Abstracts Concrete Emotions are a common experiences. However, it can be hard to describe an emotion because emotions are abstract. A ABSTRACT poem describes an ABSTRACT noun, usually an emotion or feeling, using CONCRETE CONCRETE images. ABSTRACT YOU WILL WRITE A CONCRETE POEM IN 2 LEVELS. 1ST LEVEL: Choose an emotion or abstract noun you are familiar with. If it had a what would that color be? If your abstract noun had a … tastes, what would it taste like? smell, what would it smell like? sound, what would it sound like? texture, what would it feel like to touch or be touched by it? FEAR Fear is black. BOREDOM it smells of sauerkraut Boredom has no color. And tastes like sardines. It is invisible. It sounds like silence Boredom smells like dust centuries old. And feels slimy like anchovies It tastes like garlic salt Theresa DuBois And it has no sound. Boredom feels like numbness. Mike Kapp 2ND LEVEL with a revised 1st Level Concrete Abstract Poem. Develop each sensory line into a detailed, 3 + line stanza. Each stanza must be AT LEAST 3 lines long. When completed the poem will consist of: a (the topic) 5 stanzas (each a triplet or longer); one stanza for each of the 5 senses: sight, sound, smell, feel, taste. The final draft should incorporate imagery, precise word choice, sound devices (assonance, alliteration, consonance) & rhythm. Example attached “Tired” CONCRETE ABSTRACT 2 PART ASSIGNMENT
Concrete Abstracts Emotions are a common experiences. However, it can be hard to describe an emotion because emotions are abstract. A CONCRETE ABSTRACT poem describes an ABSTRACT noun, usually an emotion or feeling, using CONCRETE images. YOU WILL WRITE A CONCRETE ABSTRACT POEM IN 2 LEVELS. 1ST LEVEL: Choose an emotion or abstract noun you are familiar with. If it had a what would that color be? If your abstract noun had a … tastes, what would it taste like? smell, what would it smell like? sound, what would it sound like? texture, what would it feel like to touch or be touched by it? FEAR Fear is black. it smells of sauerkraut And tastes like sardines. It sounds like silence And feels slimy like anchovies Theresa DuBois BOREDOM Boredom has no color. It is invisible. Boredom smells like dust centuries old. It tastes like garlic salt And it has no sound. Boredom feels like numbness. Mike Kapp 2ND LEVEL with a revised 1st Level Concrete Abstract Poem. Develop each sensory line into a detailed, 3 + line stanza. Each stanza must be AT LEAST 3 lines long. When completed the poem will consist of: a (the topic) 5 stanzas (each a triplet or longer); one stanza for each of the 5 senses: sight, sound, smell, feel, taste. The final draft should incorporate imagery, precise word choice, sound devices (assonance, alliteration, consonance) & rhythm. Example “Tired” attached CONCRETE ABSTRACT 2 PART ASSIGNMENT
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