UNIT 3- Love & Poetry
UNIT 3- Love/ Poetry <3
Ms. Amorin
Ms. Amorin
JOURNAL Topic:
JOURNAL topic:
What are considered the positive
aspects of love?
Explain the negative aspects of love
Distinguish the difference between
friendship, relationship, and family
love
What does LOVE <3 mean to you???
ACROSTIC Poem
An acrostic is a short poem in which
the title is spelled down the left side
of the poem. Each line begins with a
letter of the title.
Ex.) Feeling that
Everything
Awful and unknown is
Racing toward me.
ACROSTIC Poem examples
All
Men and women trying to
Equally
Respect each
Individual’s
Customs
And culture.
Who-What-Where-When-Why POEM
Write a five line poem that answers each one of
these questions: who-what-where-when-why. Each
line made be a word, phrase or sentence. You may
change the order of the questions if needed.
Mother
Mama (who)
Plants flowers (what)
Every spring (when)
In the garden (where)
To make our yard beautiful.
(why)
Who-What-Where-When-Why POEM
Example)
Politics (title)
The President (who)
Gave a speech (what)
Last night on TV. (when)
He spoke from the White House. (where)
He wants everyone’s support. (why)
*TERSE VERSE* Poems
Write a two word poem that rhymes.
Also, write a sentence that introduces
the poem so the idea makes sense.
Example)
To the woman who was hungry for dessert, the
waitress advised:
Try pie!
Example)
A mother pleaded with her underweight vegetarian
daughter to:
Eat meat.
Fortunately, Unfortunately Poem
Write a poem that tells a story in the
following pattern using the words
“Fortunately…. Unfortunately…….”
Examples)
Fortunately, I got my allowance today.
Unfortunately, it was only one dollar.
Fortunately, I was asked out by the boy I had a crush on
for two years. Unfortunately, he dumped me a week later.
*SENSORY* POEM
Write a poem applying the five senses that
describe an object. (Do NOT use the object
“word” in the poem).
The class is going to “guess” the object based on the
poem’s description, so be creative! (Similar to a game
of charades)
See-Touch-Taste-Hear-Smell
The poem should be at least FIVE lines.
*SENSORY* Poem
Write a poem applying the FIVE senses:
See- Touch- Taste- Hear- Smell
A red gumby
(see)
Bland, yet fruity in scent, (smell)
Intertwined like a plastic rope. (touch)
A savory but hard flavor of mild
strawberry and cherry.
(taste)
It calls my name knowing my
Desire for a sweet treat. (hear; personification)
What is it??? =
*TWO Line RHYMING Poem*
Choose a topic of interest.
Write a two line poem about the topic that
rhymes.
Examples)
Winter Night
It is dark and cold tonight,
But we are warm by the firelight.
Charity
When one takes time to give,
One helps others to live.
I Remember…. Poem
Write a FIVE line poem in which each line
begins with,
“I remember….”
Example)
*Brother and Best Friend*
I remember when you used to hold my hand on the way to the
bus stop,
I remember watching you play with your friends and thinking
how cool you were,
I remember the many times you stuck up for me when our
older brother would pick on me,
I remember when you had surgery on your foot, and I was
gladly by your side helping you every step of the way,
I will always remember the good advice you have given me
and the positive example you have always set for me. You are
not only my brother but my best friend.
SONNETS
A sonnet is a fourteen line poem written in
iambic pentameter (following a specific
rhyme scheme)
-Rhyme schemes are labeled with letters
according to the words that rhyme at the end
of each line ex.) abab cdcd efef gg
or
ex.) aabb cdcd eeff gg