Kaylin’s Fun
File of Poetry
Kaylin Brown
May, 19, 2009
6A, Language
Table of Contents
Exaggeration…………………. Section 1
Free Verse……………………….Section 2
Narrative…………………………Section 3
Metaphor………………………… Section 4
Personification………………… Section 5
Onomatopoeia…………………… Section 6
Alliteration……………………….. Section 7
Repetition…………………………. Section 8
Exaggeration/Section 1
Definition
The obvious stretching of the truth
Example Poem
“Please Do Not Read This Poem” by Kenn Nisbitt
Please don't read this poem.
It's only meant for me.
That's it. Just move along now.
There's nothing here to see.
Besides, I'm sure you'd rather
just go outside and play.
So put the poem down now
and slowly back away.
Hey, why are you still reading?
That isn't very nice.
I've asked you once politely.
Don't make me ask you twice.
I'm telling you, it's private.
Do not read one more line.
Hey! That's one more. Now stop it.
This isn't yours; it's mine.
You're not allowed to read this.
You really have to stop.
If you don't quit this instant,
I swear I'll call a cop.
He'll drag you off in handcuffs.
He'll lock you up in jail,
and leave you there forever
until you're old and frail.
Your friends will all forget you.
You won't be even missed.
Your family, too, will likely
forget that you exist.
And all because you read this
instead of having fun.
It's too late now, amigo;
the poem's nearly done.
There's only one solution.
Here's what you'll have to do:
Tell all your friends and family
they shouldn't read it too.
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Description
Lines in this poem that are examples of exaggeration are;
“You’re not allowed to read this
You really have to stop
If you don’t stop this instant,
I swear I’ll call a cop
He’ll drag you off in handcuffs.
He’ll lock you up in jail,
And leave you there forever
Until you’re old and frail”
This is definitely exaggeration because you cannot go to jail for reading a
poem that is supposed to be read
“Too Much To Do” by Kaylin Brown
I want to go outside today
But I have one hundred and three things to do
Sweep the floor,
Wash the car
And do my homework too
I wanted to go outside today
But I had one hundred and three things to do
After I finished sweeping the floor
Washing the car
And doing my homework too
I no longer have one hundred and three things
Now it’s one hundred and two
Free Verse/Section 2
Definition
Poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter, or form
Example Poem
“Good Hotdogs”: by Sandra Cisneros
Fifty cents apiece
To eat our lunch
We'd run
Straight from school
Instead of home
Two blocks
Then the store
That smelled like steam
You ordered
Because you had the money
Two hotdogs and two pops for here
Everything on the hotdogs
Except pickle lily
Dash those hotdogs
Into buns and splash on
All that good stuff
Yellow mustard and onions
And french fries piled on top all
Rolled up in a piece of wax
Paper for us to hold hot
In our hands
Quarters on the counter
Sit down
Good hotdogs
We'd eat
Fast till there was nothing left
But salt and poppy seeds even
The little burnt tips
Of french fries
We'd eat
you humming
And me swinging my legs
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Description
Because this poem is an example of free verse, it has no rhyming words. The
words “here” and “dogs” do not rhyme. Neither do “onions” and “wax”, nor “all”
and “not”. This poem has no rhyme scheme so it is definitely a free verse poem.
“School” by Kaylin Brown
The hectic hallways
Slamming of the lockers
The sound of shoes squeaking
Against the floor
And of pencils going across paper
The sudden ring of the bell
To alert the students to move
The joy in their faces
When they come out of the worst class of the day
Finally its lunch time
The lunchroom has many aromas
The smell of Clorox from the tables
The smell of the lunch
And the sides that go along with it
The loud conversations at each table
It’s the last locker break of the day
The last class of the day
Every day is slightly different
But the long week days usually end
With a good nights sleep
Narrative/Section 3
Definition
A poem that tells a story, and has characters, a setting, and a plot
Example Poem
“Papa’s Fishing Hole” by Elisabeth D. Babin
I place my tiny hand in his
as we walk to Papa’s Fishing Hole.
I hand him a wiggling night crawler
fighting for his life.
The deadly hook squishes
through the worm’s head,
and I watch the brown guts ooze out.
Papa throws the pole’s long arm back
and then forward.
The line lands in a merky spot
along the reedy shore.
Now I get to reel it in.
Nothing yet, he says.
He casts again. I reel it in.
Still nothing.
Three time’s a charm, he says.
He casts.
A strike.
We turn the crank together.
The fish jumps from the water
and his colors form a rainbow
as he arches his body above the reeds.
My Papa handles him
with the skill of a master
as I stop helping to watch him work.
