Poem #1
Auto-Bio poem
(Line 1) Your first name
(Line 2) Three or four adjectives that describe you
(Line 3) Important relationship (daughter of . . . , mother of . . . , etc)
(Line 4) Two or three things, people, or ideas that you love (who loves…lover of…)
(Line 5) Three feelings you have experienced (who feels)
(Line 6) Three fears you have experienced (who fears)
(Line 7) Your Accomplishments (who composed . . . , who discovered . . . , etc.)
(Line 8) Two or three things you have wanted to see happen or wanted to experience
(Line 9) Your residence (who resides…resident of…who lives)
(Line 10) Your last name
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Poem #2
Friendship (Couplet Poem)
This poem will be about your best friend or one of your best friends.
It should be 10 lines long—5 couplets. (rhyme scheme — aabbccddeeff)
Example:
During my years at BMS and BHS
My best friend, Terri, was high above the rest.
Cheerleading was her main sport of choice
When good report cards came, she rejoiced!
Etc.
—a
—a
—b
—b
(12)
(11)
(9)
(9)
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Poem #3
Cinquain & Haiku (2 of each)
Cinquain ("cin-kain") is a five-line form that uses a syllable count of twofour-six-eight-two. A "cinquain" (from cinq the French word for five)
usually follows this organization:
Line 1:
a one word title (2 syllables)
Line 2:
a 2 word phrase that describes your title; or use two words (4 syllables)
Line 3:
a 3 word phrase that describes an action relating to your title or actions words (6 syllables)
Line 4:
a 4 word phrase that describes a feeling relating to your topic; or feeling words (8 syllables)
Line 5:
one word that refers back to your title and shows what the poem is about (2 syllables)
HAIKU
A Haiku poem consists of 17 unrhymed syllables organized into 3 lines. Originated in
Japan, these poems usually refer to some element of nature. They express a moment of
beauty which keeps you thinking or feeling.
Examples:
On my backyard fence
A cat sings his lonely song
Each hot summer night.
The hungry frog
resting on a lily pad
Dreams of careless flies.
Tiny hummingbirds
Dart from flower to flower
Rainbows in motion
One sparkling spring day
I saw a tiny spider
spin a web of silk.
Poem #4
Simile/Metaphor
Students will write and illustrate a simile/metaphoric poem using imagery. Students will
web, using imagery, everything associated with friendship, death, divorce, birth, or love —
what it looks like, smells like, etc. Begin with “Friendship is…”(simile) & end with
“Friendship is a…”(metaphor).
Example:
Fear is like an abducted child.
The blackness of a locked closet;
Du dum du dum (Jaws)
A scrawny black alley cat with mange
And a missing eye
NOT a white Persian;
The deep end of a swimming pool
With someone on your shoulders;
Like a 4-poster canopy bed
Plagued with dust and cobwebs
With curtains partially closed.
Fear is a garden of dead flowers
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Poem #5
Preposition
Students will use their list of prepositions to write a prepositional poem.
Each line should start with a preposition. Each line should contain one prepositional phrase (not a
complete sentence). The poem should be at least 10 lines long.
Use a variety of prepositions to build meaning and create a “picture” for your readers.
Example:
The Nightingale
The nightingale flew hastily
into the enchanted forest,
through the thick tangle of trees,
across the smoldering swamp,
near a sleeping ogre,
around the shiny horn of a unicorn,
toward a grumpy giant,
between a pair of gossiping bats,
beneath the troll’s battered bridge,
away from a pair of acrobatic elves,
beyond the reach of a gruesome gremlin,
and into the dusky twilight
to return the disastrous spell to the evil witch
Poem #6
Where I’m From Template
First Stanza:
I am from (specific ordinary item)____________________________________________________________
from (product name)__________________ and (another product name) __________________________
I am from the (home description) _________________________________________________________
Adjectives that describes the above home description____________________, _____________________
It (tasted, sounded, looked, felt – choose one) _______________________________________________
I am from the (plant, flower, or natural item)_______________________________________________,
the (plant, flower, or natural item)_________________________________________________________
(Description of natural item)______________________________________________________________
I’m from the (family tradition) _________________________ and (family trait) ___________________
from (name of family member)______________ and (name of family member) ____________________
and (another name) ____________________________________________________________________
I’m from the (description of family tendency) ___________________________________________ and
(Another family tendency)_______________________________________________________________
Second Stanza
From (something you were told as a child) ______________________________________________ and
(another thing you were told as a child)_____________________________________________________
I’m from (representation of religious or spiritual beliefs or lack of it) ____________________________,
(further description of spiritual beliefs) _____________________________________________________
I’m from (place of birth and family ancestry) _______________________________________________,
(Two food items that represent your ancestry) ____________________ and ______________________.
From the (specific family story with a detail about a specific person) _____________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
the (another detail of another family member) _______________________________________________.
(Location of family pictures…You pick the preposition) _______________________________________
I am from (general statement with DETAILS about who you are or where you are from) ________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Poem #7
Limerick
NOTE: Lines 1, 2, and 5 of Limericks have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another.
Lines 3 and 4 of Limericks have five to seven syllables and also rhyme with each other.
Example:
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!'
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Poem #8
We Are North Ridge
We Are North Ridge
We are North Ridge
We are the best of the best
From the teachers
To the
Students
We are North Ridge
Nothing will stop us from succeeding
We are the wildcats!
We are a family
So we stick together
We are North Ridge
Maroon and white
We are the wildcats
Mighty and strong
With open minds and hearts
We become one once again
Hardworking, kind, & willing
We help, stand, hand-in-hand together
We are North Ridge
And one by one
We will succeed!
We will succeed!
We are North Ridge!
By: Andrea Rendon