ocean / lotion, and camping / stamping. Double rhymes are also called “feminine rhymes.” See
How to Rhyme.
E
End Rhyme
Rhyming words at the ends of the lines of a poem. See also internal rhyme.
Epitaph
A short poem written about someone who has died, often inscribed on the headstone of their
grave. Epitaphs usually praise the person, and are sometimes humorous.
Exaggeration
To overstate something; to claim that it is bigger, better, faster, smellier, etc. than is actually true.
When Larry Made Lasagna is an example of a exaggeration poem. See How to Write an
Exaggeration Poem. See also Hyperbole.
F
Foot
In poetry, a group of two or more syllables, one of which is stressed. Metrical poems are often
written in feet with the same number of syllables with the stress in the same place in each foot.
For example, the line “My puppy punched me in the eye” is made up of four feet, each with the
stress on the second syllable, as in “my PUP | py PUNCHED | me IN | the EYE.” The most common
poetic feet are two or three syllables long. See the poem My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye.
Forced Rhyme
Most commonly, an end rhyme where the lines are written in an unnatural manner in order to
“force” the words to rhyme. A forced rhyme may also be a near rhyme, wrenched rhyme, or a line
where irrelevant or unnecessary information is added to the poem for the sake of making lines
rhyme. See Forced Rhymes and How to Avoid Them.
Form
A “type” of poem, written by following a set of rules such as the number of lines or syllables, the
placement of rhymes, etc.. Common poetic forms include acrostic, cinquain, free verse, haiku, etc.
See Poetry Lessons for Kids to learn how to write many different poetic forms.
Free Verse
A poetic form that avoids using fixed patterns of meter. Free verse often also avoids rhymes, but
still may make use of other poetic techniques such as imagery and metaphor, as well as sound
devices such as assonance and alliteration.
H
Haiku
A short, unrhymed Japanese poetic form with three lines of five syllables, seven syllables, and five
syllables. See How to Write a Haiku.
Homonym
A word that has the same spelling and sound as another word, but a different meaning. For
example “fine” (an adjective meaning nice) and “fine” (a noun meaning money you have to pay as
a punishment) are homonyms.
Homophone
A word that has the same sound as another word, but a different spelling and meaning. For
example, “there,” “their,” and “they’re” are homphones.
Hyperbole
Pronounced “hi-PER-buh-lee.” A extreme and obvious exaggeration, not meant to be believed or
taken literally. For example, “he has million-dollar hair” or “this test is taking forever.” See How to
Write an Exaggeration Poem.
I
Imagery
Language and poetic techniques used to create mental pictures and cause emotions in the reader.
Internal Rhyme
Rhymes within a line of poetry. For example, the poem My Pet Germs by Kenn Nesbitt contains an
internal rhyme on the third line of each stanza.
L
Light Verse
Poetry that is intended to be humorous, amusing, or entertaining. While there is some light verse
written in free verse, most light verse is written in rhyme and meter. There are also many lightverse poetic forms, such as limericks, clerihews, double-dactyls, etc.
Limerick
A humorous 5-line poetic form with an AABBA rhyme scheme. See How to Write a Limerick.
Line
A single row of words in a poem. For example, a limerick has five lines, while a haiku has three
lines. Lines are one of the main things that distinguish poetry from prose.
List Poem
A poem that contains a list of things, people, places, etc. See How to Write a Funny List Poem.
M
Metaphor
A figure of speech, where a thing is described as being something else in order to suggest a
similarity between the two. For example, “The cat was a rag doll in my arms” or “Nature wore its
winter robe.”
Meter
Rhythmical patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
N
Narrative Poem
A poem that tells a story. Narrative poems usually have a plot and one or more characters.
Near Rhyme
Also called a “slant rhyme” or a “half rhyme,” “near rhyme” is a general term describing words
that sound similar, but aren’t a perfect rhyme. Assonance, consonance and sight rhymes are
common types of near rhymes. See also Assonance and Alliteration Lesson Plan.
Nonsense Poem
A form of light verse, usually rhymed and metrical, often with strange characters, fantastic or
impossible situations, and made-up words. Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky and Edward Lear’s The
Owl and the Pussycat are famous examples of nonsense poetry.
Nursery Rhyme
A short, rhyming poem for young children, often telling a short story or describing an interesting
character. The most well-known nursery rhymes in the English language are those attributed to
Mother Goose.
O
Occasional Poem
A poem written to commemorate a specific occasion or event, such as a birthday, wedding,
funeral, anniversary, graduation, military victory, etc.
Onomatopoeia
A word whose sound is similar to the thing or action it refers to, such as “buzz” or “hiss.”
