Poetry Bellringer #1, Acrostic Name
Write a poem using the letters of your first name. Your poem will be written in sentences using
word wrap.
(See Sample)
Lori likes to watch movies and eat popcorn, but
Once she piloted a US Army helicopter. She
Really likes to play soccer and teach writing skills. She
Is a Riverside Middle School English teacher in New Jersey.
Poetry Bellringer #2, Theme Poem
“Title/Noun”
Line 1: Your first and last name
Line 2: Name a (metaphor)
Line 3: He/she is like a (simile)
Line 4: He/she (3 verbs)
“Dalia”
Lori Wareham
She is a flower.
She is as bright as a rainbow.
She likes gardening, reading, and traveling.
Poetry Bellringer #3 Haiku Poem
It is a form of unrhymed poetry that had its beginning in Japan. Haiku
describes something about nature or the seasons. Each poem is three lines
long and the number of syllables in each line follows this pattern:
Line 1: five syllables
Line 2: seven syllables
Line 3: five syllables
Name your favorite season? What is the weather? Name a few animals found there?
“Spring Come Near”
Stand barren near pond
Branches from the dogwood tree
Winter departed
“Frightening Frost!”
The moaning snowplow
Shatters the frigid stillness
Of a crystal night
Poetry Bellringer #4 Limerick
A limerick is a short, humorous poem with 5 lines. It follows a specific rhyme pattern where lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme
and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
C= clap
S= snap
“Teddy verses Freddy”
Line 1 There once was a fellow named Fred
CS
CCS
CCS
Line 2 Whose muscles went right to his head.
CS
CCS
CCS
Line 3 I’ll make the girls sigh,
CS
CCS
Line 4 “Cause I’m quite a guy!”
CS
CCS
Line 5 But the girls liked Ted more than Fred!
CS
CCS
CCS
“The Cool Fool”
There once was a boy at our school
CS
CCS
A
CCS
Who thought he was terribly cool.
CS
CCS
A
CCS
He wore fancy jeans
CS
B
CCS
Strode around with the teens
CS
B
CCS
But ended up playing the fool.
CS
CCS
A
CCS
Poetry Bellringer#5: Diamante’
A poem in the shape of a diamond following a specific format.
Line 1: one noun
(person, place, or
thing)
Line2: two adjectives describing the
noun (size, shape, color)
Line 3: three verbs telling what the
noun does
(list three ing words)
Line 4: two nouns telling the place
where the noun in Line 1 would be
found (Place)

Now think about an opposite noun from Line 1
Also on Line 4: two nouns telling the
place where the noun in Line 8
would be found
(Place)
Line2: two adjectives describing the
noun (size, shape, color)
Line 3: three verbs telling what the
noun does
(list three ing words)
Line 4: two nouns telling the place
where the noun in Line 8 would be
found (Place)

Write a title that can work for both Line 1 and Line 8 nouns
Check out the sample below:
“Rose verses Morning Glory”
Rose
Thorns, Reddish
Hurting, Turning, Swaying
Meadows, Fields, Parks, Woods,
Blowing, Blooming, Growing
Small, Colorful
Morning-Glory
Poetry Bellringer #6: Thanksgiving Acrostic Story/Poem
Write the word “Thanksgiving” on the left side of your paper. Write sentences to make a story
about what you do with your friends and family on this special American holiday. You may use
word wrap when writing your sentences. Write poem as a story (sequence).
(Sample Story Poem)
“Turkey Feast”
Thanksgiving is in a few days and I’m really excited. I Had a blast last year watching Aunt
Sandy dance, and Andy and Uncle Harry told animal jokes that were Noteworthy. We laughed
so hard they made us cry. Kind relatives devoured our healthy meal fit for a king, and Sweet
strawberries decorated the awesome fruit platter. Going out to buy food isn’t always fun,
unless It’s a dessert with yummy whipped topping. I’m Very excited when the turkey is
browned to perfection and It’s time to eat. I will Not forget to save room for Shirley’s rice
pudding and Give thanks for this American holiday.
hanksgiving is for family and friends, when
and hens.
nd we eat until we can’t fit no more,
nocks on the door welcome more people in,
Lynn.
iving ourselves to people from all over,
appy people are eating turkeys
ow our stomachs become so sore.
o, let’s give thanks and enjoy Aunt
even brought my old dog Rover.
inny, my uncle, shouted, “Who made the pumpkin pie?,” and then
played with my cousin Sammy, who is very shy.
with the roly-poly belly, but he is
o one bothered to thank our cook
rampa Tom, and he is as sweet as jelly.