Mrs. Cordry's Classes
I am poem due 2/8
I am (2 special characteristics)
I wonder (something you wonder about)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (repeat the first line)
I pretend (something you pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I tough (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you really sad)
I am (repeat the first line)
I understand (something you know is true)
I say (something you believe in
I dream (something you dream about)
I try (something you make an effort to do)
I home (something you home for)
I am (repeat the first line)
Cinquain due 2/9
Line 1: 1 noun
Line 2: two adjectives describing the noun
Line 3: three action verbs describing line 1
Line 4: for word sentence describing feeling about the noun
Line 5: synonym for line 1
Diamante poem due 2/9
line 1: subject
line 2: adjectives to describe line one
line 3: three action verbs to describe line one
Line 4: four words: 2 nouns that relate to line one and 2 nouns that relate to line seven
Line 5: three action verbs describing line 7
Line 6: two adjectives describing line 7
Line 7: noun (either a synonym or an antonym for line 1)
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/
DUE 2/10 Tanka poetry: 5 line poem: syllables 5, 7, 5, 7, 7
Thunderclouds building (5 syllables)
Gathering strength as they grow (7 syllables)
Releasing themselves (5 syllables)
Pouring life-giving torrents (7 syllables)
Cleansing the world in shower (7 syllables)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X06NoQ4JKA
DUE 2/10 Triolet poetry
eight line poem; rhyme scheme ABaAabAB: ALL a lines rhyme and ALL b lines rhyme....ALL A lines are the same, etc.
Line 1: A
Line 2: B
Line 3: a
Line 4: A (line 1)
Line 5: a
Line 6: b
Line 7: A (line 1)
Line 8: B (line 2)
I am a fly
I pester everyone
I don't know why
I am a fly
I come from the sky
and leave when the pestering is done
I am a fly
I pester everyone
Hexaduad Due 2/15
2,2, 6,6, 8, 8, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4 syllable scheme
rhyme scheme aa, bb, cc, dd, ee, ff
I seam
to dream
in bright colorful hues
of reds, yellows, and blues
Prism of mankind's mortal pain
painted upon my sleeping brain
not black, nor white
but art each night
not illusive shadows
but flourescent rainbows
of human strife
in someone's life
Limerick
Due 2/17
A limerick is a five line poem written with one couplet and one triplet. The rhyme pattern is aa, bb, a
They often use hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms and other figurative devices. The last line is the punch line:
A flea and a fly in a broom;
were caught, so they were doomed;
said the fly, "Let us flee..."
"Let us fly," said the flea.
So, they flew through a flaw in the room.
5th period Limerick
In the mud is a stinky little pig
it was wearing a purple wig
the mud covered its pink
but it did not cover its stink
so we chased it off with a twig
7th Period Limerick
The cow-she says moo
The heifer plays her kazoo
The bull snorts and runs
The perfect burger between buns
You can find them at the zoo!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8uGfTkdl3w
Lai Poetry
Due 2/18
three stanzas of poetry; syllable scheme is 5, 5, 2: lines 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 rhyme and lines 3, 6, 9 rhyme
Lai of the Cow
THe praises I sing
Of that wondrous thing
the cow
Let the rafters ring
my muse shall take wing
I vow
Foods our cattle bring
are fit for a king
and how!
7th period Lai of the Dog
See his wagging tail
Watch him chase the quail
the dog
He drinks from a pail
and gets all our mail
in fog
He's friends with a whale
The whale's name is Dale
a frog
Clerihew poetry
Due 2/18
about a famous person or place
lines 1 and 2 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme
Line 1 is who or where rhyme is about
lines 2, 3, 4 are about the person or place
5th period Clerihews
London
there is a famous dungeon
There is a queen
her crown has a sheen
Johnny Depp
he never misses a step
her a famous actor
he rides a tractor
7th period Clerihews
New York City
The Big Apple is so pretty
You can see a play on Broadway
or shop in Times Square all day
Michael Jackson
King of pop and king of fashion
He sang the Man in the Mirror
Sadly, he died last year
Couplet
Due 2/19/10
2 lines of verse that rhyme
My life is going fast
lots of things are in the past
The students are to print out a school appropriate song and highlight all of the couplets in the song
Acrostic
Due 2/19/10
Poems that spell out something.
