descriptions of type of poems and figurative language

1. Grade 7
Poetry

2. Introduction
Many students do not enjoy poetry. There
are many reasons for this.
• They are sometimes difficult to understand
• They often centre around emotions
• They have a lot of rules that one has to
follow when writing them

3. In this unit we will be studying several
different types of poetry. Maybe you will
find one that you like.
The first one is called Free Verse

4. Free Verse
Free Verse is a form of Poetry composed
of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that
have no set fixed metrical pattern. The
early 20th-century poets were the first
to write what they called "free verse"
which allowed them to break from the
formula and rigidity of traditional
poetry.

5. Here is an example of a Free Verse
Poem
Song of Myself
by Walt Whitman
I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
I loaf and invite my soul,
I lean and loaf at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.

6. So…..what is poetry?

7. Poetry is an art form that
expresses beauty and emotions
by narrating, describing, arguing
or defining.

8. One aspect of some poetry is
it’s rhythm.
A Haiku focuses on rhythm.

9. Haiku Poetry
is Japanese poems composed
of three unrhymed lines of five,
seven, and five syllables.
Haiku poetry originated in the
sixteenth century and reflects on
some aspect of nature and
creates images.

10. None is travelling In the cicada's cry
by There's no sign that can
Basho foretell
How soon it must die.
None is travelling
Here along this way but I, Poverty's child -
This autumn evening. he starts to grind the rice,
and gazes at the moon.
The first day of the year:
thoughts come - and there is loneliness; Won't you come and see
the autumn dusk is here. loneliness? Just one leaf
from the kiri tree.
An old pond
A frog jumps in - Temple bells die out.
Splash! The fragrant blossoms
remain.
Lightening - A perfect evening!
Heron's cry
Stabs the darkness
Clouds come from time to time -
and bring to men a chance to rest
from looking at the moon.

11. Write a Haiku to create an image in
your readers mind of an aspect of
nature.
Remember
5 syllables
7syllables
5 syllables

12. Acrostic Poems
An acrostic poem, sometimes called a name
poem, uses a word for its subject. Then each
line of the poem begins with a letter from the
subject word. This type of poetry doesn't have
to rhyme.

13. Sacrifice
Simply what had to be done.
Also hard, but if you
Care
Remember, be ready
Incase the day comes when
Friends, family, fellows find themselves
In need.
Care. And
Everyone can make a difference.

14. Making an Acrostic Metaphor
Poem
Step one – Pick a one word
topic related to school
Step two - Make a line starting
with each letter of the word you
choose

15. Shabonee is where I go
Computers, spirals, books, and more
Homework every night
On math, science, reading, and social studies
Our class does lots of fun projects
Learning never stops

16. 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!'
By Edward Lear

17. There was a Young Lady of Norway,
Who casually sat on a doorway;
When the door squeezed her flat,
She exclaimed, 'What of that?'
This courageous Young Lady of Norway.
By Edward Lear

18. There once was an old man of the isles
Who suffered severely from piles
He couldn’t sit down
Without a deep frown
So he had to row standing for miles
By Natalie Moffitt

19. An exceedingly fat friend of mine,
When asked at what hour he'd dine,
Replied, "At eleven,
At three, five, and seven,
And eight and a quarter past nine.
Anonymous

20. Limericks
• 5 lined poem
• Humourous theme
• Rhyme scheme a,a,b,b,a
• Rhythm 3,3,2,2,3

21. Try completing this limerick.
There once was a pauper named Meg
Who accidentally broke her _______.
She slipped on the ______.
Not once, but thrice
Take no pity on her, I __________.
How would you illustrate this
limerick?

22. There was a young lady whose chin
Resembled the point of a pin;
So she had it made sharp,
and purchased a harp,
And played several tunes with her chin

23. There was a young lady named Kite
Whose speed was much faster than light.
She left home one day
In a relative way
And returned on the previous night.

24. Making a limerick
• Think of a funny story (appropriate for
school)
• Plan the picture
• Write it out in 5 lines
• Make the lines rhyme
• Fix the rhythm

25. A list poem is one of the easiest
kinds of poems to write because it
doesn't require either rhythm or
rhyme. But that doesn't mean you
can write anything down helter
skelter. Here's a list of elements
that makes a list poem a poem
instead of just a list:

26. 1) The writer is telling you
something--pointing something
out--saying, "Look at this," or,
"Think about this."
2) There's a beginning and end to
it, like in a story.
3) The list is arranged with stylistic
consistency and the words are
arranged to create a parallel
structure.

27. Examples of a List Poem
What Bugs Me
When my teacher tells me to write a poem
tonight.
When my mother tells me to clean up my room.
When my sister practices her violin while I'm
watching TV.
When my father tells me to turn off the TV and do
my homework.
When my brother picks a fight with me and I have
to go to bed early.
When my teacher asks me to get up in front of the
class and read the poem I wrote on the school
bus this morning.

28. 1) It tells you what's bugging me.
2) It tells you that I wasn't thrilled
with the assignment of writing a
poem and I got distracted at home
and had to write the poem on the
bus the next morning.
3) Every line has the same
structure: "When my ____ does
something to me."

29. Whatif
by Shel Silverstein
Last night, while I lay thinking here,
some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
and pranced and partied all night long
and sang their same old Whatif song:
Whatif I'm dumb in school?
Whatif they've closed the swimming pool?
Whatif I get beat up?
Whatif there's poison in my cup?
Whatif I start to cry?
Whatif I get sick and die?
Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?
Whatif I don't grow talle?
Whatif my head starts getting smaller?
Whatif the fish won't bite?
Whatif the wind tears up my kite?
Whatif they start a war?
Whatif my parents get divorced?
Whatif the bus is late?
Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight?
Whatif I tear my pants?
Whatif I never learn to dance?
Everything seems well, and then
the nighttime Whatifs strike again!

30. Examples of a List Poem
My Noisy Brother
He slurps when he eats cereal in
the morning.
He gargles milk.
He burps after eating.
He cracks his knuckles.
He whistles.
He snaps his fingers.
He squawks when he's mad.
He snores at night.

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32. “If I was invisible…..”
“If I was really tall…..”
“If I could travel back in time….”
“If I could fly….”
“If I could have one wish….”
“If I was always on time…”
“If I was older….”
“If I did not have to be here right
now I would be…”
“If I……”

33. Tongue Twister Poetry
Betty Botter
So she bought
Betty Botter a bit of butter,
bought some butter. better than
"But," she said, her bitter butter.
"the butter's bitter. And she put it
If I put it in her batter,
in my batter, and the batter
it will make was not bitter.
my batter bitter. So 'twas better
But a bit Betty Botter
of better butter-- bought a bit
that would make of better butter!
my batter better."
--By Anonymous

34. Concrete Poems
Concrete poetry is a poetry that takes the shape of the topic. It
is sometimes also called visual poetry, pattern poetry or shape
poetry.
It can include specific rhyme or rhythm patterns, but there is
not a set format required.

39. Here are some links to great examples of concrete poems
http://www.literacyrules.com/concrete_poems.htm
http://oregonstate.edu/~smithc/vita/concrpoe.html

40. Final Project Time
1. Pick a theme
2. Pick four types of poetry that you have studied
3. Create rough drafts for your poetry
4. Check your rubric
5. Put your good drafts on a sheet of 11 X 14
6. Hand it in for a mark

41. http://www.wild-about-woods.org.uk/elearning/concretepoetry/