ALPHABET: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL: RHYMING: COUPLETS

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1 ALPHABET: Each line begins with the letters of the alphabet in order. An example - A young girl was busy working on her project for school But suddenly she had a question. Could this be her lucky day? Deciding to find out, she Entered her backyard and Found hundreds of green shamrocks waiting for her. AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL: Write a poem about yourself using this form or another poetry form. Line 1: Your name Line 2: _, _, _ 3 personal characteristics or physical traits Line 3: Brother or sister of or son/daughter of Line 4: Who loves,, and 3 people, things, ideas Line 5: Who feels about 1 emotion about 1 thing Line 6: Who needs,, and 3 things you need Line 7: Who gives,, and 3 objects you share Line 8: Who fears,, and 3 items Line 9: Who'd like to see, 1 place, or person Line 10: Who dreams of 1 item or idea Line 11: A student of your school or teacher's name Line 12: Nickname or repeat your first name RHYMING: COUPLETS Couplets are made up of two lines whose last words rhyme. They are often silly. The cat ate a mouse And then brought it in the house. Triplets are made up of three lines. The rhyming pattern can be AAA or ABA. What a fine day To go out to play In the month of May. Quatrains are made up of four lines. The rhyming pattern can be AABB or ABAB. The Purple Cow I never saw a purple cow, I never hope to see one: But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than be one.

Line 1: Your name Line 2: _, _, _ 3 personal characteristics or physical traits Line 3: Brother or sister of or son/daughter of Line 4: Who loves,, and 3 people, things, ideas Line 5: Who feels about

2 COLOUR: A poem about your favorite color. Express your feelings about a single color with analogies or similes or list nouns which are (or remind you of) that color. Another easy form is to use the 5 senses-looks like, sounds like, smells like, tastes like, feels like. Color looks like Color sounds like Color smells like Color tastes like Color feels like Orange Orange is feeling in your stomach after an orange soda quenched your thirst. Orange is the sun after a summer day. Orange is the sound of a field filled with dandelions blowing in the wind. Orange is the taste of a pizza that just came out of the oven. Orange is the sound of a busy bumblebee. Orange is the taste of cold glass of orange juice. Orange is the feeling inside you when you accomplish something. Orange is the sound of a tomato plant growing. Orange is the color of a carrot that just popped out of the ground. Orange is the smell of a Tiger-Lily petal. Orange is the feeling after a baby smiles. Orange is the color of a brown beaver's incisor. Orange is the smell of a late July day. Orange is the feeling of a puppy's fur. Orange is the color of peach marmalade on a side of toast. Orange is the sound of a canoe paddling through shallow water. And orange is a color that is safe and alive. DIAMANTE: The Diamante is a form similar to the Cinquain. The text forms the shape of a diamond. Line 1: Noun or subject - one word Line 2: Two Adjectives that describe line 1 Line 3: Three 'ing words that describe line 1 Line 4: Four nouns - the first two are connected with line 1; the last two are connected with line 7 Line 5: Three 'ing words that describe line 7 Line 6: Two adjectives that describe line 7 Line 7: Noun Synonym for the subject Pencil Sharp, skinny Writing, answering, erasing Wood, lead, ink, plastic Drawing, smudging, leaking Durable, comfortable Pen

Color looks like Color sounds like Color smells like Color tastes like Color feels like Orange Orange is feeling in your stomach after an orange soda quenched your thirst.

3 SHAPE (or CONCRETE): An example is Page 64 of Nelson Literacy Text Shape poems are made up of words that have been placed in such a way that they make the shape of an object and also use words to describe the object. Start by making a simple outline of the shape or object ( an animal, a football, a fruit etc.) large enough to fill a piece of paper. Then brainstorm a minimum of ten words and phrases that describe the shape. List action and feeling words as well. Next, place a piece of paper over the shape and decide where your words are going to be placed so that they outline your shape but also fit well together. Separate words and phrases with commas. THIRD EYE: The Third Eye poem tells about things that might go unnoticed and are improbable or impossible to see with regular eyesight. The Third Eye knows what is really happening. The third eye notices when Abbie spilt juice on the rug and said it was Lizzie. The third eye notices when you tell your mom you brushed your teeth for two minutes, and you only brushed for one. The third eye notices when you're supposed to be doing your homework, and you're listening to music. The third eye sees when you're on the phone for five minutes longer then you're supposed to be. The third eye can tell when you had ice cream for dinner when your parents went out.

