CONCRETE POEMS AND

WORD PICTURESAmy Engnell

Dani Strait

Kelly Azar

Kayley Johnson

CONCRETE POEMS AND WORD PICTURES

A concrete poem is a poem that forms a picture of the topic or follows the contours of a shape that is suggested by the topic.

Word picture: Picture drawn using descriptive words about an object or idea that the picture represents

How are these poems different from what you are used to?

Rules of writing poems • 1.) Choose what you want to write

about• 2.)Choose shape• 3.) Make a list of some good

descriptive words for the poem. (Using the five senses)• 4.) Use the descriptive words to

make poem in the shape you chose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDO5H9HgU08

MODELExample: cephalopod fossil (a curly shell)

The poem is going to be about a type of fossilization that we have gone over in class.

Can you think of any ideas about a specific type of fossilization?

Create your own concrete poem about how fossils are made.

Some example pictures:

MY CONCRETE POEM