A stiff jerk, a quick reel, a stiff jerk again.
The fish doesn’t have a chance, I yell.
I know. I know. I know, he says.
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Description
This poem is a narrative poem because it has characters, a setting, and a plot. The
characters in this poem are Papa and the character that is not given a name, but is
implied to be Papa’s grandchild. The setting is at a murky spot, and Papa and his
grandchild are fishing.
“B-ball with My Bros.” by Kaylin Brown
It was my two brothers against me
We were playing basketball outside
The score was thirteen to fourteen
I shot a long shot
They said ‘ Get real your gonna lose’
I really shut then up when the ball went in the net
Swoosh!!
‘ I won, I won, I won’
I did say
Of course they were sore losers
And wanted to replay
Personification/Section 4
Definition
A type of figurative language in which a poet gives an animal, object, or idea
human like qualities
Example Poem
“Hey Diddle Diddle” by Mother Goose
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such fun
And the dish ran away with the spoon!
Description
This is an example of personification because it uses phrases such as;
“The cow jumped over the moon” and
“The little dog laughed to see such fun”
In real life cows cannot jump over the moon and dogs cannot laugh.
That is why this poem is an example of personification.
“Fishing” by Kaylin Brown
We had been sitting for a while
The rods were tired and weak
We tried time after time to get a catch
But the worms that were scared
And wriggled in fright
The fish seemed mighty picky
Because the rod they would not bite
Metaphor/Section 5
Definition
A direct comparison between two unlike things, does not use the words like or as
Example Poem
“The Toaster” by William Jay Smith
A silver-scaled Dragon with jaws flaming red
Sits at my elbow and toasts my bread.
I hand him fat slices, and then, one by one,
He hands them back when he sees they are done.
Description
In this poem, the poet is comparing the toaster to a silver dragon without
using the words like or as. That is why this is an example of metaphor.
“Tornado” by Kaylin Brown
A monster that varies in color
That destroys everything in sight
Is made of opposing air
And cannot be destroyed
It’s a monster that sucks up houses
And has no sympathy for trees
It has no face
And no feet
But indeed it is one of the many monsters of nature
Alliteration/Section 6
Definition
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginnings of several words of
a line of poetry or sentence
Example Poem
“Dewdrops Dancing Down Daisies” by Paul Mc Cann
Don't delay dawns disarming display .
Dusk demands daylight .
Dewdrops dwell delicately
drawing dazzling delight .
Dewdrops dilute daisies domain.
Distinguished debutantes . Diamonds defray delivered
daylights distilled daisy dance .
Description
The same consonant used in this poem is the consonant sound “d”
There are multiple words that begin with the letter “d”
“Tori’s Dad” by Kaylin Brown
Tori’s dad Trevor
Told Tori to
Turn off the
Television because
It was taking Tori
Too long to
Finish her homework
Onomatopoeia/Section 7
Definition
The use of words that sound like the noises they describe
Example Poem
“Pizza Parlor” by Alex
Wee!
Wee!
Goes the dough in the air.
Splat !
Splat !
Goes the sauce on the dough.
Sprinkle.
Sprinkle.
Goes the cheese on the sauce.
Flop!
Flop!
Goes the pepperoni on the cheese.
Sizzle!
Sizzle!
Goes the pizza as it cooks.
Description
This poem is describing the expressions made by the ingredients used to make up
pizza. Words such as; wee, splat, sprinkle, flop, and sizzle are all examples of
onomatopoeia
“Riding” by Kaylin Brown
Ding!
Goes the light
Zoom! Zoom!
Is the revving car motorcycle waiting to zoom pass everyone
Honk! Honk!
Cars honking impatiently
Ding!
Goes the light
Zoom! Zoom!
Is the revving motorcycle
Vroooooooom!!! We’re finally on our way
Repetition
Definition
“To repeat” something, the use of any sound, word, phrase, or sentence
Example Poem
Lazy, lazy, lazy, Jane,
She wants a drink of water
So she waits, and waits, and waits, and waits
For it to rain
Description
This poem is an example of repetition because repetition means “to repeat
something” in this poem the words “lazy” and “wait” are repeated several times.
“What’s For Dinner?” by Kaylin Brown
In my imagination I hear chicken frying
I wonder what’s for dinner tonight
In my imagination I smell barbeque grilling
I wonder what’s for dinner tonight
In my imagination I taste creamy salad dressing
I wonder what’s for dinner tonight
In my imagination I feel mooshy honey mustard dripping off my finger
I wonder what’s for dinner tonight
School is over
I get home
Walk into the house
Finally!! I know what’s for dinner tonight