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Creative Poetry Exploration
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Creative Poetry Exploration
Explore how poems work, then try creating one of your own.
Discovering Poetry
1.Which of these is usually a set of instructions for making something, rather than a kind of poem?
- A haiku
- A sonnet
- A recipe
- A limerick
2.Tick the three features that can help make a poem vivid and enjoyable to read.
- Carefully chosen words
- A steady rhythm or flow
- Images that form in the reader’s mind
- Perfect spelling as the only important feature
- A list of unrelated numbers
3.Before people commonly wrote poems in books, how were many poems and stories shared?
- Spoken aloud and remembered
- Printed in newspapers
- Sent by email
- Displayed on television
4.Complete the sentence: Poets use language to help readers imagine what something looks, sounds or feels like.
Read and Respond
The Wind’s Little Parade
A gust nudges the leaves from their tree,
They twirl past the bench in a bright russet sea.
The branches clap softly; the cold air sings,
As gold paper boats sail on invisible wings.
5.In the poem, the leaves “twirl” and the branches “clap”. What poetic technique gives these non-human things human actions?
6.Name two senses the poem appeals to. Use a word or phrase from the poem to support each choice.
7.Give two reasons people might enjoy making or sharing poems.
Create a Poem
8.Choose one idea: a windy walk, a bubbling pan of soup, a football at the park, a sleepy rabbit or sunlight through a window. Write a poem of four to six lines. Use descriptive words to help your reader imagine the scene.
9.What gave you the idea for your poem, and what scene or feeling did you hope your reader would imagine?
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