Saturday, July 11, 2009

POETRY BY A JUDGE

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READ THIS POEM WRITTEN BY A JUDGE. NOW, WRITE ONE OF YOUR OWN ON A SUBJECT THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU!!!! Alabama Judge, Judge Roy Moore Some ...
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Thursday, July 9, 2009

BE INSPIRED BY POETRY

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http://www.worldslastchance.com/christian-poetry.html Click on a piece of poetry and read. Now, read some more. Enjoy and write your own. Ms...
Friday, June 19, 2009

POETRY AND ART

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http://www.artakiane.com/gallery CLICK ABOVE, THEN Choose one of the pieces of art... and write a poem describing it.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

22. Meter

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Perhaps you'll want a challenge and will try to write a poem in METER --- that is, to give each line a regular pattern of stressed and u...

21. Try Rhyme

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Almost as simple are poems in rhymed couplets (two rhyming lines) or quatrains (four rhyming lines). If you use couplets, the last words in...

20. Try Free Verse

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The simplest form for a beginning poet is FREE VERSE. If you use free verse be careful in deciding where to break your lines, and be sure n...

19. Look Around

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1. Look through a newspaper for items that catch your imagination. 2. Pretend you are Cinderella, a rock star, the last dinosaur (or any o...

18. Try these exercises for ideas, and express them in a poem.

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Start by listing moments or days i your life that you associate with some feeling. An one of these moments may provide that spark, that con...
Friday, May 22, 2009

17. THE WRITER

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As you read this poem, think about what you think about yourself as a writer. The Writer by Richard Wilbur In her room at the prow of t...

16. Cleriheu and Cinquain Poems

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WRITE TWO MORE TYPE OF POEMS. KEEP THE "THEME" AROUND "YOU". THAT COULD BE YOUR LIFE NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. Follow the s...

15. TAKE THE TEST - COPY & PASTE TO A WORD DOCUMENT, THEN PRINT, ANSWER, AND TURN IN YOUR TEST !!!!!

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Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ The Hangman by Maurice Ogden Multiple Choice 1. After the sixth man was hanged...

14. The Hangman

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The Hangman by Maurice Ogden Stanza 1 Into our town the Hangman came, smelling of gold and blood and flame. And he paced our bricks with...

13. TAKE THE TEST - COPY & PASTE TO A WORD DOCUMENT, THEN PRINT, ANSWER, AND TURN IN YOUR TEST !!!!!

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Name _____________________________ Date ___________________ Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout by Shel Silverstein Multiple Choice 1. What word be...

12. Fun Poetry

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READ THIS FUN POEM, AND THEN WRITE ONE OF YOUR OWN. Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout by Shel Silverstein Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would not take...

11. ANOTHER APOLOGY POEM

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Now let's work through a new apology poem. In this one, the apology will come first. You will see that you can mix up the rules as long ...

10. APOLOGY POEM

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WRITE YOUR OWN APOLOGY POEM (YOU MIGHT WANT TO KEEP IT IN CASE YOU EVER NEED TO USE IT!!! ) Apology Poetry By Brenda B. Covert 1 Ho...

9. TAKE THE TEST - COPY & PASTE TO A WORD DOCUMENT, THEN PRINT, ANSWER, AND TURN IN YOUR TEST !!!!!

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Name _____________________________ Date _____________________________ Ex-Basketball Player by John Updike Multiple Choice: 1. What record ...

8. WRITING ASSIGNMENT - A POEM TO YOURSELF

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I. Using the material generated from your questions after reading EX-BASKETBALL PLAYER - write a poem about yourself -- the person you are ...

7. READ THIS POEM and ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW

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Ex-Basketball Player by John Updike Pearl Avenue runs past the high-school lot, Bends with the trolley tracks, and stops, cut off Before it ...

6. TAKE THE TEST - COPY & PASTE TO A WORD DOCUMENT, THEN PRINT, ANSWER, AND TURN IN YOUR TEST !!!!!

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Name _____________________________ Date ______________________________ Wishing by Ella Wheeler Wilcox Multiple Choice 1. What does the aut...

5. Wishing Poetry

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1. READ THIS POEM. 2. WRITE A WISH POEM OF YOUR OWN!!! Wishing By: Ella Wheeler Wilcox Do you wish the world were better? Let me tell you ...

4. Life Poetry

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Life Poetry By Brenda B. Covert 1 Today we're going to learn to write poetry that celebrates your life. You are alive today; th...

3. HEART POETRY

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The heart map is a great for all creative levels. The purpose of the Heart Poem is to give you the opportunity to more easily recall fond m...

2. Concrete or Picture Poetry

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THE GOAL OF THIS ASSIGNMENT IS TO GET YOUR IMAGINATIONS FLOWING!!!!! Read below about Concrete or Picture Poetry and create THREE of your ow...
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1. Begin here. READ AND RESPOND

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Concrete Poetry OR Picture Poetry Heart Poetry Wishing Poetry Life Poetry (same as List Poetry) Ex Basketball Poetry The Writer Apology Poet...