Rhyme poems- continued

Today, our learning focus is the complete a rhyme poem, using more than one 'stanza'.
If you forget what a stanza is, check on the poem page of this blog

Once you have written your rhyme poem out in your book.
Please publish on this blog page.
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Poetry

Features of a Poem

There are several types of poems...
For our unit in writing we have looked at:
Figurative language used in poems- metaphors/ similies/ onomotoeipia
We then looked at :
* I am Poems
* Haiku poems
* Cinquain Poems
* Rhyme Poems

Stanzas in Poetry

If you are looking towards poetry to find stanza examples you need not look far.

• Stanzas are available in even the first section of the poem.


• They are usually grouped together by the rhyme pattern and/or number of lines that they have.

In any given song you have perhaps unknowingly sung stanzas several times. They are known as the verses. Look at the lyrics of your favorite song carefully and you will easily notice the stanzas.

Types of Stanzas

There are many different types of stanzas. Some of which are:

• Couplets (stanza with two rhyming lines)
• Tercets (stanzas with three lines that may or may not rhyme)
• Quatrains (stanzas with four lines that may or may not rhyme)

Remember that in poetry you can identify a stanza by the number of lines that it has and its rhyme scheme or pattern.

Rhyme Poems

Poetry that rhymes relays a message through the music of the spoken word. Their power is in their ability to get us caught up in the music so that we will let down our defenses and consider the message that the poem has to offer. Sometimes poets use rhyme as a tool to show the humor in the message they are trying to convey. Traditional poems are written in rhyme to help to add a musical element to a reading. A rhyming poem brings out the joy that can be had in appreciating the music in words.

Source: Rhyme Poems - Poems which Rhyme http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/funny/rhyme-poems.asp#ixzz2XGmtDfFB
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My Hamster Has a Skateboard

A Funny Hamster Poem for Kids

From the book The Tighty-Whitey Spider

My hamster has a skateboard. When he rides it, though, he falls. He takes off like a maniac and crashes into walls. He screams, "Geronimo!" and then goes crashing down the stairs. He's good at knocking tables down and slamming into chairs. He'll slalom through the living room and then you'll hear a, "Splat!" which means that he's collided with my mother or the cat. He plows right into cabinets, and smashes into doors, I think he's wrecked on every bed and every chest of drawers. It's fun to watch him ride because you're sure to hear a smash. He doesn't skate so well but, boy, he sure knows how to crash. --Kenn Nesbitt I'm Staying Home From School Today A Funny School Poem for Kids From the book Revenge of the Lunch Ladies I'm staying home from school today. I'd rather be in bed pretending that I have a pain that's pounding in my head. I'll say I have a stomach ache. I'll claim I've got the flu. I'll shiver like I'm cold and hold my breath until I'm blue. I'll fake a cough. I'll fake a sneeze. I'll say my throat is sore. If necessary I can throw a tantrum on the floor. I'm sure I'll get away with it. Of that, there's little doubt. But, even so, I really hope my students don't find out. --Kenn Nesbitt

Concrete- Shape poems

Concrete poetry—sometimes also called ‘shape poetry’—is poetry whose visual appearance matches the topic of the poem. The words form shapes which illustrate the poem’s subject as a picture, as well as through their literal meaning.

Outline Poems
A common way to make the visual structure reflect the subject of the poem is to fill an outline shape that relates to the topic of the poem, in the same way that Carroll’s poem fits the outline of a mouse’s tail.
Here is an example about a snowman:

• Choose an object to be the subject for your poem. Good suggestions for beginners could be favorite animals or favorite foods.
• Draw a simple outline of its shape on paper or on the computer. If you’re using paper, draw with a pencil not a pen.
• Write your poem normally. Try to describe how the subject makes you feel. The words will be fitted into your drawing, so don’t make it too long – between 6-12 lines is probably a good length!

IT DOESN’T HAVE TO RHYME!

