Alliteration Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Poets use alliteration to create musical effects in poetry. For example: Most tongue twisters are composed of a series of alliterative words: She sells sea shells by the sea shore. 1) Complete the following poem-starter in 1-2 lines for practice: Billy Beachum loved to play baseball. He bought a bat; he bought a ball. 2) Write your own. You must have 2-4 lines with at least 3 alliterative words in each line. You may write using any consonant, but you cannot use B. a. : b. : c. : 3) Write your own alliterative poem based on the following topics (circle your best one to marked out of 5 marks):
a. A family member: b. Winter Celebrations: c. Yourself: 4) Illustrate your favorite in the box below 2
Haiku Haiku is an ancient Japanese verse form. It has a total of three lines and, seventeen syllables and, usually does not rhyme. A syllable is like the beats of a word. For example, Wehlage has 3 syllables (weh-lag-e). Haiku Pattern Line 1: 5 syllables Line 2: 7 syllables Line 3: 5 syllables Example. Write the number of syllables on the line. The soaring sea gulls Against a summer blue sky Gliding on the breeze Now try your own. Write a HAIKU, about your year as a grade 6 student. Write a HAIKU, about someone who is your friend. 3
Write a HAIKU, about someone in your family. Write a HAIKU, about Winter. Write a series of HAIKU s, about who you are. Done? Can you create a title for each one? Can you illustrate them? Publish your work for appreciation! 4
Cinquain **Do parts of speech activity first** A Cinquain poem is an unrhymed poem with five lines. Each line has a set number of words and types of words. LINE 1: Topic (1 word noun) LINE 2: 2 words describing the topic (adjectives) LINE 3: 3 action words (verbs, ending in -ing) LINE 4: A four word phrase LINE 5: a synonym for the topic 1) What is a synonym? Dragon (1 noun topic) Fiery, wild (2 describing words) Growling, feeding, blazing (3 action words) Predator from ancient past. (a four-word phrase) Monster (synonym, noun) Mother Sweet, Kind Hugging, Loving, Caring A Daughter s best friend. Mom Write your own CINQUAIN poem about your grade 6 year. 5
Write your own CINQUAIN poem someone in your family. Write your own CINQUAIN poem a friend. Write your own CINQUAIN poem about Winter. 6
Diamonte Poem Diamonte poetry shows change. The beginning line and the last line are opposites or contrasting words. The poem shows a gradual change from the first like to the last line. It is written in the shape of a diamond. War run, hit stabbing, shooting, killing Vietnam, Iran, United States, Japan living, relaxing, singing harmony, free Peace Tears ache, grief wept, sobbed, mourned drops, water, pleasure, grin celebrated, laughed, cheered delight, joy Smiles Tears State a noun that is the opposite of the noun in the last line. ache, grief Write two words describing the noun in line 1. wept, sobbed, mourned drops, water, pleasure, grin celebrated, laughed, cheered Write three verbs related to the noun in line 1. Try to end the words with ing or ed Write two nouns that relate to line 1 followed by two nouns that relate to line 7. Write three verbs related to the noun in line 7. End the words with ing or ed delight, joy Write two words describing the noun in line 7. Smiles Write the noun that is opposite of the noun in line 1. 7
Write your own Diamonte Poem,,, State a noun that is the opposite of the noun in the last line. Write two words describing the noun in line 1. Write three verbs related to the noun in line 1. Try to end the words with ing or ed,,, Write two nouns that relate to line 1 followed by two nouns that relate to line 7.,,, Write three verbs related to the noun in line 7. End the words with ing or ed Write two words describing the noun in line 7. Write the noun that is opposite of the noun in line 1. Now, shape them as a Diamond,,,,,,,,, 8
Couplet Couplets are composed of two-line stanzas that rhyme. Stanza is like a paragraph but in a poem. All parts of the Stanza must be related just like a paragraph. Example: Music Voice of instruments fill the air Sounds of music everywhere. The violins sing As the tambourines ring. 1. Choose a subject. 2. Write a first line about the subject. 3. List words that rhyme with the last word of the first line. 4. Write a second line ending with a rhyming word from your list. 5. Follow the same steps for a second stanza with a different rhyme scheme. Keep with the same topic. Write your finished poem in the space below! 9
Rhyme Scheme Read the following poems from The Real Mother Goose Collection and Poems Every Child Should Know. #1 Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so, Let bears and lions growl and fight, For tis their nature too. #3 There were three sailors of Bristol city Who took a boat and went to sea. But first with beef and captian s biscuits And pickled pork they loaded she. #5 My little old man and I fell out, I ll tell you what twas all about, I had money and he had none, And that s the way the noise begun. #7 There was an old woman of Leeds, Who spent all her time in good deeds, She worked for the poor Till her fingers were sore, #2 My fairest child, I have no song to give you, No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray, Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. #4 Down in a green and shady bed A modest violet grew, Its stalk was bent, it hung its head As if to hide from view #6 Birds of a feather flock together, And so will pigs and swine, Rats and mice will have their choice, And so will I have mine. #8 The King of France went up the hill, With twenty thousand men, The King of France came down the hill, And ne er went up again. This plous old woman of Leeds! #9 Read my riddle, I pray, What God never sees, What the king seldom sees, What we see every day. #10 My fairest child, I have no song to give you, No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray, Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. 10
