Transcript English I Poetry Project Test Grade

It’s time to try
your hand at
poetry! 
Due Wednesday
(10/21/15) for a
TEST GRADE!
PICK A TOPIC:
Pick a topic that you will write about in all 4 of your
poems
Topic Ideas:
• Love
• Fear
• The beauty in nature
• Sports
• Nobility
• Grief
• What makes you happy?
• What makes you sad?
• What makes you stronger?
1. Haiku
• A haiku is a three line poem.
• Line one = 5 syllables
• Line two = 7 syllables
• Line three = 5 syllables
Haiku Examples
Students in the school
Backpacks and small, tiny halls
Can’t wait for more room
Sun shining brightly Feels nice and warm on my skin.
Summer is the best.
Costumes everywhere!
Shrieks of laughter fill the air
Happy Halloween!
2. Cinquain
• A cinquain is a five line poem.
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Line one = 1 word
Line two = 2 words
Line three = 3 words
Line four = 4 words
Line five = 1-2 words
FORMAT:
Line 1 - one word for the topic
(subject or noun)
Line 2 - two words that describe
your topic (adjectives)
Line 3 - three words that describe
actions related to your topic (action
verbs)
Line 4 – four words that describe
feelings related to your topic
Line 5 – one/two words that are
another name for your topic
Cinquain Examples
Country
Powerful, Prideful
Obeying, Unmoving, Bleeding
A land artfully deceived
America
Woman
Dedicated, Devoted
Accommodating, Loving, Nurturing
Benefactor of new life
Mother
3. Quatrain
• A quatrain is a four line poem.
• Follow the rhyme scheme ABAB.
– The first and third lines should rhyme with each
other.
– The second and fourth lines should rhyme with
each other.
Quatrain Examples
The colors caressing each other up high
Mixing and mating to create something new
The setting sun painting a cloudy sky
Presenting to us a spectacular view
A rainbow plays in the water spray
It hides in a chandelier.
It always seems to find its way
Through the glass when light is near.
4. Your Choice!
• You can write a haiku, cinquain, quatrain, or
a free verse poem! It’s up to you!
• At least 6 lines for Free Verse…
• Must include 1 example of each:
Alliteration
Repetition
Onomatopoeia
An example of Figurative Language
Simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, hyperbole,
idiom, etc.