Project - Write a Poem
DISCUSSION
- Have you ever read a poem? Have you ever written a poem?
- How many poets can you name?
- How many kinds of Japanese poems do you know? What are their rules?
RULES
Poems in English have different rules – can you spot them in this poem by Robert Frost?
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
POEM1: A CINQUAIN
- 1 noun subject.
- 2 adjective description.
- 3 “ing” verbs
- 4-5 word phrase
- 1 word summary
tree
big, green
growing, reaching, standing
a nice place to relax
nature
- Write a Cinquain about a PLACE.
- Note that it is CENTRE aligned.
POEM 2: AN ACROSTIC POEM
Four pairs of beady eyes?
Eight hairy legs?
Aaaarggghh! It’s a spider
Run away!
- Can you see the hidden word?
- Choose a word
- Write an acrostic about an emotion or a place or a thing.
POEM 3: Other styles
- Japan: What are the rules of a haiku?
- What other poem styles do you know from Japan?
- Do you know any styles of any other countries?
- How about song lyric styles?
Your turn
Google some examples, choose a style, and write a short poem in a new style.