The document contains a collection of poems written by the student Gemma in different styles and genres including acrostics, haikus, cinquains, diamantes, free verse, riddle poems, rapping, and character poems. It also includes examples of these genres from other sources and collected poems from other students. The document explores various poetic forms and Gemma's exploration and experimentation with poetry writing.

1. My Poetry Anthology

2. 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)

3. What is Poetry? My Definition! Poetry is a description of a scene or experience. It can also involve rhymes and patterns, e.g Limerick. Poems can express feelings as well. Gemma

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 Generously kind Energetic and sporty Miraculously weird Moving and dancing Acrobat at gymnastics Written By Gemma

6. My Acrostic #2 Personification and similes Optimistic and sad Explanatory and stories Metaphors and repetition Surprising and haikus Written By Gemma

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 Start to recycle Paper, cans, plastic, and more Carry on recycling Written By Gemma

9. My Haiku #2 If we kill the world What place will we have to go? How will we survive? Written By Gemma

10. Collected Haiku #1 Muddy little kids Dirt all over their faces Making mud pudding Written By Holly-Rose

11. Collected Haiku #2 Playing by the stream Making paper sail boats Floating them away Written By Holly-Rose

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 Ice-cream Soft, cold Scrunch, munch, scrunch Slurping it all down Gone Written By Gemma

15. My Cinquain #2 Gemma Fun, loving Energetic, sprinter, biker Riding fast to school Smith Written By Gemma

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 Melanie Music, Abbey Playing, teaching, listening Beauty and the Beast Driving, watching, sitting Smart, excited Mel Written By Gemma

19. My Diamante #2 Leopard Jumpy, pouncy Lying, jumping, pouncing Jumping on it’s prey Sleeping, climbing, leaping Smart, fast Leopard Written By Gemma

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 Cameron Scared of sheep Freaks out at dogs Attacked a cat Loves goldfish Written By Gemma

23. My Free Verse #2 Tristan Always ready for rugby Go rock climbing anytime Loves his first car Drives it everyday Written By Gemma

24. Collected Free Verse #1 Fun sports Boring maths Awesome friends Weird children Written By Phillipa

25. Collected Free Verse #2 Make me a sundae a mile high Or even just a huge mince pie If you didn’t I could die Just over a sundae or a pie Written By Joel

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 School has sport School has friends School has work School has bikers Written By Gemma

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

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. My Character Poem #1 Gemma Lives in her cosy house and Hears her brother scream and Sees the German Shepherd and Fears the person and Gives the dog a bone Dreams about her own dog Loves the wet nose and Is happy her brother is crying Smith Written By Gemma

32. 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

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

34. My Riddle Poem #1 Soft and fluffy Sits around all day Boring and bland Quiet and adorable Cats Written By Gemma

35. Rapping Keep the beat Repetition Rhyming

36. 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

37. My Rap Poem #1 German Shepherds are a type of dog But when they die they’re like a log Poodles try to act quite cool But all they do is stand quite tall Yes very, very, very, very, very, very tall Labradors seem to be up to snuff But they always seem to be quite buff All dogs seem to be quite buff Written By Gemma

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

39. Animated Three Blind Mice

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41. Diary of Poetry Readings! Total Points: Genre: Poet: Title: Date:

42. My Selected Poet! The wonderful Roald Dahl

43. About My Poet! Roald Dahl (1916-1990) is one of the most successful children's writers in the world: around thirty million of his books have been sold in the U.K. alone. He said that "my ideas occur basically at my desk" including the poem you can read - 'Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf'.

44. Extra Poems that I’ve Collected! Gabby bought a baby beagle at the beagle baby store. Gabby gave her beagle kibble, but he begged for bagels more. Gabby loved her baby beagle; gladly Gabby gave him one, but her beagle grabbed the bag and gulped them down till there were none. So she took her baby beagle to the bagel baker's store, where the beagle gobbled bagels, bags of bagels by the score. Gabby's beagle gorged on bagels, bigger bagels than before, till she'd gobbled every bagel in the baker's bagel store. Gulping bagels bulges baby beagles' bellies really big. Say goodbye to baby beagle; Gabby's beagle's now a pig. --Kenn Nesbitt