Bellringer 4/23
What do you like about poetry?
What do you not like about poetry?
Why do people write poetry?
Bellringer 4/24
 Scansion practice: Try scanning these poems to
determine the stress pattern and meter.
1) The morns are meeker than they were,
2) For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams
3) Walker will rebel against his father's wishes.
If you were absent- get yesterdays notes from somebody and
complete this tonight.
Bellringer 4/25
 Write a poem about the seasons using
an example of alliteration, a set
rhyme scheme of abcd abcd, and a
simile.
 Underline and label all examples.
Bellringer 4/26
 Write an 8 line poem about an emotion using an
example of assonance, a set rhyme scheme of
abacadae, and a metaphor.
 Underline and label all examples.
Bellringer 4/27
 Write a 5 line poem about an animal using an example of
consonance, a set rhyme scheme of abcde, and
personification.
 Underline and label all examples.
Bellringer 4/30
 Write a poem about a planet, star, etc. using an
example of onomatopoeia, an idiom, and an
apostrophe. This poem does not have to follow a
set rhyme scheme.
 Underline and label all examples.
 Turn in Bellringers today!
Bellringer 5/1
 Write a poem about the weather using iambic pentameter
and rhyme (you may pick the rhyme scheme).
 Label your Rhyme Scheme.
Bellringer 5/2
Complete the prompt creatively
(write in poem form)
 “She/ He was almost finished
with the class…”
Bellringer 5/3
 Complete the prompt creatively (write in poem form)
“She/He went to the beach for the first time…”
Bellringer 5/4
 If you could create the ideal semester schedule, what
would it look like? Are there any classes you would like
to take that are not offered here at Loyalsock? Be
descriptive.