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POETRY PORTFOLIO
During our study of poetry, each student will develop
his or her own poetry portfolio. This project will include
examples of the students’ own writing as well as display
their knowledge of the different aspects of poetry we
will study in class. The project will be turned in on
Friday, April 24th.
A. The project must include in the given order:
1. Title page: Include your name, class session, and a CREATIVE title for your
project.
2. Table of contents: You will need to number each page, list the titles, and
assemble in the correct order (do this last) once you have all the other criteria
completed.
3. Poetic devices: (You may use your literary device notes too) Cut 10
examples of devices from magazines or newspapers. You may not use
hand written examples. You may only include 2 examples of each type.
Label each example with the following devices:
- onomatopoeia
- simile
- alliteration
- symbolism
- metaphor
- consonance
- idioms
- hyperbole
- assonance
- oxymoron
- personification
- repetition
- imagery
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4. Original poetry: Pick 8 of the styles below and write your own poetry to
include in your portfolio.
- ode
- definition
- poem of address
-Haiku
- septone
- parody
- narrative
- diamante
- limerick
- kinds of sentences - poem of address
- bio or I am or selfie (choose 1)
- quatrain
- how-to
-I made a mistake poetry
- kinds of sentences -simile
5. Mandatory poetry- You must include one example of each of the following
poem in your portfolio:
-simile
-persona (personification)
6. Author study: A poet will be selected for you to research.
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Write at least one page 500 word essay (double spaced,12 font, arial)
about the life of your poet and his/her accomplishments.
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You must use two different sources (internet, book, encyclopedia.
reference book, magazine)
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Include one poem written by your poet as an example.
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Illustrate what that poem means to you and in paragraph form write 3
sentences or more as to why you selected this particular poem and what
you infer the author is writing about. Your illustration should match your
inference.
C. Neatness and creativity: Remember that you should make your portfolio neat
and colorful!
D. Conventions : SPELLING and Grammar COUNT!!
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Haiku
 oriental poetry
 unrhymed
 describes something
about nature or seasons
 3 lines long
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line 1= 5 syllables
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line 2= 7 syllables
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line 3= 5 syllables
The Fall Walk
Septone
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7 lines in length
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Along the
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rhymed or unrhymed
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murky shore we trod
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write your phone number vertically
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amidst
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number of syllables in each line
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a carpet of
should match the digits of the phone number
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crimson leaves, while
any number of syllables may be assigned to zero
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gazing awestruck
EXCEPT zero
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at the purple sky,
framed by old trees
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Limerick
 short, silly
 5 lines
 lines 1,2, and 5 rhyme &
have 8,9, or 10 syllables
 lines 3 and 4 rhyme & have
5,6 or 7 syllables
 a,a,b,b,a pattern
Persona Poem
 uses personification (see notes)
 begins with a simple intro.
 proceeds to make topic become alive as
if it were a person
 minimum of 8 lines in length
 written from point of view
other than own (1ST or 3rd)
Ode
 uses exalted (glorified) language to celebrate
a subject
 written about whatever you feel is important
 minimum of 10 lines
 every 2 lines rhyme most of the time
O, Diet Coke, you
carbonated work of art
You refresh and tease
with your amazing taste.
Every sip of you is
sunlight to my heart.
You are a treasure I
would n'er waste.
My need for you is love
and not greed.
My desire is pure and
n'er obscene.
My ardor is real; not a
cheap online joke.
So come to me now in my
morning hour of need,
Calm me down with your
surging caffeine
And be ever more my true
love, Diet Coke.
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Poem of Address
 written TO someone
or
Dear Winter,
TO something
 NOT about someone
something (ode)
 written to someone you have unfinished
business with (friend moves away)
 written to person/thing you admire
 good way to express feelings (anger, disappointment,
thankfulness, etc…)
 can write to objects to be silly (armpits, microwave,
VCR, Playstation, etc…)
Shame on you.
or
You kill the flowers
And the trees shed their beauty
You send the birds away
Take away the
Shorts and bikinis
What was once a striking
Green is now a blinding white.
You freeze my nose
Along with my toes
You hold me captive
Within my own home.
But although you
Take so much when you arrive,
your creativity makes
my Illinois perfect.
Parody
 repetition or imitation of a
literary work or style
 exaggerated, usually humorous
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“ Call me Maybe” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh3eNb16uC0
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“ Let it Go” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ud6B_NXoNc
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“ I’m Fat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2mU6USTBRE
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Diamante
I made a mistake (3 couplets need to be shown for credit)
1. I went to Mexico to get some Taco Bell…
I made a mistake and fell in a well.
2. I went to the park to swing on the swings…
I made a mistake and fell off the rings.
3. I went on the Titanic to take a trip…
I made a mistake and sank the ship.
