I (something you actually dream about). I try (something you really make an effort about). I hope (something you actually hope for). I am (the first line of the poem repeated). B. List Poem: Some of the most interesting poems are nothing more than lists of things. Start by thinking of an interesting placer in your house that has an unusual assortment of things in it to write about. Consider one of these suggestions (What’s on the top shelf of my closet? What’s under my bed? What’s in the corner of the basement? What’s in the pocket of my winter coat? What’s in that old box in the garage? What’s in the kitchen junk drawer?) or come up with one of your own. Make that your opening line. The rest of the poem is just a list of the items you find there. Write one of these poems using the below format remember you will need to be able to find 3 poetic term – examples and underline them and label them. List Poem: Line 1 What’s in the (name the place) – Line 2 name and describe item 1 – Line 3 name and describe item 2 – Line 4 name and describe item 3 – Line 5 name and describe item 4 – Line 6 name and describe item 5 – Line 7 name and describe item 6 – Line 8 name and describe item 7 – Line 9 name and describe item 8 – Example: What’s in the kitchen junk drawer One bag of AA batteries from 1984 A Scotch tape dispenser that Pieces of curly, dried out contact paper Twisty ties that will again Stained Domino’s Pizza menus Expired coupons and old Acme receipts Sticky pennies Dusty tic tacs melted onto a paper clip can be either rhyming or not. It is up to you to decide which style you use. You can make your list poem humorous or far-fetched, too, and then in the final line, give the poem a serious turn. Ideas for List Poems: The Sources of: Things That: Things: grayness ring to do waiting for the bus stiffness light to do trying to fall asleep softness you find in the grocery you should have done
I (something you actually dream about). I try (something you really make an effort about). I hope (something you actually hope for). I am (the first line of the poem repeated). B. List Poem: Some of the most interesting poems are nothing more than lists of things. Start by thinking of an interesting placer in your house that has an unusual assortment of things in it to write about. Consider one of these suggestions (What’s on the top shelf of my closet? What’s under my bed? What’s in the corner of the basement? What’s in the pocket of my winter coat? What’s in that old box in the garage? What’s in the kitchen junk drawer?) or come up with one of your own. Make that your opening line. The rest of the poem is just a list of the items you find there. Write one of these poems using the below format – remember you will need to be able to find 3 poetic term examples and underline them and label them. List Poem: Line 1 – What’s in the (name the place) Line 2 – name and describe item 1 Line 3 – name and describe item 2 Line 4 – name and describe item 3 Line 5 – name and describe item 4 Line 6 – name and describe item 5 Line 7 – name and describe item 6 Line 8 – name and describe item 7 Line 9 – name and describe item 8 Example: What’s in the kitchen junk drawer One bag of AA batteries from 1984 A Scotch tape dispenser that Pieces of curly, dried out contact paper Twisty ties that will again Stained Domino’s Pizza menus Expired coupons and old Acme receipts Sticky pennies Dusty tic tacs melted onto a paper clip can be either rhyming or not. It is up to you to decide which style you use. You can make your list poem humorous or far-fetched, too, and then in the final line, give the poem a serious turn. Ideas for List Poems: The Sources of: Things That: Things: grayness ring to do waiting for the bus stiffness light to do trying to fall asleep softness you find in the grocery you should have done
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