Know it...You are a poet!!!

Complete each link's reading and activities before moving to the next section.

Types of Poems

Pick 3 different types of poetry.  On a sheet of paper, write an original example of each.  You will have 3 poems total.

1.  Click on the link below.  Read about cinquain poems.  Notice the 3 rules for writing them.  Read the examples at the bottom.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-a-cinquain-poem/

2.  Click of the link below.  Read about haikus.  Pay attention to the syllable structure of this kind of poem.  Read the examples.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-a-haiku/

3.  Click on the link below.  Read about a Diamonte poem.  Click on "See Examples" and read carefully about the differences between synonym and antonym fomrs.  Then click the "Get Started" box to practice writing a Diamonte.

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/

4.  Click on the link below.  Read "What are Three Attributes to a Narrative Poem?"  Pay close attention to the sections on Narrator, Story, and Structure.

http://classroom.synonym.com/three-attributes-narrative-poem-1716.html

5.  Click on the link below.  Be sure to read "Fog" by Carl Sandburg.  

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-free-verse-poems.html

6.  Click on the link below.  Pay close attention to the "What is a Concrete Poem" and "Outline Poems" sections.  Click on the link to "The Mouse's Tale" to see an example.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/news/how-to-write-a-concrete-poem/

Figurative Language

Activity 2--On your notebook paper, write an example for each of the types of figurative language listed below.  You should wirtie 4 examples total.

1.  Click on the link below to find the definition and examples of hyperbole.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/poetry-dictionary-for-kids/

2.  Click on the link below and read the section titled "What is an Idiom?" and read the examples written in red.

http://www.idiomconnection.com/whatis.html#A2

3.  Click on the link below to see the definition and examples of oxymoron.

https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/index.php?page_id=terms-oxymoron

4.  Click on the link below to see the definition and examples of allusion.

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/glossary-term/allusion

Sound Devices

Activity 3--After reading the definitions/examples of the sound devices listed below, write one example of each on your paper. You should write 5 examples total.

Click on the following link and read the definitions and examples listed in the dictionary for each of these sound devices.  

• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• repetition
• rhythm
• rhyme

http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/poetry-dictionary-for-kids/