Question Poems
Good Poem/Bad Poem
Tercet
Question poems consist of a list of
questions that may or may not have
answers. Sometimes the questions
are serious, and sometimes they are
silly. It is usually a poem about
wondering. You can write a
question poem about something
that you or a character in your book
is unsure about.
Choose a favorite person,
animal or thing to write
about.
Three lines with the first
two rhyming.
Good Cat/Bad Cat
The old woman wrinkled her toes,
As she swotted a fly on her nose.
Then she kept rocking in her chair.
This is a question poem that wonders
about how to achieve happiness. The
author wonders if there is any way to
feel better.
My cat meows quietly,
While he claws the
furniture.
My cat walks softly,
As he tries to scratch me.
Is there a way out?
By Jenni Glennen
Is there a way out?
Is there a way out of this place?
Is there a way out of this pain?
Is there a way to a better life?
Is there a way to be happy?
How can I achieve it?
Place Poem
Lunes
Earth Poems
This poem takes a small
part of a place and
describes it.
Line 1: five syllables
Line 2: three syllables
Line 3: five syllables
Poems about saving the
earth or the plants and
animals on it.
The night is scary.
It is dark.
I like my night light!
The Earth
An Alley in Texas
Garbage cans
Bolts
Dirt
Nails
Ants
Coke cans
Broken bottles
Empty boxes
paper
The earth is not quiet.
There is a hurricane in the ocean.
There is an earthquake down south.
The animals are running.
The plants are trembling.
I Remember Poems
Chant
Question Poetry
Write a list of things that is
remembered about a
person, place or thing.
A poem that repeats certain
words over and over (to be read
aloud).
Choose a topic and write
questions about it. It can be
rhyming or free verse.
MOTHER
My cat can spring
My cat can spring in
My cat can spring in the
My cat can spring in the air!
Flower
Oh, Flower
Why are you drooping?
Why are your leaves hanging
down?
Why do you look so dry?
Did someone forget to water
you?
Exaggeration Poem
I remember my mother.
I remember her dark hair and smile.
I remember her whispering to me to
be quiet when we went to the library.
Clerihew
Subject Poetry
A humorous poem contained in
four lines with a-a-b-b- The
first two lines rhyme and the
second two lines rhyme.
Choose any subject to write
about. Just make a list of
things about it.
One second grade teacher down the
hall,
Was afraid to play with a bat and ball.
Once a ball hit her in the head,
And now she hides quietly in a shed.
Vacation
Packing a bag
Putting gas in the car
Eating out
Seeing friends
Visiting relatives
Coming home
Unpacking
Buddy Poetry
I used to. . . but Now
Two students get together and
discuss their favorite kinds of
candy, cereal, etc. or one they
both like then write sentences
about it.
Things that you used to
not like, but now do like.
I used to hate broccoli,
But now I like it.
Crunch I used to hate making long trips,
It taste like chocolate and cereal.
But now I enjoy traveling.
It melts in your mouth. I used to hate cold weather,
It tingles your tummy.
But now I like being chilly.
It doesn’t last very long.
I need a drink of water.
Exaggeration means claiming
something is greater than it really is.
For example, if you said "my cat is as
big as a house" or "I can run faster
than the speed of light," you would
be exaggerating.
Exaggerating is a fun way to write
imaginative poetry. When I
exaggerate in a poem, I like to pick
one characteristic of the thing I am
writing about, and exaggerate it as
wildly as I can. The crazier your
exaggeration, the more exciting the
poem is.
Let me give you an example, let's
say you want to write a poem about
food. The first thing you need to do is
pick a type of food to write about.
You might decide to write about
something delicious or something
disgusting. You might decide to write
about a cold food, a sticky food, a
spicy food, etc. Let's pick one and see
what we can come up with.
Let's say we want to write a poem
about a spicy food. But let's
exaggerate and make it the world's
spiciest food. What kind of food might
that be? How about the world's
hottest hot pepper? What kinds of
things would happen if you ate the
world's hottest hot pepper? Would
you breathe flames? Would your hair
ignite? Would you drink a lot of
water? Perhaps an entire lake? What
else would happen? Let's start writing
and find out.
Example on the next page:
Exaggeration Poem Example
MONSTER POEM:
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?"
Describe an imaginary
monster. Try to have a theme
(food, sports, animals, school
subjects etc.)
An example is"The Scrumptious
Sweet-Tooth Monster"
The Scrumptious SweetTooth Monster has:
Hershey Kiss Cranium
Peppermint Smirk
Appealing Rock Candy Torso
Red Licorice limbs
Black Licorice appendages
Green and Blue M&M eyes
Bubble gum feet that blow up
into hefty bubbles when he
scampers
Snout is made of a bulky scoop
of rocky road ice cream that
is so cold it will never liquefy
Vibrant Colored Chiclets for
his choppers
Tootsie Rolls for eyebrows
In a crown form he has Sweet
Tarts for locks of hair
Left Fingers are made of
grape lollipops
Right Fingers are made of
Watermelon lollipops
This is one appetizing monster!
By: Kate
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