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- By Mrs. Hicks
- Poetry Samples by Susan Silverman
- An Apple A Day
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- The last word of the first line and last line rhyme.
Sweet apple, red and round
So nice to get you
Off the ground!
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- Dear Apple,
I'm sorry that I
picked you off the tree
before you were ready to fall
Please forgive me
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- I was standing in the orchard
When I saw a lovely tree (sight)
I heard an apple fall, (sound)
It smelled so very sweet (smell)
I took a bite...yum! (taste)
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- This form of poetry states an idea with a list of phrases.
Eating Apples
yum, yum, yum,
crunching, munching
healthy, juicy apples
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- Apples (one word)
Juicy, sweet (two words)
Red, yellow, green (three words)
Yummy, delicious, fantastic, healthy (four words)
Apples (one word)
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- Each line in this type of poem answers one of the 5 W's (who? what?
when? where? why?)
I
Love eating apples
In the morning
In my kitchen
‘Cause they are so good for me
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- When centered this poem will take the form of a diamond.
Apples (one word)
Sweet, ripe (two words)
Delicious, Empire, Cortland (three words)
Pies, sauce (two words)
Apples (one word)
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- An acrostic poem is one in which certain letters, often the first letter
of every line, form a name or a theme.
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- Choose an idea that you would
enjoy writing
a poem about
- Choose a style of poetry to use
- Write your poem as a rough draft
- Revise, changing or adding interesting words
- Edit your poem for spelling and punctuation
- Write your final copy after conferencing with
your teacher
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Notes
