Poem Books-
Requirements
FRONT COVER
***Your front cover should contain the title “My Poetry and Figurative Language” and it should also include your NAME and the HOUR that you have writing class. BE CREATIVE!
Page 1: TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 2 “I Am” poem about you
I am ______
(Two special characteristics)
I wonder ______
(Something you are curious about)
I hear ______
(An imaginary sound)
I see ______
(An imaginary sight)
I want ______
(A desire you have)
I am ______
(The first line of the poem repeated)
I pretend ______
(Something you pretend to do)
I feel ______
(A feeling about something imaginary)
I touch ______
(An imaginary touch)
I worry ______
(Something that bothers you)
I cry ______
(Something that makes you sad)
I am ______
(The first line of the poem repeated)
I understand ______
(Something you know is true)
I say ______
(Something you believe in)
I dream ______
(Something you dream about)
I try ______
(Something you make an effort on)
I hope ______
(Something you hope for)
I am ______
(The first line of the poem repeated)
Page3 “You Are” poemabout the object or person you chose
You are ______
(Two special characteristics)
You wonder ______
(Something you are curious about)
You hear ______
(An imaginary sound)
You see ______
(An imaginary sight)
You want ______
(A desire you have)
You are ______
(The first line of the poem repeated)
You pretend ______
(Something you pretend to do)
You feel ______
(A feeling about something imaginary)
You touch ______
(An imaginary touch)
You worry ______
(Something that bothers you)
You cry ______
(Something that makes you sad)
You are ______
(The first line of the poem repeated)
You understand ______
(Something you know is true)
You say ______
(Something you believe in)
You dream ______
(Something you dream about)
You try ______
(Something you make an effort on)
You hope ______
(Something you hope for)
You are ______
(The first line of the poem repeated)
Page 4 Two acrostic poems
Example:
What “I Hate You” Really Means
Idon’t mean it
Half of my mind has taken over (a.k.a. not making sense)
A bad way to show how I feel
These words that are misused
Even I’ve been mistaken
You’re not aware
Of how deplorable you sound, when
Using this phrase
Page 5 Idiom drawing
Anidiomis awordorphrasewhich means something different from what it says - it is usually ametaphor.Idioms are common phrases or terms whose meaning is not real, but can be understood by their popular use.
Because idioms can mean something different from what the words mean it is difficult for someone not very good at speaking the language to use them properly. Some idioms are only used by some groups of people or at certain times. The idiomshape up or ship out, which is like sayingimprove your behavior or leave if you don't, might be said by an employer or supervisor to an employee, but not to other people.
Examples:
- as sick as a dog > very ill, not feeling well, under the weather
- as busy as a bee > lots of work to do, very occupied, moving fast from task to task
- as slow as a snail > not fast, moving at a low speed
- as healthy as a horse > not sick at all, feeling 100%, having lots of energy
- as strong as an ox > physically powerful, showing great strength
- as proud as a peacock > a feeling of happiness or honor and pride for yourself
- as poor as a church mouse > having little or no money or support
- as happy as a lark > being glad, pleased, or in a good mood
- as happy as a clam > being glad, pleased, or in a good mood
- as free as a bird > able to do whatever you want, without obligations or work
A little birdie told me: refers to knowing information through a secretive source.
Page 6
Haiku poems…favorite season/least favorite season
A haiku usually have:
5 syllables on the first line
7 syllables on the second line
5 syllables on the third line
Describe the details. Haiku are comprised of details observed by the five senses. The poet witnesses an event and uses words to compress that experience so others may understand it in some way. Once you have chosen a subject for your haiku, think about what details you want to describe. Call the subject to mind and explore these questions:
- What did you notice about the subject? What colors, textures, and contrasts did you observe?
- How did the subject sound? What was the tenor and volume of the event that took place?
- Did it have a smell, or a taste? How can you accurately describe the way it felt?
Example: Beaches
byKaitlyn Guenther
Sand scatters the beach
Waves crash on the sandy shore
Blue water shimmers
Page 7 Quatrain poem
Quatrains are the most fun and most popular poems to write. Anyone can do these! They are four lined verses that rhyme. There are several rhymed models you can follow that make writing this type of poem fun and exciting!!
Here is an (a, b, a, b) model. The first and third line rhyme and the second and fourth line rhyme.
I like to dribble the ball - a
When I go outside to play - b
Its better than a doll - a
On a sunny day in May - b
Try this kind of Quatrain model. (a, a, b, b) These are really fun! Make sure the first and second lines rhyme and then the third and fourth lines need to rhyme with each other.