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Narrative
 A poem that tells a story
 most likely written about
something that has happened to
you
 uses memories, journal for
ideas
 Can be expository in verse
 new experiences worth writing
about
 don’t have to stick to only facts
 writing poetry, not history
 ok to change details
 create drama or just
entertainment
 Doesn’t have to rhyme
Simile Poetry (Mandatory)
 descriptive poem about the writer
 4 lined poem with 2 verses
 verse can be rhymed/ unrhymed
I am as gentle as a purring kitten when cuddling
I am like a friendly puppy playing with a ball
I am as colorful as a rainbow inside and out
I am like a steamroller when something gets in my way.
I am as fast as a thoroughbred on the track
And as fresh as newly baked bread
I am as brave as a soldier in the midst of war
And like a lion ready to roar
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How – To
 list/ definition poem giving
directions or instructions
 could use excuses (How to Get out of Homework)
 brainstorm list of possible topics
 Must be 8 sentences in length
 How to Make the Perfect Pizza
How to Be a Best Friend
Kinds of sentence poetry
 5 line poem
Line 1: declarative sentence
Line 2: declarative sentence
Line 3: imperative sentence
Line 4: exclamatory sentence
Line 5: interrogative sentence
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Quatrian
 4 lines long
 each line can have
varying syllables
 every 2 line could
rhyme
 ABAB or AABB
pattern
 every other line
could rhyme
Definition
 free verse
 arranged in particular pattern
What is _________________?
 selection of phrases to
define idea/concept
 minimum of 15 lines
 begins with a question…
 ends with a statement
That is __________________.
What is hope?
Hope is a tissue, wiping away your
problems and fears.
Hope is a bright sun ray warming your
heart and soul.
Hope is a tattered teddy bear. Hugging
your tears, making them tears of joy.
Hope is a striving flower in a dried and
silty ground.
Hope is a butterfly fluttering around a
garden of weeds.
Hope is a twinkling star in a sky of black
clouds.
That is hope.
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Bio-poem
You may choose ONE of the following: Bio- poem, Selfie poem, I am poem)
Line 1: First name only
Line 2: 4 traits that describe the person
Line 3: important relationship (son of, daughter of,
related to)
Line 4: lover of… OR cares deeply about… 3 items
Line 5: who feels………. 3 items
Line 6: who fears………. 3 items
Line 7: who needs……… 3 item
Line 8 : who gives……. …3 items
Line 9: who would like to see….. 3 times
Line 10: Resident of… (City, state, street, etc…)
Line 11: Last name only
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I Am Poetry
I am…
2 traits
I wonder…
something you
are curious about
I hear…
something you
hear that stays on your mind
I see…
something you
see around you
I want…
something you
would like
I pretend…
something you
pretend to do
I feel…
a strong
emoting or feeling
I worry…
something you
worry about
I cry…
something that
makes you very sad
I understand…
something you
know is true
I dream…
something you
dream about
I try…
something you
make an effort to do
I hope…
something you hope for
I am….
Repeat the first line
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Selfie Poem
 Include a recent selfie
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Describes why you are proud
to be you or of your
accomplishments
 Rhymed
 Written in verse
 4 lines per verse
 3 verse minimum or 6 couplets
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Name:______________________________________
Poetry Portfolio Rubric
Title Page (name, class period, title)
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Table of Contents (correct page numbers, titles of poetry)
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Poetic devices (1 point per device that is labeled correctly)
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Original poetry (write the name of the poem and type of poem on the line below)
Name of Poem
Type of poem & pg#
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Author study
Biography (one page)
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simile
persona
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Author poem (poem and author are identified, in color, full page covered)
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Paragraph explaining why you selected that particular poem and infer what the poet is
trying to get his/her audience to think about.
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Neatness and Creativity (colorful, neat, organized, pride evident)
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Spelling, Grammar, and punctuation (double check!!!)
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Total Points
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Wystan Hugh Auden
Stephen Vincent Benet
William Blake
Gwendolyn Brooks
Robert Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
William Cullen Bryant
Robert Burns
Lewis Carroll
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Hart Crane
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Emily Dickenson
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
T.S Eliot
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Paul Fleischman
Robert Frost
Thomas Hardy
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Langston Hughes
John Keats
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Rudyard Kipling
Sidney Lanier
Emma Lazarus
Edward Lear
Myra Cohn Livingston
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edgar Lee Masters
Eve Merriam
Edna St. Vincent
Marianne Moore
Edgar Allan Poe
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Ezra Pound
Jack Prelutsky
Carl Sandberg
William Shakespear
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Shel Silverstein
Wallace Stevens
Alfred Tennyson
William Butler Yeats
Maya Angelou
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James Berry
George Gordon Noel Lord Byron
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Countee Cullen
Cynthia Rylant
Gary Soto