Poetry
Name ____________________
Teacher ___________________
Date ______________________
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Practicing Haiku
1. Brainstorm a list of words and/or phrases inspired by the image.
2. Avoid wasting syllables on words like the, a, an, etc.
3. Do not repeat words; you only have 17 syllables total!
4. The first line must have 5 syllables, the second line must have 7 syllables, and the third
line must have 5 syllables.
Image One:
Brainstorm
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Image Two:
Brainstorm
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Image Three:
Brainstorm
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Image Four:
Brainstorm
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Image Five:
Brainstorm
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Now write your own haikus! Write one about nature and one about any topic you would like.
Nature Haiku:
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Food Haiku:
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Technology Haiku:
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Daily Life Haiku:
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Your Choice Haiku:
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Sensory Poems
Sadness
Sadness is gray.
It sounds like the moan of a foghorn.
It smells like mushrooms.
It tastes like chewy, stale popcorn.
It looks like a lost puppy.
Sadness feels like wearing damp clothes.
Happiness
Happiness is hot pink.
It sounds like the Fourth of July
It smells like freshly baked chocolate-chip cookies.
It tastes like juicy strawberries.
It looks like a bright rainbow.
Happiness feels like a warm hug.
Winter
Winter is white.
It sounds like the wind howling through empty streets.
It smells like a warm fireplace and pine trees.
It tastes like hot chocolate with fluffy marshmallows.
It looks like icicles and snowmen.
Winter feels like being inside a blizzard from Dairy Queen.
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Pattern:
Line 1 – Name the subject and finish the line with a color
Line 2 – Tell what it sounds like.
Line 3 – Tell what it smells like.
Line 4 – Tell what it tastes like.
Line 5 – Tell what it looks like.
Line 6 – Name the subject again and tell what it feels like.
Directions: In the space provided below, create two different sensory poems. One about fall, spring or
summer, and the other about any emotion you choose. Be sure to follow the pattern correctly.
Season: ______________________________________________________________________________
Line 1: _______________________________________________________________________________
Line 2: _______________________________________________________________________________
Line 3: _______________________________________________________________________________
Line 4: _______________________________________________________________________________
Line 5: _______________________________________________________________________________
Line 6: _____________________ feels like __________________________________________________
Emotion: _____________________________________________________________________________
Line 1: _______________________________________________________________________________
Line 2: _______________________________________________________________________________
Line 3: _______________________________________________________________________________
Line 4: _______________________________________________________________________________
Line 5: _______________________________________________________________________________
Line 6: _____________________ feels like __________________________________________________
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BIOGRAPHY POEM
Directions: Complete the poem below, there are three blanks per line (except for who you are
similar to). Be sure to think carefully about what you are writing, this poem should describe
who you are. Do not repeat words.
First Name: ______________________________
Lover of _____________________, ___________________________, and ________________________
Giver of _______________________, _________________________, and _________________________
Needs _________________________, ________________________, and _________________________
Wants ________________________, ___________________________, and ______________________
Fears _______________________, ___________________________, and _________________________
Is good at ________________________, ________________________, and _______________________
Should work on ____________________, ______________________, and ________________________
Is similar to ___________________________ because ________________________________________
Survivor of ____________________, __________________________, and ________________________
Last Name: _____________________________
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Directions: You will be writing a Biography poem about someone in your family. Use the
interview questions below to help you complete the poem. Share your poem first so that your
family member has an idea of what they are helping you accomplish.
Who is this person to you? (Mom, Dad, Grandma, Uncle, Sister, Cousin) ___________________
Autograph of the person you interviewed ______________________________Date _________
What are three things that you love most in life?
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What are three things that you consider yourself a giver of?
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What are three things that you need?
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What are three things that you want?
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What are three things that you fear?
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What are three things that you are good at?
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What are three things you think you should work on?
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Who is someone that you think you are similar to?
Why and in what ways are you similar to that person?
What are three things you are a survivor of?
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Family Member Poem
Using the answers from the interview questions, complete your poem in the proper format using the space
provided below.
First Name: ______________________________
Lover of _____________________, ___________________________, and ________________________
Giver of _______________________, _________________________, and _________________________
Needs _________________________, ________________________, and _________________________
Wants ________________________, ___________________________, and ______________________
Fears _______________________, ___________________________, and _________________________
Is good at ________________________, ________________________, and _______________________
Should work on ____________________, ______________________, and ________________________
Is similar to ___________________________ because ________________________________________
Survivor of ____________________, __________________________, and ________________________
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Life Doesn’t Frighten My
By: ___________________
Stanza 1:
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Life doesn’t frighten me at all
No, they don’t frighten me at all
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Stanza 5:
Life doesn’t frighten me at all
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Stanza 2:
They don’t frighten me at all
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Stanza 6:
They don’t frighten me at all
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If I’m afraid at all
That doesn’t frighten me at all
It’s only in my dreams
Stanza 3:
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I _________________________
I’ve got a
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Life doesn’t frighten me at all
Life doesn’t frighten me at all
Not at all
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Life doesn’t frighten me at all.
Life doesn’t frighten me at all
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