She is Clever
She is not Ordinary
She Refuses to give in
She has a sense of Duty to her kids
She sometimes has a Rumble in her voice
She does not like Ye
5th period is to do 2 poems: English and Math
7th period is to do 2 poems: English and science
Prepositional poem
Due 2/22/10
each line begins with a preposition; and it must make sense
8 lines
Within her classroom
between classes, Mrs. Cordry sings
with her lungs filled
on high is her volume
above her abilities she tries
Since she knows she is not very good, but she does not give
up and keeps singing
until she can sing no more
Haiku
3 line poem: syllable scheme 5, 7, 5...does not rhyme. Usually about nature, feelings, or experiences:
Snorting like a pig
Dustin sitting in his desk
writing a Haiku
This team is the champ
Alabama Crimson Tide
Roll Tide Roll right on
I'm the Haiku Queen
I do live in a bubble
causing some trouble
Her voice had a twang
Mrs. C the Southern Belle
whenever she sang
Coke is my main drink
It makes bubbles in my nose
Whoa! What a feeling~
Fracia the para
Helps the students out each day
and makes me laugh, too
Snow is cold and wet
Makes the ground really muddy
it makes me shiver
I am (2 special characteristics)
I wonder (something you wonder about)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (repeat the first line)
I pretend (something you pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I tough (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you really sad)
I am (repeat the first line)
I understand (something you know is true)
I say (something you believe in
I dream (something you dream about)
I try (something you make an effort to do)
I home (something you home for)
I am (repeat the first line)
Cinquain due 2/9
Line 1: 1 noun
Line 2: two adjectives describing the noun
Line 3: three action verbs describing line 1
Line 4: for word sentence describing feeling about the noun
Line 5: synonym for line 1
Diamante poem due 2/9
line 1: subject
line 2: adjectives to describe line one
line 3: three action verbs to describe line one
Line 4: four words: 2 nouns that relate to line one and 2 nouns that relate to line seven
Line 5: three action verbs describing line 7
Line 6: two adjectives describing line 7
Line 7: noun (either a synonym or an antonym for line 1)
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/
DUE 2/10 Tanka poetry: 5 line poem: syllables 5, 7, 5, 7, 7
Thunderclouds building (5 syllables)
Gathering strength as they grow (7 syllables)
Releasing themselves (5 syllables)
Pouring life-giving torrents (7 syllables)
Cleansing the world in shower (7 syllables)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X06NoQ4JKA
DUE 2/10 Triolet poetry
eight line poem; rhyme scheme ABaAabAB: ALL a lines rhyme and ALL b lines rhyme....ALL A lines are the same, etc.
Line 1: A
Line 2: B
Line 3: a
Line 4: A (line 1)
Line 5: a
Line 6: b
Line 7: A (line 1)
Line 8: B (line 2)
I am a fly
I pester everyone
I don't know why
I am a fly
I come from the sky
and leave when the pestering is done
I am a fly
I pester everyone
Hexaduad Due 2/15
2,2, 6,6, 8, 8, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4 syllable scheme
rhyme scheme aa, bb, cc, dd, ee, ff
I seam
to dream
in bright colorful hues
of reds, yellows, and blues
Prism of mankind's mortal pain
painted upon my sleeping brain
not black, nor white
but art each night
not illusive shadows
but flourescent rainbows
of human strife
in someone's life
Limerick
Due 2/17
A limerick is a five line poem written with one couplet and one triplet. The rhyme pattern is aa, bb, a
They often use hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms and other figurative devices. The last line is the punch line:
A flea and a fly in a broom;
were caught, so they were doomed;
said the fly, "Let us flee..."
"Let us fly," said the flea.
So, they flew through a flaw in the room.
5th period Limerick
In the mud is a stinky little pig
it was wearing a purple wig
the mud covered its pink
but it did not cover its stink
so we chased it off with a twig
7th Period Limerick
The cow-she says moo
The heifer plays her kazoo
The bull snorts and runs
The perfect burger between buns
You can find them at the zoo!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8uGfTkdl3w
Lai Poetry
Due 2/18
three stanzas of poetry; syllable scheme is 5, 5, 2: lines 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 rhyme and lines 3, 6, 9 rhyme
Lai of the Cow
THe praises I sing
Of that wondrous thing
the cow
Let the rafters ring
my muse shall take wing
I vow
Foods our cattle bring
are fit for a king
and how!
7th period Lai of the Dog
See his wagging tail
Watch him chase the quail
the dog
He drinks from a pail
and gets all our mail
in fog
He's friends with a whale
The whale's name is Dale
a frog
Clerihew poetry
Due 2/18
about a famous person or place
lines 1 and 2 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme
Line 1 is who or where rhyme is about
lines 2, 3, 4 are about the person or place
5th period Clerihews
London
there is a famous dungeon
There is a queen
her crown has a sheen
Johnny Depp
he never misses a step
her a famous actor
he rides a tractor
7th period Clerihews
New York City
The Big Apple is so pretty
You can see a play on Broadway
or shop in Times Square all day
Michael Jackson
King of pop and king of fashion
He sang the Man in the Mirror
Sadly, he died last year
Couplet
Due 2/19/10
2 lines of verse that rhyme
My life is going fast
lots of things are in the past
The students are to print out a school appropriate song and highlight all of the couplets in the song
Acrostic
Due 2/19/10
Poems that spell out something.
She is Clever
She is not Ordinary
She Refuses to give in
She has a sense of Duty to her kids
She sometimes has a Rumble in her voice
She does not like Ye
5th period is to do 2 poems: English and Math
7th period is to do 2 poems: English and science
Prepositional poem
Due 2/22/10
each line begins with a preposition; and it must make sense
8 lines
Within her classroom
between classes, Mrs. Cordry sings
with her lungs filled
on high is her volume
above her abilities she tries
Since she knows she is not very good, but she does not give
up and keeps singing
until she can sing no more
Haiku
3 line poem: syllable scheme 5, 7, 5...does not rhyme. Usually about nature, feelings, or experiences:
Snorting like a pig
Dustin sitting in his desk
writing a Haiku
This team is the champ
Alabama Crimson Tide
Roll Tide Roll right on
I'm the Haiku Queen
I do live in a bubble
causing some trouble
Her voice had a twang
Mrs. C the Southern Belle
whenever she sang
Coke is my main drink
It makes bubbles in my nose
Whoa! What a feeling~
Fracia the para
Helps the students out each day
and makes me laugh, too
Snow is cold and wet
Makes the ground really muddy
it makes me shiver
