Object Poem



Poetry Examples/ DirectionsSome students find that writing poetry is very difficult. Here are three possible “formula” poems that may make it easier for you. Five Senses Poem, Writing Using Similes:Taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing. Your five senses help you take in information from the world around you. These senses are also a powerful tool to use when you’re writing. They help convey a message to readers by providing a strong image in their heads. How do I write using my five senses with similes?Step 1: Think of something that means a lot to you. (family, an emotion, a sport, pet, friends, etc…) Step 2: Set up your five senses as lines of the poem making your “something” the subject of each line.Summer smells like…Summer tastes like…Summer looks like….Summer feels like…Summer sounds like….Step 3: Finish your lines using similes of the object. You want to think FIGURATIVELY AND DESCRIPTIVELY, NOT LITERALLY. Summer smells like coconuts and salt water laying on a beach in South Carolina. NOT: Summer smells like the beach because that is where I go. Step 4: Finish the poem with a METAPHOR of your “something”Summer is sleeping until noon and never having to worry about school. Some poems have a set pattern or formula. Some choices and examples are on the next page. Poetry Examples/ DirectionsSome students find that writing poetry is very difficult. Here are three possible “formula” poems that may make it easier for you. Preposition Poem First, let's discuss what a prepositional phrase is.? Prepositions are words used before nouns to form a phrase that modifies another word in the sentence.? English has about 150 prepositions.A?list of common?prepositions is located at the bottom of this page.? Following are some examples of prepositional phrases:during the nightover the moonbeyond the horizonacross the highwayaround the parkPrepositional phrase poems are composed of lines that consist of just prepositional phrases.? They tell a story by creating vivid?narrative with?imaginative prepositional phrases.??An Example of a Preposition PoemChristmas MorningInto the living room run the children with squealsOver the couch they bound to the treeThrough the packages they tear too quicklyBeside their parents they sit with joyBefore they forget the stocking they go toUnderneath the tree they dig for the last giftsAmong the trash are bright and shiny new giftsUntil assembly is finished some gift will have to waitToward the end of the day the excitement wears offUntil next year and the excitement begins again. Write your own poem with prepositional phrases!1. Jot down ideas for the topic of your poem, and choose the one you want2.?On a new sheet of paper,?write details that you want to include for your topic.? Your details?can focus on sensory images: sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.? Arrange your ideas into the form of prepositional phrases.3. Write lines and verses for your poem with prepositional phrases.? Check to be sure each line starts with a preposition and ends with a noun.? Omit verbs.4.?First draft, rough draft, revisions, and final copy followList of PrepositionsaboutaboveacrossafteragainstalongamongaroundasatbeforebehindbelowbeneathbesidebetweenbeyondbydespitedownduringexceptforfromininsideintonearofoffonontooutoutsideoverpastregardingsincethroughthroughouttilltotowardunderunderneathunlikeuntilupuponwithPoetry Examples/ DirectionsSome students find that writing poetry is very difficult. Here are three possible “formula” poems that may make it easier for you. Narrative Poem:Narrative poems – which simply mean “story poems” – are among the oldest forms of literature. Before there were printed books, people would tell stories through narrative poems, using rhythm, rhyme, repetition and vivid language to make their tales easy to remember and share. Many narrative poems are long, especially older ones like?The Iliad?and The Odyssey?by the famous Greek poet Homer. But a narrative poem can also be short, capturing a brief but emotionally intense or darkly mysterious event in just a few lines.Many older narrative poems have a set rhythm and rhyme structure, but modern narrative poems often have very free rhythms and no rhyme at all, so there is some wiggle room! However, almost all narrative poems contain at least one main character and tell a story that has a beginning, middle, and end. The stories that narrative poems tell are often dramatic and compelling, detailing events such as rocky romances, epic battles, or quests to find treasure. Once you’re ready to put together your own narrative poem, keep these guidelines in mind:Choose a topic.?Pick a story that you really want to tell, even if you can’t explain why. It could be something that happened to you (or a friend or loved one) or it could be something that’s completely fictional. Maybe it’s a memory that haunts you, a family legend, a startling dream, or a fantasy that you’d give anything to fulfill. Remember, the narrator of the poem doesn’t have to be?you;?the narrator can be a character of your choice.Make your voice heard.?If the narrator in your poem is experiencing a particular emotion, make sure that comes through in the words and the tone that you choose. A poem can be a snarl, a shout, a whisper or a cry, so pack it with feeling.Skip the build-up.?Narrative poems don’t waste words introducing characters or explaining the scene—most dive right in. Try starting your poem in the middle of the action scene to bring readers immediately into the heart of your story.Sweat the small stuff.?The best narrative poems use precise, descriptive words that bring out a story’s details and paint a rich picture. Think of the five senses and use adjectives that help describe what the world looks, sounds, smells, tastes, and feels like as the story unfolds so readers will experience it just like you do. For instance, reading about “breakfast” or “a fall day” doesn’t light the imagination, but reading about “soggy cornflakes and last night’s cold coffee” or “dead leaves that crunch underfoot” does.Repeat yourself.?This is an especially good strategy if your narrative poem is long. Try repeating key words or phrases that are emotional or musical a few times throughout the poem. (Remember Martin Luther King’s famous speech? He says “I have a dream” eight times during that speech, which is part of what makes it so powerful.)Object PoemThere is no standard format for an object poem. Typically, the writer brainstorms a list of words and phrases that he or she associates with the subject, then writes the poem by incorporating as many of these words as possible. The poem usually rhymes, but not always.Cinquain PoemThis is a five-line poem that can be written in one of two ways: by counting words (1/2/3/4/1), or by counting syllables (2/4/6/8/2). Either way, the same basic structure applies. This type of poem does not have to rhyme.SubjectAdjectives or phrase describing the subject Action verbsFeeling words, or phrase expressing feelings SynonymSynonym PoemIn a synonym poem, the writer thinks of words that are similar to the subject. The last two lines should rhyme.Subject3 or 4 synonyms Descriptive phraseDiamante PoemTaking its name from the diamond shape, this poem is more flexible than it appears. Some diamantes focus solely on one subject, while others may show the differences between two opposing subjects.Subject2 adjectives that describe line 1 3 –ing verbs that describe line 14 nouns or a 4-word phrase showing transition 3 –ing verbs that describe line 72 adjectives that describe line 7 Subject restated/Synonym/AntonymFormula PoemIn this type of poem, the writer chooses words that relate to the subject of the poem. Other variations of the formula poem may devote one line each to how the subject looks, feels, tastes, smells, and sounds.Verb, verb, verb NounAdverb showing how VerbAdverb showing where or whenHaikuThis type of poem does not rhyme or use figurative language. The most common form is three lines, the first and third being the same length and the middle one being a little longer. In English-speaking countries, this has been translated into a 5/7/5 syllable structure, but this is not set in stone.Tanka PoemSimilar to a haiku, but this type of poem uses figurative language such as similes, metaphors, and personification.5 syllables7 syllables5 syllables7 syllables7 syllablesFree VerseTypically patterned by speech rather than meter, this form of poetry is very open to the author’s discretion and usually does not rhyme. Visual and sound effects are often employed. ................
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