Transcript 8. Tell what the person likes. 9. Tell what the person believes. 10

bio poem-gives basic information about a
person in a poetic form following a
specific pattern; poem is centered
1. Name the person (centered)
2. Give 3 adjectives that describe the person
3. Tell what the person wishes to do,
4. Tell what the person dreams of,
5. Tell what the person wants to do.
6. Tell what the person wonders about.
7. Tell what the person fears (2).
8. Tell what the person likes.
9. Tell what the person believes.
10.Name 4 things the person loves.
11.Tell what the person plans to do (3) . . .
12.Closing line .
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couplets are composed of two-line stanzas that rhyme.
ex.
“Music”
Voice of instruments fill the air.
Sounds of music everywhere.
The violins sing
As the tambourines ring.
****Illustrate your Couplet and color.
A cinquain is a five-line poem.
Line
Line
Line
Line
1:
2:
3:
4:
Write a one-word subject.
Use 2 adjectives to describe it.
Write 3 very descriptive action words.
Make a short statement about the
subject.
Line 5: End with a synonym filled with
imagination.
Ex.
Trumpet
Golden, gleaming
Puckering, blowing, puffing
Mean machine
Bronze flower
color poem-describes colors in interesting
Ways; it can be written in free verse
or any familiar rhyming pattern
(couplet)
example:
Orange is when the sun is setting.
White is new basketball netting.
Grey seems to be a bore.
Blue kites make you want to soar.
* Describe 4 different colors in your poem.
diamante-This poem shows change; the beginning
line and the last line are opposites or
contrasting words. This poem shows a gradual
change from the first line to the last line. It
is written in the shape of a diamond.
lines:
1. State a noun that is the opposite of the noun in the last
2. Write two words describing the noun in line 1.
3. Write three verbs related to the noun in line 1. End the
Words with –ing or –ed.
4. Write two nouns that relate to line 1 followed by two nou
th at relate to line 7.
5. Write three verbs related to the noun in line 7.
6. Write two words describing the noun in line 7.
7. Write the noun that is opposite of the noun in line 1.
diamante example:
“Emotions”
Tears
Ache, grief
Wept, sobbed, mourned
Drops, water, pleasure, grin
Celebrated, laughed, cheered
Delight, joy
Smiles
five senses poem-a poem in which each line
describes a topic as it appeals to one
of the senses; it should describe a
favorite holiday. (done in free verse)
example:
“Thanksgiving”
I see a table decorated with leaves
and tall ivory candles.
I hear family laughing, having a good
Time.
I smell…
I taste…
I feel the fully satisfied sensation
of another great meal.
haiku-a single thought expressed in three nonrhyming lines. The first line has 5 syllables,
the second line has 7 syllables, and the third
line has 5 syllables. Haiku very often describe
subjects from nature.
examples:
“Fall”
Crunch, crunch, as I walk.
Orange, yellow, green, and brown
Leaves fall to the ground.
“Aroma”
Flowers around me.
Looking into the blue sky,
Scents fly through the air.
months poem-a series of couplets about the
months of the year; each couplet
describes the month or tells
something about it
example:
January, the month with lots of snow.
It’s fun for everyone, you know.
February, the month with Valentine’s Day.
I will send a card and candy your way.
*Must be at least 3 couplets>>3 months
quatrain-written in 4 lines following specific
Rhyming pattern, it maybe written as aabb,
aaaa, or abcb; abab
example:
Evening red and morning gray (a)
Are signs of a sunny day (a)
Evening gray and morning red (b)
Bring rain on the farmers head (b)
subject poem-acrostic poem in which the
letters of the subject are used to start each line;
the subject line is written vertically, and the word
or phrase about the subject is written after each
letter.
example:
“Horses”
How they gallop!
One foot at a time.
Rustling the grass so softly.
Sun beating down on their backs,
Easily scared at a touch!
So beautiful and graceful!
phone number poem- a seven line poem
written in a non-rhyming pattern; each
line must contain a certain amount of
syllables. This poem can be written about
any subject.
Ex:
Kittens
4 Always playing
5
Scampering quickly
ABC poetry- does not always make good
sense, but they are fun and challenging.
The complete alphabet can be used in one
poem, or sections can be used for shorter
poems.
Must use 7 letters or more!
Ex:
Jumpy
Kitten
Littles
limerick- is an amusing verse of five lines. Lines 1,2, and 5
rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme. Lines 4 and 5 refer to
line 1. Lines 3 and 4 are usually shorter than the
others.
directions:
1. The first line is almost always begins with “ There once
was…”
2. Additional information is told. ( must ryhme with line 1)
3. two short, snappy lines that rhyme
4. These lines give more information about the person, or
details about the story.
5. It rhymes with the first two lines.It ends the story
with completes the description of the person
people poem- a poem that tells about a person’s character, talent,
or accomplishments
example:
Jackie Joyner Kersey
For the stars and stripes
Rapidly racing
Faster than the speed of light
If I only were like her!
directions:
1. Name the person who the subject of the poem
2. Give description using words connected by “and” or “but”
3. Using an adverb and a verb to describe an action
4. Compare a quality using “as a” or “than”
5. Close for a wish for the person or yourself
triante- a five line poem about the five
senses; It is a non-rhyming poem and it is
shaped like a triangle.
Topic
Smells (2 words)
Touch, taste (3 words)
Sight ( 4 words)
Sounds, actions ( 5 words)