• Lightly in pencil, or on the computer, write your poem into the shape. It’s ok if it doesn’t fit properly yet, because this is where you find out if you need to make the writing larger or smaller.
• Decide if you need to make your writing bigger or smaller in certain parts of the drawing, then erase your first draft and write out the poem again. You can keep doing this until you are happy.
• Finally, erase the outline of your shape, so that it is just the words from your poem left creating the image! If you were writing in pencil, you can now go over the words in pen!
• (In my example I added the ‘brrr…’s afterwards to make the picture look better, but without interrupting the story of the poem. If you want to try details like this, think of comic-book-style effect words like ‘flash’, ‘purr’, ‘phew’ or ‘zzzz…’ to add another element to the story-picture!)

Drawing Poems
Another way to make concrete poetry is to use the lines of words to make the lines of a drawing. The NASA website has a great example about the first ever airplanes if you click here.
This time, the subject doesn’t have to be an object, but it does have to be something you can draw an illustration of using ‘stick’ figures.
This is my example of ‘growing’:

• Choose your subject
• Draw a simple line – or ‘stick’ – drawing to illustrate your subject on paper or on the computer. If you’re using paper, draw with a pencil not a pen.
• Write your poem normally. Simple is best, so stick to between 2-6 lines.

IT DOESN’T HAVE TO RHYME!

• Lightly in pencil, or on the computer, write the lines of your poem along the lines of your drawing – remember that we normally read from left to right, and from top to bottom!
• If you don’t have enough words, or have some left over, don’t worry! Decide where you need to make your writing bigger or smaller to make it all fit, then erase your first draft and write out the poem again over your line drawing. You can keep doing this until you are happy.
• Finally, erase the line drawing, so that it is just the words from your poem left creating the image! (If you were writing in pencil, go over the writing in pen first.)

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

Try your own online :http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/theme_poems/

Poetry- Limerick

A limerick (noun)is a form of comic verse consisting of five anapaestic lines of which the first, second, and fifth have three metrical feet and rhyme together and the third and fourth have two metrical feet and rhyme together.

How to write your own Limerick:

Ideas for new limericks can come from almost anywhere. For example, your city, state, country, or name. If your name is Tim or Jim, you could write something like this:

A Clumsy Young Fellow Named Tim

1. There once was a fellow named Tim (A)
   
2. whose dad never taught him to swim. (A)
   
3. He fell off a dock (B)
   
4. and sunk like a rock. (B)
   
5. And that was the end of him. (A)

OK, now that you know what the rhythm and rhyme patterns of a limerick are, you’re ready to write one. Here are five simple steps to writing a limerick:

1.	An easy way to get started is to pick a boy’s or girl’s name that has one syllable (like Bill, Tim, Dick, Sue, or Jill). There once was a fellow (or young girl) named ____(pick an easy name with one syllable). We’ll pick “Jill.” So the first line is: “There once was a young girl named Jill.”
2.	Now make a list of words that rhyme with the last word in the first line—in this case, Jill. Your list of rhyming words might include: hill, drill, pill, skill, bill, will, and ill.
3.	Now write the second line using one of the rhyming words. Here’s an example: “Who freaked at the sight of a drill.” (Notice that the last words in the first two lines rhyme and that both the first and second lines contain 3 DUMS or beats.)
4.	Now think of an interesting story. What could happen to someone scared of a drill? Well, you might have an interesting story if Jill had to go to the dentist. Here’s what might happen in the third and fourth lines. “She brushed every day.” “So, her dentist would say,” (Notice that “day” and “say,” the last words in the third and fourth lines, both rhyme. And notice there are 2 DUMS or beats in each line.)
5.	Now you need to go back to the list of “A” rhyming words to find one that can end the poem. Here’s an example: “Your teeth are quite perfect. No bill.”

Here’s the poem we just wrote:

There once was a young girl named Jill.
Who was scared by the sight of a drill.
She brushed every day
So her dentist would say,
“Your teeth are so perfect; no bill.”
Source: http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/limerickcontesthelp.html

Now try to write your own !!
Please comment below with a copy of the Limerick/s you have written :)