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Shape Poetry Creation Worksheet

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Shape Poetry Creation Worksheet

Read the model poem, explore how shape and language work together, then plan and create your own shape poem. There is no single correct poem, but each response should connect its words and shape to a clear idea.

Read the model

A shape poem, also called a concrete poem, uses the arrangement of its words to make a shape connected to its subject. Read this short model. The words narrow towards the bottom like a falling raindrop: Silver clouds gather Soft footsteps of rain Tap the roof, wake the garden Each thirsty leaf listens One bright drop falls Plink

1.Which description best explains why the model is a shape poem?

It has exactly six lines and every line rhymes.
Its words are arranged to suggest the subject of falling rain.
It tells a story with a beginning, middle, and end.
It uses only words that describe colour.

2.In the model, the lines grow shorter towards “Plink”. Explain one way this arrangement adds to the meaning or mood.

3.Choose one phrase from the model that creates a sound or a picture in your mind. Name the feature it uses and explain its effect.

4.A student wants to write about a kite rising in the wind. Which layout idea would best support that subject?

Arrange the lines in a diamond that narrows into a tail.
Arrange every line to make a wide, flat rectangle.
Write the poem as one long paragraph.
Arrange the words in a circle to look like a clock.

5.Choose a subject for your own shape poem. State the shape you plan to make and the feeling or idea you want your reader to take away.

6.Write four useful words or short phrases for your chosen subject. Include at least one sensory detail, such as something seen, heard, felt, tasted, or smelled.

7.Write one original simile or metaphor for your poem. Label it as a simile or metaphor.

8.Before drafting, describe how you will arrange your poem’s lines so the words form your chosen shape. Include one detail about where the poem will be widest or narrowest.

Create a poem about your chosen subject. Arrange the lines to form its shape. Use precise, vivid words and at least one language feature, such as imagery, alliteration, a simile, or a metaphor. You may use line breaks and spaces to help form the outline.

9.Name one change you would make to improve your draft. Explain how that change could strengthen either the shape, the meaning, or the sound of the poem.