Basketball is not boring - a
Dribbling, shooting, scoring - a
The only way to play - b
Is winning all the way. - b
Example:
Herbert Glerbett
by Jack Prelutsky
Herbert Glerbett, rather round a
Swallowed sherbert by the pound a
Fifty pounds of lemon sherbert b
Went inside of Herbert Glerbett b
With that glop inside his lap a
Herbert Glerbett took a nap a
And as he slept, the boy dissolved b
And from the mess a thing evolved--- b
A thing that is a ghastly green a
A thing the world had never seen a
A puddle thing, a gooey pile b
Of something strange that does not smile b
Now if you're wise, and if you're sly a
You'll swiftly pass this creature by a
It is no longer Herbert Glerbett b
Whatever it is, do not disturb it b
Page 8 Simile poem
What Is a Simile?
Asimileis defined as a figure of speech comparing two unlike things.Similesoften have the words “like”, “as”, or “than.”
A simile is a lot like ametaphor, since they are both forms of comparison, but a simile allows the two ideas to remain distinct, while a metaphor suggests that one thing is the other.
- An example of a simile: "Chris was a record-setting runner andasfast as a speeding bullet."
- An example of a metaphor: "When Chris ran, hewasa speeding bullet racing along the track."
In the former, Chris was just a runner, but in the later, he was a speeding bullet.
A simile poem uses this concept, making comparisons between two things; but, it does so in poetry form.
Example: Squirmy Worm
A squirmy little worm,
As I wason my break
Crawled right up my left leg
Like some slithery little snake
His skin was rather moist
As a man with too much gel Skin/Gel
That creepy little worm
He really made me yell.
And so I lost my temper
Like a lion without prey, Temper/Lion
Until a kindly co-worker
Shooed that worm away
Page 9 Onomatopoeia
In its simplest form is a single word that sounds like the thing it refers to: “Six burgers were sizzling on the grill.” “A snake slithered through the grass.”
Example:
The rusty spigot
sputters,
utters
a splutter,
spatters a smattering of drops,
gashes wider;
slash,
splatters,
scatters,
spurts,
finally stops sputtering
and plash!
gushes rushes splashes
clear water dashes.
by Eve Merriam resource:
Onomatopoeia List: resource:
A…achoo, ahem,
B…baa, bam, bark, beep, beep beep, belch, bleat, boo, boo hoo, boom, burp,
buzz,
C…chirp, click clack, crash, croak, crunch, cuckoo,
D…dash, drip, ding dong
E…eek,
F…fizz, flit, flutter,
G…gasp, grrr,
H… hiccup, hiss, hissing, honk,
I…icky, itchy,
J…jiggly, jangle,
K…knock knock,
L… la la la,
M…mash, meow, moan, murmur,
N…neigh,
O…oink, ouch,
P…plop, pow,
Q…quack, quick,
R…rapping, rattle, ribbit, roar, rumble, rustle,
S…scratch, sizzle, skittering, snap crackle pop, splash, splish splash, spurt,
swish, swoosh,
T…tap, tapping, tick tock, tweet
U…ugh,
V…vroom,
W…wham, whinny, whip, whooping, woof,
X…
Y…yuck, yucky,
Z…zig zag, zing, zip, zipper, zoom,
Example: The Game
Clap! Clap!
Stomp! Stomp!
Swish! Swish!
This is the way we get through
Our games.
The crowd shouts,
”Yahoo!”
The ball soars through the air.
Then, bounce, bounce, bounce.
The audience holds its breath.
SWISH!
The ball goes in;
We win!
Page 10 Alliteration Poetry
Alliteration is the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words such as tongue twisters like 'She sells seashells by the seashore'.
It is not always easy to craft poetry using stylistic devices.
These poems deploy a technique that use the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse. For example "behind the tree the befuddled beagle barked ".
Remember, it is the sound of the letter and not the letter itself that makes a poem alliterative. So, “great” and “gigantic” do not alliterate, but “joke” and “giant” do.
Example:
My Puppy Punched Me In the Eye
My puppy punched me in the eye.
My rabbit whacked my ear.
My ferret gave a frightful cry
and roundhouse kicked my rear.
My lizard flipped me upside down.
My kitten kicked my head.
My hamster slammed me to the ground
and left me nearly dead.
So my advice? Avoid regrets;
no matter what you do,
don’t ever let your family pets
take lessons in kung fu.
