POETRY PORTFOLIO ELA 7 TH GRADE 2018
Alphabet Poetry This type of poem has 26 lines and the lines do not have to rhyme. The poem tells a story. Each line focuses on building upon the central topic of the poem, creating a specific mood, feeling, or picture in the reader s mind. Each line begins with the letter of the alphabet and each line has a minimum of 5 words. You must use at least 2 poetic devices.
Alphabet Poem Example A girl was busy working on her project for school. But she suddenly had a question. Could this be her lucky day? Deciding to find out, she Entered her big backyard and Found hundreds of green shamrocks waiting for her.
Free Verse Poetry Sounds like a conversation between people. Does NOT have any repeating patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables Does NOT have rhyme
Free Verse Poem Example I Dream d in a Dream By Walt Whitman I DREAM D in a dream I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole rest of the earth, I dream d that was the new city of friends, Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust love, it led the rest, It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of that city, And in all their looks and words
Haiku: form of Japanese Poetry Traditional haiku are about nature but can be about any topic. Fragments (not usually complete sentences) About everyday things; written in the present tense. Much is left unsaid. Has three lines and a very specific syllable structure: Line 1: five syllables Line 2: seven syllables Line 3: five syllables
Haiku Example Autumn golden butterflies wildly whirl wickedly leaves perform death dance
Concrete Poetry A visual poem whose meaning is conveyed through its graphic shape or pattern. Guidelines: 1. The words alone must create the shape of the poem. No lines or shading can be used. 2. The object created must be related to the text of the poem. 3. The poem must be creative and should be neatly and carefully written. 4. You must use a minimum of two poetic devices.
Concrete Poem Example
Lyric Poetry
Sensory Images Without strong sensory language: "I walked in the grass" With strong sensory language: "The charred scent of the crisp, freshly-burned grass stabbed my nose as it crumbled under my feet." Use strong, descriptive adjectives. Stating that grass is green helps the reader picture the color, but explaining the hue of green or comparing the color to another color can make the image more vivid.
Lyric Poetry It uses sound devices: Rhyme scheme: It may or may not have a rhyme scheme however, most lyric poems have a rhyme scheme. Internal Rhyme: rhymes that appear within the line End Rhyme: rhymes at the end of the line Rhythm and Meter the rhythmic pattern established by stresses or beats within each line of a poem. Onomatopoeia Repetition Alliteration
Lyric Poem Example Fire and Ice by Robert Frost Some SAY the WORLD will END in FIRE, (A) Some SAY in ICE. (B) From what I ve tasted of desire (A) I hold with those who favor fire. (A) But if it had to perish twice, (B) I think I know enough of hate (C) To say that for destruction ice (B) Is also great (C) And would suffice. (B) One stanza 9 lines Rhyme: end rhyme Figurative language: Metaphor: comparing fire to desire and ice to hate Theme: destructive emotions of hate and desire
Lyric Poem Examples (from the Pearson text) Ring Out, Wild Bells Silver The Harlem Night Song The Sky Is Low, the Clouds are Mean The New Colossus Blow, Blow, Thy Winter Wind
Types of Lyric Poems: Ode Ode is derived from a Greek word aeidein, which means to chant or sing. A tribute to someone or something. Often uses exalted(glorious) language in praise or celebration. Can be serious or humorous.
Types of Lyric Poems: Ode Ode to Pablo's Tennis Shoes by Gary Soto They wait under Pablo's bed, Rain-beaten, sun-beaten, A scuff of green At their tips From when he fell In the school yard. He fell leaping for a football That sailed his way. But Pablo fell and got up, Green on his shoes, With the football Out of reach. Now it's night. Pablo is in bed listening To his mother laughing to the Mexican novelas on TV. His shoes, twin pets That snuggle his toes, Are under the bed.
Limerick Poetry A limerick poem contains five lines. The first, second and fifth line all have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another. The third and fourth lines contain five to seven syllables and rhyme with each other. The first line usually begins with 'There was a...' and ends with a name, person or place. Because the limerick is meant to be funny, your rhymes can be silly.
Limerick Poem Avoidance There was once a group of students (A) Who should have been more prudent. (A) They didn t do their homework. (B) It was work they tried to shirk. (B) Their teacher thought their actions impudent. (A)
Limerick Poem There once was a man with no hair. He gave everyone quite a scare. He got some Rogaine, Grew out a mane, And now he resembles a bear!