Poetry Formula #1: Color Poem EXAMPLE:

Poetry Formula #1: Color Poem
Ø Title appropriately describing the content (more than just the color)
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Line 1—color name
Line 2—simile comparing the color to something it’s associated with
Line 3—idiom about the association
Line 4—metaphor comparing the color to something different
Line 5—simile comparing to something different
Line 6—idiom about the association
Line 7—metaphor of your favorite thing the color reminds you of
Line 8—color name
Ø Explanation of idiom (Line #s of examples used in poem)
Ø Explanation of simile (Line #s of examples used in poem)
Ø Explanation of metaphor (Line #s of examples used in poem)
**Include an appropriate visual showing what the poem discusses somewhere
near the poem
**Write the TITLE of your poem and its PAGE # in the TABLE OF
CONTENTS at the front of your book
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EXAMPLE:
Tickled Pink
Pink
It’s like a cloud of cotton candy
I’m tickled pink at the sight of it
It’s a fresh rose; I cherish each bud
It’s as cheerful as a pig in mud
It’s wearing your heart on your sleeve
It’s rosy cheeks blushing…
Pink
Idiom: a figure of speech (Lines 3 & 6)
Simile: a comparison of two things using like or as (Lines 2 & 5)
Metaphor: a comparison of two things without using like or as (Lines 4 & 7)
Poetry Formula #2: Personification Poem
Ø Title: an object
Ø Line 1—I like/enjoy (make up activities that this object might enjoy that’s
fitting to it’s identity)
Ø Line 2—I (verb phrase describing an action that this object might do as a
human)
Ø Line 3—I am (action phrase taking on more human characteristics)
Ø Line 4—I always/often (describe what this object might do as a human)
Ø Line 5—I sometimes (another action phrase)
Ø Line 6—I feel (describe how this object might feel)
Ø Line 7—I am (repeat the name of the object/non-human)
Ø Explanation of personification
**Include an appropriate visual showing what the poem discusses somewhere
near the poem
**Write the TITLE of your poem and its PAGE # in the TABLE OF
CONTENTS at the front of your book
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EXAMPLE:
The World Traveler
I enjoy organizing, fashion, and sight-seeing
I run and slide through airports
I am a fashionista, robed in fine designer’s wear
I always make friends and rarely travel alone
I sometimes get lost and turned around
I feel bloated
I am a suitcase.
Personification: giving human characteristics to a non-human object
Poetry Formula #3: Senses Poem
Ø TITLE describing the setting of your favorite place
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Line 1—(describe anything you might SEE there, include an ALLUSION)
Line 2—(describe any sounds you might HEAR there)
Line 3—(describe any fragrances you might SMELL there)
Line 4—(describe anything you might TASTE there, include an ALLUSION)
Line 5—(describe what you FEEL there)
Ø Explanation of allusion (Line #s of examples)
Ø Explanation of imagery (Line #s of examples)
**Include an appropriate visual
**Write the TITLE of your poem and its LINE # in the TABLE OF
CONTENTS at the front of your book
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EXAMPLE:
The Library
Stories stacked as high as the Rapunzel’s tower,
Pages turning, hushed whispers, and scolding shushing
The sweet fragrance of aged and freshly printed parcel
Words of Shakespeare, Rowling, and more on the tip of my tongue,
Hardbacks, paperbacks, and crispy paper tickling my fingertips
Allusion: reference to a historical or literary
person/event (Lines 1 & 4)
Imagery: descriptions that appeal to the five
senses (Lines 1-5)
Poetry Formula #4: Sound Poem
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Must be about either a SPORT or a SUPERHERO
TITLE
5 lines
3 examples of onomatopoeia
2 examples of alliteration
2 examples of assonance
picture that is relevant to the poem
definitions of onomatopoeia, alliteration, and assonance
**Write the TITLE of your poem in the TABLE OF CONTENTS at the front
of your book
Poetry Formula #4: Sound Poem
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Must be about either a SPORT or a SUPERHERO
TITLE
5 lines
3 examples of onomatopoeia
2 examples of alliteration
2 examples of assonance
picture that is relevant to the poem
definitions of onomatopoeia, alliteration, and assonance
**Write the TITLE of your poem in the TABLE OF CONTENTS at the front
of your book
Poetry Formula #4: Sound Poem
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Must be about either a SPORT or a SUPERHERO
TITLE
5 lines
3 examples of onomatopoeia
2 examples of alliteration
2 examples of assonance
picture that is relevant to the poem
definitions of onomatopoeia, alliteration, and assonance
**Write the TITLE of your poem in the TABLE OF CONTENTS at the front of your book
Poetry Formula #5: Hyperbole Poem
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Write about something you DON’T like to do! (Chores, homework, etc.)
Include a TITLE that sums up your whole poem
Line 1—include a hyperbole using TRUE RHYME with Line 2
Line 2—include a hyperbole using TRUE RHYME with Line 1
Line 3—include a hyperbole using INTERNAL RHYME
Line 4—include a hyperbole using EYE RHYME with Line 5
Line 5—include a hyperbole using EYE RHYME with Line 4
picture that is relevant to the poem
definitions of hyperbole, true rhyme, internal rhyme, and eye rhyme
**Write the TITLE of your poem in the TABLE OF CONTENTS at the front
of your book
Poetry Formula #6: Types of Poems
HAIKU
Ø TITLE: Favorite Season
Ø Line 1: 5 syllables describing the season
Ø Line 2: 7 syllables describing the season
Ø Line 3: 5 syllables describing the season
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ODE
Ø TITLE: Ode to _____ (fill in favorite season)
Ø Line 1: Define the season…what is it?
Ø Line 2: Praise the sights you SEE in that season
Ø Line 3: Praise the sounds you HEAR in that season
Ø Line 4: Compare the season to something else using a simile
Ø Line 5: Tell two good things about the season
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Ø Definition of ode
**Write the TITLE of your poems in the TABLE OF CONTENTS at the
front of your book