My Poetry Anthology

My Poetry

Anthology

What is Poetry? 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)

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)

What is Poetry? My Definition! Poetry is a number of different things it can ryhm but it doesn’t have to it can be funny or sad exciting or dull it can be about any thing Me

Poetry is a number of different things it can ryhm but it doesn’t have to it can be funny or sad exciting or dull it can be about any thing

Me

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?

My Acrostic #1 Ants scurry Cows moo! Rabbits hoop Otters swim Snails crawl Tigers growl Igwanas relax Cheetas sprint

Ants scurry

Cows moo!

Rabbits hoop

Otters swim

Snails crawl

Tigers growl

Igwanas relax

Cheetas sprint

My Acrostic #2 Buzzing around Eating pollen Evaluating the honey Stealing flowers

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

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

My Haiku #1 Nature is our friend Look after it and it shall stay The same and will grow

Nature is our friend

Look after it and it shall stay

The same and will grow

Repulse Recycle Remove Reuse Refurbish Resell Refrain Fanx My Haiku #2

Repulse Recycle

Remove Reuse Refurbish

Resell Refrain Fanx

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

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

My Cinquain #1 Gather around High in the sky they float Wet and cold they cry Nice and wet Rain clouds

Gather around

High in the sky they float

Wet and cold they cry

Nice and wet

My Cinquain #2 Are clear and round They burst when you touch them They drift alone When they pop Bubbles

Are clear and round

They burst when you touch them

They drift alone

When they pop

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/

Diamante Example square symmetrical, conventional shaping, measuring, balancing boxes, rooms, clocks, halos encircling, circumnavigating, enclosing round, continuous circle

My Diamante #1 Monkeys Dopey, furry swinging,swooping,jumping In the zoo having fun in the tree tops Leaping,chuckling,giggling smelly, daft monkeys

Monkeys

Dopey, furry

swinging,swooping,jumping

In the zoo having fun in the tree tops

Leaping,chuckling,giggling

smelly, daft

monkeys

My diamante #2 Mouse Tiny, squeaky Creeping, Crawling, Leaping Trying to get away from the mean old cat Looking, Chasing, Eating Greedy, Bossy Cat

Mouse

Tiny, squeaky

Creeping, Crawling, Leaping

Trying to get away from the mean old cat

Looking, Chasing, Eating

Greedy, Bossy

Cat

Collected Diamante #1 Monsters Creepy,sinister Hiding,lurking,stalking vampires,mummies,werewolves and more Chasing,pouncing,eating Hungry,scary creatures

Monsters

Creepy,sinister

Hiding,lurking,stalking

vampires,mummies,werewolves and more

Chasing,pouncing,eating

Hungry,scary

creatures

Free Verse Does not have to rhyme Does not have to have a specific rhythm Has no specific length Makes use of figurative speech

Does not have to rhyme

Does not have to have a specific rhythm

Has no specific length

Makes use of figurative speech

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 .

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 .

My Free Verse #1 Phillipa Love animals Hates spiders Likes motor bikes dislikes asparagus likes playing sports

Phillipa

Love animals

Hates spiders

Likes motor bikes

dislikes asparagus

likes playing sports

My Free Verse #2 school Fun sports Boring maths Awesome friends Weird children

school

Fun sports

Boring maths

Awesome friends

Weird children

Collected Free Verse #1 FIREWORKS The car is combusting, combusting, combusting. She is plucked meat. Wet feathers. Daylight is a hook which gags her. She is red tar weeping, Choked incoherence. The light is white wax. She is drowning.

FIREWORKS

The car is combusting, combusting, combusting.

She is plucked meat.

Wet feathers.

Daylight is a hook which gags her.

She is red tar weeping,

Choked incoherence.

The light is white wax.

She is drowning.

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

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

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

Bags can be used for shopping Bags can be used for carrying money Bags can be environmental friendly Bags can be plastic or material My Repeat Poster Poem #1

Bags can be used for shopping

Bags can be used for carrying money

Bags can be environmental friendly

Bags can be plastic or material

Character Poem First name ____________ Lives in ______ where s/he Hears ________________ Sees _________________ Touches ______________ Needs ________________ Fears _________________ Gives _________________ Wonders ______________ Dreams _______________ Believes ______________ Loves ________________ Is ____________________ Last name.

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

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

selvia Lives in a tree she hears that there’s an earthquake coming Sees the animals running Touches the branch’s as she Fears for the animals Gives some of the animals a place to stay Wonders what will become of them Dreams about some where safe Believes every thing will be ok loves helping is happy every thing is alrite now Sharp

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

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

Haymeadow, Gary Paulsen Dumb fly-followed stubborn and stinky spread out like a gray carpet herd of sheep - Michael, Grade 8

My Riddle Poem #1 Silly fly-followed Sticky and licky time to go to the sheds herd of dairy cows

Keep the beat Repetition Rhyming Rapping

Keep the beat

Repetition

Rhyming

Rapunzel’s Rap Rapunzel was a girl with hair of gold Trapped in a tower in days of old She wasn’t 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

Red riding hood was a chick with red on her hood . She was riding to her grannys house wen a wolf said stop i want to eat you up .She said h@ll no ill go kunfui on you . you mean old wolf

Red riding hood was a chick with red on her hood . She was riding to her grannys house wen a wolf said stop i want to eat you up .She said h@ll no ill go kunfui on you . you mean old wolf

Animated Poem Illustrate a poem Scan Animate using a software program Incorporate into a presentation

Illustrate a poem

Scan

Animate using a software program

Incorporate into a presentation

Animated Three Blind Mice

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The principal is missing By kenn nesbitt My noisy brother by Kenn nesbit While strolling down the beach today By kenn nesbit The marvelous homework and house work machine by Kenn nesbit Headless town Im a wizard im a warlock Kenn nesbit Daddys making dinner By jeff mondak The cherry pit by bruce lansky

The principal is missing By kenn nesbitt

My noisy brother by Kenn nesbit

While strolling down the beach today By kenn nesbit

The marvelous homework and house work machine

by Kenn nesbit

Headless town

Im a wizard im a warlock Kenn nesbit

Daddys making dinner By jeff mondak

The cherry pit by bruce lansky

Bruce lansky

Bruce lansky

Bruce lansky is the creator of gigglepoetry.com he makes humorous poetry books and has sold over two million copies. He goes to diffrent elementary schools and teachs them seven diffrent sorts of poetry some times he recives boxs of poems from the students that he has inspired

Bruce lansky

is the creator of gigglepoetry.com he makes humorous poetry books and has sold over two million copies. He goes to diffrent elementary schools and teachs them seven diffrent sorts of poetry some times he recives boxs of poems from the students that he has inspired

Wicked thoughts by judith viorst The meanest girl i’ve ever met is mary ellen wright. And if a lion came and ate her with one bite Id cry and cry and cry and cry { But just to be polite }

Wicked thoughts by judith viorst

The meanest girl i’ve ever met is mary ellen wright. And if a lion came and ate her with one bite

Id cry and cry and cry and cry

{ But just to be polite }

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