20 Poems Project
10 Poems- You will have specific directions as to what to write about and/or which literary devices to include.
5 Poems-You will write five poems of your choice
5 Poems-You will choose 5 poems by an established poet.
20 Poems Total
Poem 1: alliteration
Define: alliteration
Define slant rhyme
Discuss the alliteration that you used.
Poem 2: metaphor
Define: metaphor
Write a poem in which you use a metaphor.
Discuss/Explain the metaphor.
Poem 3: simile
Define: simile
Write a poem in which you use a simile.
Discuss/explain the simile.
Poem 4: personification
Define: personification
Write a poem in which you use personification.
Discuss/explain the personification.
Poem 5: narrative
Define narrative
Explain why this is a narrative poem.
Poem 6: lyric poem
Define: lyric poem
Explain why this poem is a lyric poem.
Poem 7: haiku
Define haiku
Poem 8: X poem
(Write a poem about a word that begins with the letter X. Do not use the word X-rays.)
Poem 9: Z poem
Write a poem that includes 3 words that begin with the letter Z.
Poem 10: dialogue poem
Define dialogue.
Write a poem that includes a dialogue about two people ending a relationship
Poems 10-15: Write 5 poems of your choice. Write a one paragraph reflection about this poem. Why did you write about this particular topic? What is the background? What do you like about this poem? What do you dislike about this poem?
Poems 15-20: Choose five of your favorite poems. Be sure to include the author f or each poem, write 1-2 paragraph reflection. Explain why you chose this poem. Also discuss any literary devices used in the poems
(Metphor)I am the diamond in the dirt that has yet been found buy those who make the diamond know and seen by everybody in the world.
ReplyDelete(Simile)Your smile was like a thousands sun bring so much warmth your eyes were like mine when i was younger innocent and sweet.
ReplyDelete(Personification)The fire dance around the glare of my eyes the water hit the fire and cried. Listen to the wind as it dies.
ReplyDeleteThere once was a boy who wanted to be the best guitarist in the world so he set out to be the best. He left his home at 17 with him and his guitar he played loud and hard. And soon he was playing with the stars and one stroke of his guitars would move the stars.
ReplyDeleteTrue colors
ReplyDeleteIt started off with stand ups and then she lost my number
and when we were together.I felt like there was no other
she tore my picture she ripped my heart out my chest
you were such a good actress you played your roll.
You smiled in my face but i saw your true colors and i think its best if
we dont see eachother.
After all the jacks are in their boxes,
ReplyDeleteand the clowns have all gone to bed,
you can hear happiness staggering on down the street,
footprints dressed in red.
And the wind whispers Mary.
A broom is drearily sweeping
up the broken pieces of yesterday's life.
Somewhere a Queen is weeping,
somewhere a King has no wife.(jimi hendrix)
X marks the spot my X hit the spot kiss me so hard i blew my top.
ReplyDeleteZig Zags stay with people that sag and stay sad.And try not to get mad
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