Choose any word in the dictionary.

Write that word in capital letters on the first line.

In a thesaurus look up the word and find three to five synonyms for the word.

Write the synonyms on the second line.

One the third line, write a descriptive phrase about the word.

The last two lines of the poem should rhyme.

NOISE
Clamor, uproar, hullaballoo
These things can really annoy you.

RESPECT

courtesy, dignity, account and awe,

respect is made of these things and much, much more.

Line 1:   Your first name                                  Geri
Line 2:   Four descriptive traits                        Honest, caring, curious, energetic
Line 3:   Sibling of...                                        Sister of Terri and TJ
Line 4:   Lover of (people, ideas)                    Laughter, learning, and challenges
Line 5:   Who feels...                                      Joy when with family
Line 6:   Who needs...                                    Sunshine every day
Line 7:   Who gives...                                     Friendship, encouragement, and smiles
Line 8:   Who fears...                                     War, disease, and world hunger
Line 9:   Who would like to see...                   Contentment for all living things
Line 10:  Resident of (your city)                      Allen
Line 11:  Your last name                                 Ashley

CINQUAIN POEM

Concrete/Shape Poetry

5 W Poetry:

Sarah
Walked the dogs,
Across the softball field,
After lunch,
Because all their legs wanted to move.

Couplet:

A pair of lines of poetry that are usually rhymed.
The last word of the first line and last line rhyme.

"I have the measles and the mumps,
a gash, a rash and purple bumps."

Limerick:

 Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme.

 Lines 3 and 4 rhyme

There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said 'It is just as I feared! -
   Two Owls and a Hen,
   Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!'

DIAMONTE

The Diamonte is fun and easy to write. The purpose is to go from the subject at the top of the diamond to another totally different (and sometimes opposite) subject at the bottom. The structure is:

Cat and Dog

Cat
curious stuck-up
hissing scratching fighting
opinionated hunter companionable friend
barking tail-wagging fetching
loyal faithful
Dog

Red comes from Santa’s red cheeks
As red as a berry.
Red hides in a rainbow in the
Soft, swift sky in the summertime.
Red feels like love from your mother
Anytime you’re sick.
Red smells like a fresh scented
Rose that just bloomed in your garden.
Red works as a good luck color
in a Country with over 2 billion people,
Called China.
Red is a color of embarrassment.

Hawaii

Sandy beaches

Beautiful islands

Sugar cane, pineapples

Deepest blue water

Necklaces of orchids

Black sand

Kilauea volcano

Lush, green, bright flowers

Macadamia nuts,

Graceful dancers

Hula