In partners, or as a class, Read Buttercups and Daisies and annotate the rhyme scheme to the right of the poem. Buttercups and Daisies By: Mary Howitt Buttercups and daisies, Oh, the pretty flowers, Coming ere the spring time, To tell of sunny hours. While the trees are leafless, While the fields are bare, Buttercups and daisies Spring up here and there. Ere the snowdrop peepeth, Ere the crocus bold, Ere the early primrose Opes its paly gold, Somewhere on the sunny bank Buttercups are bright, Somewhere mong the frozen grass Peeps the daisy white. Little hardy flowers, Like to children poor, Playing in their sturdy health By their mother s door, Purple with the north wind, Yet alert and bold, Fearing not, and caring not, Though they be a-cold! What to them is winter! What are stormy showers! Buttercups and daisies Are these human flowers! He who gave them hardships And a life of care, Gave them likewise hardy strength And patient hearts to bear. Read the following excerpt from The Bad Child s Book of Beasts and annotate the rhyme scheme to the right of the poem on your own! Child do not throw this book about, Refrain from the unholy pleasure Of cutting all the pictures out! Preserve it as your chiefest treasure. Child, have you never heard it said That you are heir to all the ages? Why, then, your hands were never made To tear these beautiful thick pages! Your little hands were made to take The better things and leave the worse ones. They also may be used to shake The Massive Paws of Elder Persons. And when your prayers complete the day, Darling, your little tiny hands Were also made, I think, to pray For men that lose their fairylands. Need help finding some rhyming words? Try this rhyming dictionary http://www.poetry4kids.com/ 11
Personification Personification (pronounced: PER-son-if-i-kay-shun) is when a writer makes a nonhuman object or idea seem like a person. I know that clouds aren t people, but they re looking glum today. So I say that they are pouting, as I watch the sky turn gray. Now, the sky is not a person, but I feel its raindrop tears. So I say that it is crying, and then the sun appears. The sun is not a person, but its warmth spreads like a grin. So I say the sun is smiling, and the sky cheers up again. Read each sentence and answer the questions that follow. 1. I could hear the wind whistling through the trees. What object is given human qualities? What does this sentence mean? 2. The old car died on the side of the road. What object is given human qualities? What does this sentence mean? 3. Bright flashes of lightning were dancing in the sky. What object is given human qualities? What does this sentence mean? Write a descriptive personification poem that describes a winter day! Use 3-4 examples of personification in one or two stanzas. Illustrate your ideas. 12
Similes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4glssx7rg2s A simile (pronounced: SIM-uh-lee) is a figure of speech that compares two things that are not normally alike. Many similes use the words like or as Complete these similes. Use your creativity. Try to write four or more words per line. 1. Happy as 2. Dark as 3. Smart as Write a simile about a friend. My friend is as as 13
Write a simile about your teacher. My teacher,, is as as Write a simile about your favorite food is as as Read the descriptive poem about a dragon. Based on this poem, illustrate what the dragon looks like, put the simile from the poem next to the dragon s attribute. A dragon Poem My dragon has eyes as round as dinner plates. It has sharp teeth like daggers, Its mouth is dark and wide like a cave, It has claws which are as pointed as needles. Its nose lets out plumes of smoke like a chimney, Its body is as huge as an ocean whale. It s tail flicks from side to side like it s an angry cat, It sits silently waiting to catch its prey. Write your own! Write a descriptive poem about someone! Be clear on whether it s a positive poem or a negative poem. 14
Metaphor A metaphor (pronounced: MET-uh-for) is a figure of speech that describes one thing as something else. Look at the poem below. Find the metaphors and explain how they feel about each family member. The Metaphor Family By Lill Pluta My brother is a dragon My mom s a teddy bear I am a shaggy sheepdog With a ton of tangled hair My father is a monkey _ He likes to make us laugh, Especially my sister, Who is a tall giraffe. We are a busy family With many things to do Our home is always happy, But sometimes it s a zoo! 1. Mom said my bedroom is a pig pen. What does she mean? 2. My friend Joey is a clown. What does this mean? 3. Everyone calls me a little angel. What do they probably mean? 4. Write a metaphor about someone who is a fast runner. 15
5. Write a metaphor about someone who is not well-behaved. 6. Write a NICE metaphor about one of your friends. Read each of the sentences below. If the sentence includes a simile, underline it, and write TRUE on the line. If there is no simile in the sentence, write FALSE 1. Tammy tasted the jelly and thought it was as sweet as candy. 2. The snake hissed as it slipped slowly between the stones. 3. Her voice bubbled like water in a rocky stream. 4. The train complained loudly as it left the station 5. The river barreled under the bridge like an out of control train. 6. The floor is as slippery as the wet rocks in a stream bed. 7. The wind tousled my hair and wrapped its arms around me. 8. That guy is as tall as a giraffe. 9. The glass ornament bounced once and smashed to the ground. 10. The dopey dog dropped his bone in the river. Read the poem below. What is being compared? What does it mean? Are you a Shadow? Dawn breaks early over one Horizon Twilight breaks later over another The sun and moon are always Full A shadow is what changes Our view Are you a shadow that changes How one views another Are you twilight or are you The dawn Do you Brighten or darken The horizons of others Forsake twilight and be the dawn That brightens the morning Of others lives Do not sink below the horizon Like some do Rather rise above it and shine Brightly for all to see Remember the sun and moon Are always full It's a shadow that changes our view 16
Read the example of the family below and discuss with your class and/or partner. Then write your own metaphor poem about your family, or about a choice that your must make (like the shadow poem) Fifth of July My family is an expired firecracker set off by the blowtorch of divorce. We lay scattered in many directions. My father is the wick, badly burnt but still glowing softly. My mother is the blackened paper fluttering down, blowing this way and that, unsure where to land. My sister is the fallen, colorful parachute, lying in a tangled knot, unable to see the beauty she holds. My brother is the fresh, untouched powder that was protected from the flame. And I, I am the singed, outside papers, curled away from everything, silently cursing the blowtorch. By: John 17