Then brainstorm a minimum of ten words and phrases that describe the shape. List action and feeling words as well.

4 CINQUAINS were developed in the early 1900s by an American poet to resemble Haiku. Cinquains follow a formula. It's kind of confusing, so follow me here: The first line is one word giving the title. It has 2 syllables. The second line has 2 words that describe the title. It has 4 syllables. The third line has 3 words that express an action. It has 6 syllables. The fourth line has 2 words that express a feeling. It has 8 syllables. Bubbles by Buster Bubbles Delicate balls Softly Floating above Unbelievable happiness Transparent The fifth line is 1 word. It has 2 or 3 syllables. Ode to Joy by Buster Baxter LYRIC POEMS are usually about your feelings and moods. A lot of the words to songs are lyric poems. I've had cabbage, lettuce, blackberries Pasta, oats and strawberries Bagels, beans and hot dogs Eggplant, ham and cheese logs I've had pumpkin and potato Truffles and tomato Diced, sliced, cubed and riced Boiled and fried Soaked and dried Burgers, tacos, ice cream too Radishes red and berries blue Despite all this, I'm feeling thinner... Still, that was lunch, now what's for dinner? Limerick by Sue Ellen LIMERICKS are poems with five lines with a special beat and rhyming pattern: Lines 1, 2 and 5 have 9 beats and the last words rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 have 6 beats and rhyme with each other. There once was an old man from Peru His poor llamas came down with the flu In the valley he passed All the people who gasped At the beast that was uttering "moo"

The fourth line has 2 words that express a feeling. It has 8 syllables. Bubbles by Buster Bubbles Delicate balls Softly Floating above Unbelievable happiness Transparent The fifth line is 1 word.

5 HAIKU poems can be about anything. There are many different forms of Haiku, but this is the most basic: There are three lines. Line one has five syllables. Line two has seven syllables. Line three has five syllables. A NARRATIVE POEM tells a story and can be about anything. Sometimes the poem's lines have a rhyming pattern. Sometimes they don't rhyme at all. AN ACROSTIC POEM starts each line with the letter from the title. Try to make the poem into more of a story, rather than a list of simple words. Haiku by Binky Barnes The sun sets above And still I hear the sweet sound of one hand thumping Jimmy Goes to the City by Arthur Read Jimmy was a happy ape Until some hunters caught him He liked the jungle better than The city where they brought him The city was louder The city was meaner Even the dirt in the jungle was cleaner So Jimmy made a daring escape! The hunters were suddenly minus one ape! He climbed the tallest building Because from there he'd see How far away the jungle was From the middle of the city. Jimmy jumped into a passing plane But the pilot didn't wait for him to explain Jimmy Garbage flew back to the jungle And told his ape friends in their lair By Bruce Lanksy "The city's okay for a visit But Grounds you couldn't (coffee) make me live there." Apple (core) Rinds (melon) Banana (peel) Anchovies (from a pizza I wouldn t eat) Grapes (too ripe to eat) Emptying the stinking bag (my job)

AN ACROSTIC POEM starts each line with the letter from the title. Try to make the poem into more of a story, rather than a list of simple words.

NIT 5: Food I like. Debbie: Do you want some chocolate, Leo?

NIT 5: Food I like. Debbie: Do you want some chocolate, Leo? NIT 5: Food I like UNIT L e s s o n 1 1.vv vvlisten and read Debbie: Do you want some chocolate, Leo? Leo: No, thank you. I love chocolate but I can t eat it. I want to be a football player and sport men