Poetry Portfolio Poems

1. Sonnet

·      Follows traditional pattern of sonnet in number of lines, stanza, rhyme scheme, and meter.

Comparing someone to something else. "Shall I compare thee to..."

2. Narrative Poem

     Tell a story in poem form (include characters, setting, plot, etc)

     It must be at least 20 lines

Rhyming (any rhyme scheme such as crossed, envelope, etc)

     Include one example of alliteration (Highlight and label it)

     Include either one example of consonance or assonance (Highlight and label it)

     Any meter

3. Personification Poem

·    15 lines

·    use personification

·    Choose a topic/thing/place to describe 

4. Concrete Poem
Write a poem in a shape about the topic.
No required meter or rhyme.

5. Free Verse
No rhyme scheme or meter
15 lines 

TIPCASTT

Title:  without reading the poem write 2 sentences about what clues the title gives about the poem. __________________________________________________________

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Read the poem.

Imagery: what pictures form in your mind? Use all your senses. ________________________________________________________________________

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Read the poem again.

Paraphrase: put in your own words what the poem is about.  Write at least two sentences explaining each stanza—use detail.  Use the back if you need it.

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Connotation: Pick 5 important words from the poem. In a web form write five words you associate with each word.

 

           

Attitude of poet (TONE):  What perspective or feelings does the poet have about the subject? Write one sentence. _______________________________________________

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Symbols:  Are there any symbols in the poem and what could they represent? Choose two symbols and explain._____________________ ______________________________

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Title—again—What does it mean? Add one more statement: _____________________

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Read the poem again.

Theme:  What is the poet trying to say about life? ______________________________

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Final Reading Check

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VOCAB

SECOND QUARTER

Roots:
anthrop: man
phil: love
photo: light
migr: move

Therm: heat

Aero: air

Sect:cut

Term:end

Fic: make

Sci: know

Tact: touch

 
-ist: one who
-less: without
-ism: belief
-y: full of
-ful: full of
-er/-or: one who

supercilious: prideful
philanthropist: one who loves mankind
fickle: not reliable
lucrative: moneymaking/profitable
sage: a very wise person
mar: to damage or ruin
hoopla: excitement around an event
incredulous: skeptical/hard time believing something

zealous: having great energy and enthusiasm

dearth: a lack of something

ostracize: to exclude

diligent: hard working

FIRST QUARTER

aud-hear

bi-two/halves

biblio/bibl -book

bio-life

cap-head

chron-time

corp -body

cred-believe

credulous

dem-people

div-divide/part
egregious

eradicate

falter

gen-birth

graph-write

im-not

implore

lavish

mort-death

obliterate

pacify
pervade

pop-people

post-after

pre-before

re-again

scrupulous

snarky

spec-see

squander

struct-build

un-not

vid-see



VOCAB MEANINGS:

Credulous: gullible, easily believe something

egregious: shocking or very bad

eradicate: to get rid of

falter: to mess up or lose momentum

fickle: not reliable

hoopla: excitement around an event

implore: to beg urgently

incredulous: skeptical, have a hard time believing something

lavish: rich or luxurious

lucrative: profitable/moneymaking

mar: to damage or ruin

obliterate: to completely destroy

pacify: to calm

pervade: to spread throughout

philanthropist: a person that helps others

sage: a very wise person

scrupulous: very careful while doing something.

Snarky: rude or sarcastic

Squander: to waste something (money or time)

Supercilious: thinking you’re better than others