Poetry

Task

Webquest Directions:

Click on the web links and follow the directions for each link. Complete each link’s reading & activities before moving on to the next section.

Activity #1

Limerick	Click on the link below. Read the definition of a limerick and read several examples of limericks as you scroll down the web page. http://www.brownielocks.com/Limericks.html
Diamante	Click on the link below. Read the definition of a Diamante poem. Click on ‘See Examples’ to note the difference between the synonym and antonym forms. Then click on the ‘Get started’ box to practice writing your own Diamante poem. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/
Haiku	Click on the link below. Read about how to write a haiku. Pay particular attention to the syllable structure of the haiku. Read the examples. http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-a-haiku/
Concrete	Click on the link below to read about Concrete poems. Pay close attention to the ‘What is a Concrete Poem’ and ‘Outline Poems’ sections. After reading these, click on the blue hyperlink to “The Mouse’s Tale” from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to see an example of a Concrete poem. http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/news/how-to-write-a-concrete-poem/

Activity #1

Pick one of the above poem types. One your own paper, write your own poem in the style you have chosen.

Process

Activity #2

Alliteration	Click on the following link and read the definitions and examples listed in the dictionary. http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/poetry-dictionary-for-kids/
Hyperbole	Click the link below to find the definition and examples of hyperbole http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/poetry-dictionary-for-kids/
Idiom	Click on the link below and read the section titled ‘What is an Idiom?’ read the examples written in red. http://www.idiomconnection.com/whatis.html#A2
Onomatopoeia	Click on the following link and read the definitions and examples listed in the dictionary. http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/poetry-dictionary-for-kids/
Repetition	Click on the following link and read the definitions and examples listed in the dictionary for each of these sound devices. http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/poetry-dictionary-for-kids/
Simile	Click on the following link and read the definitions and examples listed in the dictionary for each of these sound devices. http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/poetry-dictionary-for-kids/
Metaphor	Click on the following link and read the definitions and examples listed in the dictionary for each of these sound devices. http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/poetry-dictionary-for-kids/

Activity #2

After reading the definitions/examples of the figurative language, write one example of each on your own paper. You should write 7 examples total.

Conclusion

Activity #3

Read and listen to the poems below. On your paper:

1.Read the poem "Foreign Lands" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Click the link to listen to the poem.

2. Read the poem "The Unseen Playmate" by Robert Louis Stevenson.Click the link to listen to the poem.

3. Read the poem "You are Old, Father William." Click the link to listen to the poem.

Credits

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Similes & Metaphors

Idioms and Cliches