Write a poem about a subject of your choice. It should be something that you have an emotional connection to and care about. Think about a theme or a message and the tone of the poem that you wish to convey to your reader. How do you want your reading audience to feel as we read your poem? As you
write, use the most descriiptive words (e.g., adjectives, adverbs, and verbs) in the best and most powerful order so that the words create a mental picture in your reader’s mind.
Requirements:
• Come up with a creative title. You may want to wait to decide on the title until you’ve finished the poem. Just don’t forget to include it before submitting the poem.
• Your poem can be free verse (rhyme and rhythm free), or it can rhyme. The choice is yours.
• Write at least a ten-line poem on a topic of your choice.
• Pick at least two sound devices out of the following sound devices:
o Alliteration: the repeated consonant sounds appear at the initial letter of words. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
o Repetition: is the repeating of a word or phrase to produce a pattern or structure that strengthens the cumulative effect of a passage: “When I find you, I will catch you. When I catch you, I will cook you. When I cook you, I will eat you.”
o Onomatopoeia: a sound device that represents the exact sound of something in the poem. The poet forms a word to imitate the sound made by the object in the poem. Example: splish, splash; pop; bam; buzz
o Assonance: the repetition of vowel sounds close to each other within a line in a poem. The sounds are repetitive whether in the middle or at the end of the words. Example: happen / apple or otter / hotter
o Consonance: the repetition of consonant sounds close to each other within a line in a poem. The sounds are repetitive whether in the middle or at the end of words, not to be confused with alliteration. Example: rapped / tapped or amber / chamber
NOTE: After the poem, list each element you used, the line number the example can be found on in the poem, and the example.
• Pick at least two types of figurative language, including irony, personification, or symbol. The definitions for these terms can be found in the Experiencing the Power of Poetry Message in Lesson Folder 3. More figurative language terms will follow in Lesson Folder 3A and Lesson Folder 3B. You are welcome to use these figurative language devices, too. Again, after the poem, list the elements you used, the line numbers the examples can be found on in the poem, and the examples.
• Type your poem in a Word document and submit it into the submission box located in Lesson Folder 3B