Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. ~Kahlil Gibran Poetry Portfolio For this summative project, you will be required to create a portfolio of poems that will be written in class. You will study the different forms of poetry listed below. You will practice writing each form. Once the lessons and guided practices are done, you will choose 4 of the forms you feel most comfortable with plus one mandatory poem to compile into a portfolio. 2 Voice Poem Cinquain Diamante Senses Poem Quatrain Limerick Loop Tanka Haiku Found You must also incorporate the following literary and sound devices into your poetry: simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, repetition, & personification.
1. Two-Voice Poem a poem for two voices in the voice of the two items. These poems are meant to be read aloud by two people, with each one assuming each speaker in the poem. Usually the speakers are opposites that have something in common, showing their traits, wants, or needs. Voice 1 Voice 2 I am a polar bear I am an SUV I eat fish I guzzle petroleum I must swim for my food People pump mine But I can t swim forever I burn gas into the atmosphere When I get tired When I pollute I depend on I destroy ICE CAPS. 2. Cinquain - This is a five-line poem that can be written by counting syllables (2/4/6/8/2). This type of poem does not have to rhyme. Subject Adjectives or phrase describing the subject Action verbs Feeling words, or phrase expressing feelings Synonym
3. Diamonte written in the shape of a diamond where the top half reflects the 1 st subject & the bottom half reflects the opposite subject labeled on the last line no syllables or rhyming, but there is a particular structure to follow: Line 1 = one noun (1 st subject) Line 2 = two adjectives describing 1 st subject Line 3 = three participles telling what 1 st subject does (each ending in ing) Line 4 = two nouns related to 1 st subject & two nouns related to opposite subject Line 5 = three participles telling what opposite subject does (each ending in ing) Line 6 = two adjectives describing opposite subject Line 7 = one noun (opposite subject) Cat clever, cuddly crouching, pouncing, purring meow, feline, canine, bark running, sniffing, fetching loveable, loyal Dog 4. Senses Poem a type of poem that shares the senses in a specific format TITLE describing the setting of your favorite place Line 1 (describe anything you might SEE there, include a simile) Line 2 (describe any sounds you might HEAR there) Line 3 (describe any fragrances you might SMELL there) Line 4 (describe anything that might HAPPEN there, include personification) Line 5 (describe what you FEEL or TASTE there)
The Library Stories stacked as high as the Rapunzel s tower, Pages turning, hushed whispers, and scolding shushing The sweet fragrance of aged and freshly printed language Words of Shakespeare and Rowling dancing into my soul, Hardbacks, paperbacks, and crispy paper tickling my fingertips 5. Quatrain four line poem that may follow one of three different rhyme schemes when quatrains are combined to make a longer poem, each group of four lines makes a stanza Ex of Possible Rhyme Schemes: ABCB = The rushing ocean waves Beat harshly on the sand They roar and crash and foam As they break upon the land ABAB = On one dark and wintry night When it was very cold I battled a terrible fright By shrieking a cry so bold AABB = I ll share your toys, I ll share your money I ll share your toast, I ll share your honey, I ll share your milk and cookies too The hard part s sharing mine with you.
~ Shel Silverstein 6. Limerick a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines which originated in Limerick, Ireland - has a set rhyme scheme of : a-a-b-b-a with a syllable structure of: 9-9-6-6-9. Most start with There once was a The Man From Aruba There once was a man from Aruba, Whose favorite hobby was scuba. Every day he would wish, He could spear a big fish. But settled instead for canned tuna. Copyright 2005 Jim Dupy 7. Loop poem - no restrictions on stanzas or syllables - in each stanza, the rhyme scheme is abcb & the structure is as follows: the last word of the first line becomes the first word of line two the last word of line 2 becomes the first word of line 3 the last word of line 3 becomes the first word of line 4. line 4 finalizes the stanza Staring at the city lights Lights that will persuade Persuade me to stay out too long Long nights leave my thoughts decayed.
8. Tanka an Asian verse form much like haiku except that it has two additional lines of 7 syllables & it usually includes figurative language like personification, similes, etc. often about nature usually does not rhyme - there is a particular structure to follow: Line 1 = five syllables Line 2 = seven syllables Line 3 = five syllables Line 4 = seven syllables Line 5 = seven syllables Beyond these four walls was a silence calling us. We sought nature s heart along her creeks and skyline and in the cool of the glade. 9. Haiku type of Asian poem that does not rhyme or use figurative language - usually nature-based. The most common form is three lines with a 5/7/5 syllable structure.
10. Found Poem poetry that is created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole sentences from other sources and reusing them as a poem (kind of like a collage of words) by making changes in spacing and lines, or by adding or deleting text, in turn giving the poem emotion. This is more of a free verse poem because it has no given structure Ex using the novel Milkweed. Notice how my words are woven in to words from the book: Someone is chasing me. (line from novel) Always running. (line from novel) Always hungry. Always hiding. Take only what you need, they warn me. (quote from novel) But I need to live - to survive. I wish I had a mother again. I don t believe in them. he pouts. (quote from novel)