Poetry is a river, poem after poem moves along in the exciting
crests and falls of the the river waves. None is timeless; each
arrives in an historical context, almost everything, in the end,
passes.
Mary Oliver
(A Poetry Handbook)
3. What is Poetry? My Definition!
Poetry is .
Me
4. Acrostic The word acrostic is formed from the Greek word
acros (outermost) and stichos (line of poetry). The acrostic is a
poem where the first letter of each line forms a word when you read
them looking downward.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/ P anthers growl,
O rioles sing, E agles soar, M onkeys swing. S ee?
5. My Acrostic #1
French language
Rich with beauty
Awesome clothing
Nice people
Channel brand
Eiffel tower
6. My Acrostic #2
Mechanical
On the way to different
Top up with fuel
Over the top with chrome
Roar ing down the street
Special to men
7. Haiku
COMPOSING A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HAIKU POEM
The 300-year old Haiku Poem has its own distinct discipline:-
Each complete poem has only three lines, totalling 17 syllables. -
the first line must be five syllables - the second line must be
seven syllables - the third line must be five syllables When these
rigid conditions are met, the result can be a very satisfying word
picture .
Birds take wing on high, gliding over angry waves back to their
safe nests.
http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/haiku.html
8. My Haiku #1
Our earth is dying
we are destroying the earth
weve got to think now
9. My Haiku #2
Cut down less trees
or we will breath in less air
weve got to act now
10. Collected Haiku #1
The big tree out side
With the little sqwiril inside
And the leaves blowing
11. Collected Haiku #2
Our earth is dying
Recycle when ever you can
Save the earth now
12. Cinquain Cinquain poems come in three formats: Cinquain
Pattern #1 Line1: One word Line2: Two words Line 3: Three words
Line 4: Four words Line 5: One word Cinquain Pattern #2 Line1: A
noun Line2: Two adjectives Line 3: Three -ing words Line 4: A
phrase Line 5: Another word for the noun
13. Cinquain Cinquain Pattern #3 Line1: Two syllables Line2:
Four syllables Line 3: Six syllables Line 4: Eight syllables Line
5: Two syllables
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm
14. My Cinquain #1
Cars
There fast
Lots of chrome
Some are pimped out
Awesome
15. My Cinquain #2
Robots
There helpful
Lots of wires
Some look like humans
Freaky
16. Diamante A diamante is a seven line poem, shaped like a
diamond. Line 1: one word (subject/noun that is contrasting to line
7) Line 2: two words (adjectives) that describe line 1 Line 3:
three words (action verbs) that relate to line 1 Line 4: four words
(nouns) first 2 words relate to line 1 last 2 words relate to line
7 Line 5: three words (action verbs) that relate to line 7 Line 6:
two words (adjectives) that describe line 7 Line 7: one word (
subject/noun that is contrasting to line 1)
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/
17. Diamante Example square symmetrical, conventional shaping,
measuring, balancing boxes, rooms, clocks, halos encircling,
circumnavigating, enclosing round, continuous circle
18. My Diamante #1
Warmth
Hot cold
Temperature is right
Right temp to get in
Warm toasty or cold
Silk smooth
Water
19. My Diamante #2
Studies
unhappy difficult
boring succeeding sleeping
library pencil card outside
interesting exceeding failing
happy easy
play
20. Free Verse
Does not have to rhyme
Does not have to have a specific rhythm
Has no specific length
Makes use of figurative speech
21. Free Verse Tools
Metaphor suggests a similarity between two things The road
snakes around the mountain .
Simile highlights the comparison between two things using like,
as, resembles, etc.
The stars in the night sky were like sparkling diamonds.
Personification giving human characteristics to things which
are clearly not human
The outboard motor cleared its throat.
Alliteration repeating words with the same beginning sound
Thomas tied two turnips to two tall trees.
Imagery using vivid, descriptive words to conjure up an
image
The car sped. - The flashy, yellow, mustang streaked like a
bullet along the highway.
Onomatopoeia using words that sound like what they mean
He slurped his soup .
Hyperbole using exaggeration to make a point
Make me a sundae a mile high .
22. My Free Verse #1
there once was a man from china who
wasnt a very good climber
he slipped on a rock chopped his
arm off now hes only one hander
23. My Free Verse #2
bob woke up in the middle of the night
he looked in the mirror and o what a sight
he had one of everything
he was like that for the rest of his life
what a bummer
24. Collected Free Verse #1
Im sitting on the motorbike
Clutching and changing gears
dirt flying in my face
going through the ruts
and going over the jumps
25. Collected Free Verse #2
Im in the racecar
flying down the straight
at 210km
coming to the corner when
the brakes fail...
what will I do
26. Repeat Poster Poem
Select Subject
Statements beginning with same word
Design a shape
Cut out multiple shapes
One statement on each shape
Attach to poster in all directions
27. Friendship is being there Friendship is of the heart
Friendship is a feast Friendship is trying to understand a mole
Luke, Grade 6 Salamandastron, Brian Jacque
28. My Repeat Poster Poem #1
kittens are soft and cuddly
kittens are fluffy
kittens scratch things
kittens turn out to be cats
kittens are cute
29. Character Poem First name bramwell He lives in palmerston
north Hears his formula v Sees his dog Touches his steering wheel
Needs nothing Fears flies Gives nothing Wonders if he will get into
F1 Dreams about pandas Believes nothing Loves pandas Is unusual
Last name.King
30. Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest, Ann McGovern
Robin
Lives in Sherwood Forest where he
Hears about the archery contest,
Sees the evil sheriff as an enemy,
Fears nothing,
Gives money to the poor,
Dreams about Maid Marian,
Loves the feel of a bow in his hands, and
Is happy to live in Sherwood Forest
Hood. - Joshua, Grade 8
31. Riddle Poem
Line 1: clue about subject
Line 2: adjective and noun
Line 3: two actions connected to subject
Line 4: phrase or statement
Line 5: answer
32. Haymeadow, Gary Paulsen Dumb fly-followed stubborn and
stinky spread out like a gray carpet herd of sheep - Michael, Grade
8
33. My Riddle Poem #1
Smoke
Rusty bumper
Gear changing and back firing
thrill to crash
Derby car
34. Rapping
Keep the beat
Repetition
Rhyming
35. Rapunzels Rap Rapunzel was a girl with hair of gold Trapped
in a tower in days of old She wasnt allowed outside to play And her
golden hair grew longer each day Grew longer and longer and longer
each day. The witch who locked her up was mean With a pointed nose
and a face of green Mean mean meaner than the queen of mean. -
Sonja Dunn
36. My Rap Poem #1
Hi my name is bob
And i like my dog
I went on ice
And rolled my dice
I went in the water
And called for my daughter
later i had drowned
And i wasnt found
That comes to the end
But that depends
37. Animated Poem
Illustrate a poem
Scan
Animate using a software program
Incorporate into a presentation
38. Animated Three Blind Mice
39. Thanks for watching!
40. Diary of Poetry Readings! Total Points: Date: Title: Poet:
Genre:
41. My Selected Poet!
42. About My Poet!
43. Extra Poems that Ive Collected!
44. Total Point Summary
Write here your total points with a breakdown of how you think
those points are made up.
