Shape poems, or concrete poems, emphasize visual impact and can also incorporate rhyme. They uniquely merge the structure of the subject's shape with descriptive language. Examples include a volcano and trees, highlighting their characteristics and roles in nature.

1. Shape Poems

2. What is a shape poem?
• Shape poems or ‘concrete poems’, can be fun to play
around with.
• Their impact is primarily visual.
• Same shape poems though appeal not just as shapes but
as poems: they might rhyme.
• The basic idea is simply to lay the visual shape or
structure of the subject over words used to describe or
present it.

3. Volcano
A huge rock
Shooting lava up into
the air! Everyone runs for
Cover. Lots of thick, black smoke
pours out of the top, giving you a
warning before the explosions start.
Nothing can stand in its way. Sometimes
they don’t blow up for hundreds of years
Still thousands in the world but they don’t all work.

4. Trees
are old friends
They have many jobs
Homes for animals, shelters
from the cold and the rain,
Oxygen producers, and
providers of shade
So big so alive
Roots,bark,branches

5. A
plant is
our friend
It
gives us fruits
and veggies even
flowers it gives
Us
Oxygen
For
Life
So
We
Say
Plants
Are
Our
Best
friends

6. A
Tiny
Tree on
A tiny table
With tiny lights
And tiny stars on top
Waiting and hoping for
A jelly old man with a large
White beard and rosy red cheeks
To stop by
With gifts
From his
Workshop