–Kenn Nesbitt
Page 11 Personification short story and illustration
Instructions for starting a short story (3-5 paragraphs) using the following type of figurative language:
Personification
- Determine what type of short story you’re writing and the ways in which personification might work best for it. For instance, a horror story might deliver human qualities to objects that enhance the frightening or horrific aspects of the story (dark hallways, shadows, black cats). A romantic story might personify objects, such as the moon or candlelight that will heighten its romantic elements. A comical story might also personify objects, such as porcelain doll that does the Hokey Pokey when everyone goes to sleep, or a new clock that refuses to keep track of time; his hands run backwards instead of forward. In realistic fiction stories, everyday items we use, or animals we own, can be brought to life through personification.
- Look for objects that can be personified. Again, depending on the type of story, choose objects that will enhance the theme. For instance, in a story about a young girl talking to her mom about her failing grades, the thin walls in her bedroom can take on the qualities of a snoop, “pricking its ears over every word she uttered”.
- Look for passages that might enhance the mood through personification. In a frightening sequence in a horror story, personification might be used to heighten the tension. For example, a man walking down a desolate country road might hear the tree branches “cracking their knuckles”.
- Look for emotional passages in the story that can be enhanced through personification. For instance, curtains in an open window can “shudder with sadness” while a person is dealing with the death of a loved one, or the air in a room can “hold its breath” during a silent moment when something life changing is being discussed between two people.
- Use personification that mirrors the descriptive qualitiesof the characters in the story. For instance, an old car can “cough asthmatically” while its engine is gunned, much in the same way as the car’s old owner when he woke up that morning.
- All stories must have a lesson learned.
Page 12 Cinquain poem
A cinquain (pronounced: sing-cane) is a 5 line poem that describes a noun (person place or thing).
Line 1) a one -word title, a noun
(a person, place or thing)
Line 2) two adjectives
(words that describe the thing)
Line 3) three - ing participles
(words that tell what your noun does such as running, jumping, yelling)
Line 4) a phrase
(or sentence about the noun)
Line 5) a synonym for your title, another noun
(another word for your title, rename your noun)
Example:
Moon
Moon
Dark, holes
Moving, changing, repeating
The moon revolves around the earth in one month.
Giant rock\
Page 13 Hyperbole
---Big exaggeration, usually with humor---
Example: resource:
I Ate a Spicy Pepper
I ate a spicy pepper
From my brother on a dare.
The pepper caught my head on fire
And burned off all my hair.
My mouth erupted lava
And my tongue began to melt.
My ears were shooting jets of steam.
At least that's how they felt.
I ricocheted around the room.
I ran across the ceiling.
I dove right in the freezer
To relieve the burning feeling.
I drank a thousand soda pops
And chewed a ton of ice
To try to stop the scorching
Of that spicy pepper's spice.
At last, the flames extinguished,
I admitted to my brother,
"That pepper was the best one yet.
May I please have another?"
Page 14 Free verse poem of your choice
Definition for Free Verse: Free verse poetry is patterned by speech and images rather than by
regular metrical schemes.
• No set line length (Sleepy Thoughts...)
• No set rhythm
• No rhyming pattern
• Way of conveying ideas and feelings
• Carefully crafted mental pictures
• Use of white space
• Use of line breaks
• Breaks the rules when it comes to conventions like: punctuation, capitalization, and grammar
Examples: resource:
Sleepy Thoughts on a Cold Winter Night
I'm cold.
I pull my blanket over my head.
That's better.
I find a comfortable position
and start breathing slowly.
I wonder what it would be like
to be a bear and sleep all winter.
I guess you'd have to have a pretty big last supper,
or you'd have to wake up in January to find something to eat.
I wonder what it would be like
to be a fish and sleep at the bottom of a lake.
I guess you'd have to have gills,
or you'd have to come up to the
Page 15 Free verse poem of your choice (second one)
Page 16 Poetry using line breaks and white space
Autumn
by Fern
Wind
Blowing briskly
Leaves fall
From
The
Trees
We rake
Colored leaves
In
A
Big
Pile.
And jump.
Page 17 Poetry using imagery
Fall
The chilly weather settles into your bones.
Those once green leaves turn
Red, yellow, orange, and brown.
CRRNCH! go the leaves,,
Beneath your feet.
The birds fly in a victory “V” formation,
To where the sun rules the skies.
The days of winter are lurking around
Waiting to be free falling.
Spring
The newborn flowers blossom
in all sizes and vivid colors.
When you walk by, their sweet
andluscious aromas ensnare you..
The beautiful butterflies titter
Around the light grassy areas.
The trees are full of lush, dark green leaves.
Spring is when you can really savor
the intense scent of nature.
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