Poetry booklet grade 7
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Poetry Date: ______________________ Name: __________________ Class: _____ Teacher: ___________________ 1 Poetry Date: ______________________ I’m going out of my mind!!! Idioms: Idioms say things that are understood in ordinary English and do not mean what they say. Idioms are not to be taken literally, e.g., “I’m going out of my mind!” 1. Read each idiom below. In the figurative, write the figurative meaning. In the literal column, write the literal meaning. Figurative Column Literal Column a) “I bombed the test!” It means _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ b) “She’s a hoot!” It means _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ c) “My friend lives on another planet.” It means _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ d) “Lunch must have been the bottom of the barrel!” It means _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ e) “He is a pain in the neck!” It means _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 2 Poetry Date: ______________________ f) “What’s up?” It means _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ g) “I’m going crazy!” It means _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ g) “That was close but no cigar!” It means _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ g) “It`s a blessing in disguise!” It means _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ g) “She deserves a taste of her medicine!” It means _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 2. In your own opinion, why do you think people use “idioms”, rather than just saying what they mean? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3 Poetry Date: ______________________ “I walked a million miles today!” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration that we all know is not possible. The person using hyperbole is not considered a liar because we have accepted the use of hyperbole for expression, e.g., “I walked a million miles today!” 1. Write a short story of at least three paragraphs describing your “unfortunate walk home.” In this story use at least five examples of hyperbole. You can include descriptions of the weather, your feelings or other people. Exaggerate. Make us feel sorry for you! For example, “I thought I was going to die from the heat (or the cold!)” or “My friend looked as if she was going to drown in her sweat!” My unfortunate walk home (1st draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4 Poetry Date: ______________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ To accompany your sad story, draw a picture exaggerating your most pathetic hyperbole so we can really feel sorry for you. My unfortunate walk home (2nd draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 5 Poetry Date: ______________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6 Poetry Date: ______________________ Places – Imagery Imagery – Imagery is writing with details to arouse the senses of touch, taste, sight, smell, or sound. Island in a Storm Moss covered rocks climb The disappearing blue Water pounds like thunder And wind scrapes like fingernails As I shiver against the monster storm 1. Brainstorm five places you could write about using this word web. 2. Choose one place. ______________________________________________ 3. Complete these sentences describing the place. I see _________________________________________________________ I hear ________________________________________________________ I feel or touch __________________________________________________ I smell ________________________________________________________ I taste ________________________________________________________ 7 Poetry Date: ______________________ 4. Combine at least three images into your imaginary poem. It must be at least five lines long. Write your poem below. _______________________________ (1st draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________ (2nd draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 8 Poetry Date: ______________________ In class - Imagery Imagery – Imagery is writing with details to arouse the senses of touch, taste, sight, smell, or sound. Waiting for the bell to ring I felt the cold desk And smelled the new carpet Watching the clock slowly dragging its hands As voices whispered around me Tasting the memory of bubblegum in my mouth 1. Look around the classroom and write one line for each beginning below. I saw _________________________________________________________ I heard ________________________________________________________ I smelled ______________________________________________________ I felt _________________________________________________________ I tasted _______________________________________________________ 2. Combine the above lines into a five-line poem about school. _______________________________ (1st draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 9 Poetry Date: ______________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________ (2nd draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 10 Poetry Date: ______________________ One – simile poem Simile – A simile compares two unlike things using “like” or “as”. Jenny is like a Pine Tree Tall and strong Dependable Her smile shades me from the world I can tell her my secrets She whispers them only to the wind. Write one simile. Then write five lines beneath your simile to support it. _______________________________ (1st draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________ (2nd draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 11 Poetry Date: ______________________ People poem for similes Simile – A simile compares two unlike things using “like” or “as”. Susanna Her face is like glass Her smile is like sandpaper Her hands are like shovels Her arms are like windmills Her legs are like bananas Her fingers are like spiders Her heart is like acid Her stare is as hot as fire Her voice is like a rocket ship Her laugh is like yesterday Write your own people poem by completing the similes below. Who will your poem be about? _______________________________________ (If it’s a friend – sign disclaimer here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) Face: ________________________________________________________ Smile: ________________________________________________________ Hands: _______________________________________________________ Arms: ________________________________________________________ Legs: ________________________________________________________ Fingers: ______________________________________________________ Heart: ________________________________________________________ Stare: ________________________________________________________ Voice: ________________________________________________________ Laugh: _______________________________________________________ 12 Poetry Date: ______________________ _______________________________ (1st draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________ (2nd draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 13 Poetry Date: ______________________ Concrete Poem Concrete Poem: A concrete poem looks like its subject. It is also called a shape poem. Read this example of a concrete poem: Clouds floating, soaring, Write your own concrete poem below: 14 Poetry Date: ______________________ Build a weather poem _______________, _______________, ______________, ______________ 3 syllables 2 syllables 2 syllables 1 syllable (A) _______________, _______________, ______________ 2 syllables 2 syllables 1 syllable (B) _______________, _______________, ______________, ______________ 3 syllables 2 syllables 2 syllables 1 syllable (A) _______________, _______________, ______________ 2 syllables 2 syllables 1 syllable (B) 1 – Syllable weather words Orange Sky Warm Front Wind Frost Air Sun Moon Cold Drought Blow Red Blue Grey Snow Row Chill Up Hot Rain Fog Dense Sky Land Ice Breeze Sleet Low High Mood Spring Storm Eye Clear West North South East Water Fall Star shine Garden Lightening Thunder Cover Pressure Warmest Coldest Forecast Freezing Predict Summer Cycle Winter 2 – Syllable weather words Climate Rainbow Cirrus Nimbus Stratus Weather Sunshine 15 Poetry Date: ______________________ 3 – Syllable weather words Hurricane Cumulus Tornado Conditions Elements Atmosphere Thunderstorms Medium Instruments 16 Poetry Date: ______________________ Haiku Haiku: Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry written about nature. It has three lines. The first and third lines have five syllables. The second line has seven syllables. Rushing, rolling down The river flows to the sea Blue skies hang above Creeping spider hangs Waiting for a victim near To feed her babies Write three of your own haiku poems below: ___________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ 17 Poetry Date: ______________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Couplet Poem Couplet: A couplet poem has two lines. Both lines have the same rhythmic pattern. It is not required that couplets rhyme Examples: The secretary inside my brain Is on her break, so I’m insane Eyes of black water upon white sand I reach for her heart, I reach for her hand Write three couplets below. Illustrate or decorate your poems. __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ 18 Poetry Date: ______________________ Onomatopoeia Poem An onomatopoeia poem is a word that sounds exactly like the sound it’s describing. Example: Oh Poor me! I fell in the ground Ker-plunk! And landed in a garbage dump! Pee-ew! So I dusted myself off Swat! Swat! With feathers from a bird I caught Eeek! Eeek! And continued the journey anew! Crunch! Crunch! argh* bang, banged, banging* bash, bashed, bashing* bawl, bawled, bawling* beep, beeped, beeping* belch, belched, belching* blab, blabbed, blabbing* blare, blared, blaring* blurt, blurted, blurting* bonk, bonked, bonking* bong* boo-hoo* boom* bow-wow* bubble* bump, bumped, bumping* buzz, buzzed, buzzing* chatter* chirp* choo-choo* clang, clanged, clanging* clank, clanked, clanking* clap, clapped, clapping,* clatter, clattered, clattering* click* crackle* cuckoo* drip* fizz* flick, flicker* flip* flutter* giggle* gurgle, gurgled, gurgling, ha ha * hack* hiss* ho ho ho* kerplunk* mumble* ooze* ping, plop* pop, popped, popping* rattle* roar, roared, roaring* rustle, rustled, rustling* screech, screeched, screeching* shuffle* sizzle, sizzled, sizzling* slash* slurp* smack* splash* squelch* swoosh* thud* thump, thumped, thumpin* tic-toc * tinkle* twang* whallop* whip 19 Poetry Date: ______________________ _______________________________ (1st draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________ (2nd draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 20 Poetry Date: ______________________ Personification In writing, this occurs when non-human things are given human characteristics. Example: The Northern Lights, dressed in plum and emerald capes, danced across the Arctic sky. ___________________, by Laurence Binyon I come among the peoples like a shadow I sit down by each man’s side. None sees me, but they look on one another, And know that I am there. My silence is like the silence of the tide That buries the playground of children; Like the deepening of frost in the slow night, When birds are dead in the morning. Armies trample, invade, destroy, With guns roaring from earth and air. Kings and chancellors give commands, I give no commands to any; But I am listened to more than kings And more than passionate orators I unswear words, and undo deeds. Naked things know me. I am the first and last to be felt of the living. I am _________________. Can you guess what the poem is trying to describe? 21 Poetry Date: ______________________ Write your own Personification poem: ________________________________ (1st draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________ (2nd draft) ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 22 Poetry Date: ______________________ Figurative Language (glossary) Published example Characteristics His fin, Like a piece of sheet iron Simile He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt her calls Ice mothers me Personification My bed is rock Over sand I move silently The engine purrs Her glance was a needle that left a tattoo on my heart Lithely, Leisurely, He swam... He clasps the crag with crooked hands, Close to the sun in Lonely Land. Buzz Hiss Screech She`s driving me up the wall! Metaphor Alliteration Onomatopoeia Hyperbole The men marched asleep. She`s got cold feet Idioms 23 My Examples