P
Palindrome
A word or phrase that is spelled the same backward as it is forward, ignoring spaces, capitalization,
and punctuation, such as “Bob,” “mom,” “radar,” “race car,” “madam, I’m Adam,” etc.
Parody
A poem written in the style of another poem, usually humorous. Parodies usually assume the
reader is familiar with the original work. For example, the poem “Let Me Out of the Classroom” by
Kenn Nesbitt is a parody of the song “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
Perfect Rhyme
Two words that have exactly the same vowel and consonant sounds at the ends, starting with the
first vowel of the last stressed syllable. For example, green/bean, dummy/tummy, and
cavity/gravity are all perfect rhymes. Note that the first consonant sound of the last stressed
syllable must be different. For example leaf/belief is not a perfect rhyme because the final
stressed syllable of each word begins with the same consonant “l” sound. See also: Near Rhyme,
Assonance, and Consonance.
Personification
Giving human characteristics to non-human things, such as animals, inanimate objects, or ideas.
For example, “The sun smiled down on the beach.”
Poem
A written composition, often using rhythm, rhyme, metaphor, and other such artistic techniques
to express an idea, feelings, or a story.
Poet
A person who writes poems.
Poetry
Literature written in verse, as opposed to prose, often written in metrical lines.
Prose
Ordinary writing or spoken language, usually written in sentences and paragraphs, as opposed to
rhythmical lines.
Pun
A “play on words,” usually using homophones or homonyms, where a word or phrase has multiple
meanings. For example, “Six was afraid of Seven because Seven ate Nine.” This is a pun because
the word “ate” sounds like “eight.”
Q
Quatrain
A four-line poem or stanza.
R
Refrain
A phrase, line, or stanza that is repeated throughout a poem, often after each stanza.
Repetition
Using the same word, phrase, line, or stanza two or more times in a poem.
Rhyme
Having the same sound at the end of two or more words such as pine / fine, nickel / pickle, and
ability / fragility. See also perfect rhyme, near rhyme, wrenched rhyme. To sound alike in the
last part.
Rhyme Scheme
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem, written out as letters, such as AABB or ABAB. See Rhyme
Schemes Lesson Plan to learn how to write the rhyme scheme of a poem.
Rhythm
The sound and feel created by the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables, usually repeated,
in a poem. regular repetition of a beat or accent.
S
Sight Rhyme
Words that end with the same letters, but not the same sound, such as rough / cough / plough or
prove / love / grove.
Simile
A comparison between to unlike things, usually using “like,” “as,” or “than.” For example, “his
imagination was like a bird in flight.”
Single Rhyme
A rhyme in which the stress is on the final syllable of the words, such as cat / hat, and play / away.
Also called a “masculine rhyme.” See How to Rhyme.
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem, separated by space from other stanzas, much like a paragraph in prose.
Stress: Same as accent.
Syllable
A part of a word, usually a vowel and it’s surrounding consonants, that makes a single sound when
spoken. All words have at least one syllable. For example, cat, I, and would are all one syllable long
because they are spoken with a single movement of the mouth. Cattle, eyeball, and wouldn’t are
all two syllables because they require two separate sounds to be spoken. A word or part of a
word pronounced as one unit. A syllable usually consists of a vowel alone or a
vowel with one or more consonants.
Synonym
A word that has the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word.
T
Tanka
A 5-line, 31-syllable unrhymed traditional Japanese poetic form, with five syllables on the first and
third lines, and seven syllables on the second, fourth, and fifth lines. See also How to Write a
Tanka Poem.
Terce: A group of three lines that rhyme with one another, or are connected to another tercet by
their rhyme scheme.
Theme: The main idea, topic, or subject of a poem.
Triple Rhyme: A rhyme in which the third-to-last syllable in the words final stressed syllable. For
example, cavity / gravity, hammering / stammering, and nobility / agility are all triple rhymes. See
How to Rhyme.
V
Verse: lines of words with a regular repeated accent which often rhyme. (A
group of lines).
W
Wrenched Rhyme: Rhyming the final syllables of two words, where one is stressed and the other
is not. For example the words “sing” and “morning” are a wrenched rhyme because “sing” is
stressed on the final (and only) syllable, but “morning” is stressed on the second-to-last syllable.
Other examples include tin/imagine, frog/catalog, etc. See also Perfect Rhyme.
Activity 2:
Step 1- Choose a topic. It must be a fairy tale story or a fairy tale
character.
Step 2- brainstorm a list of words that describe your fairy tale character or
reflect on events that happened in the fairy tale.
Step 3- Write your Rhyme Royal being sure to follow the rhyming pattern
of a-b-a-b-b-c-c.
Step 4- Publish your Rhyme Royal by creating your own cartoon using ToonDoo. Be
sure to double check with your teacher on how and where you will save your cartoon.
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