1. I am A2

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17. Limerick V 18. Quatrain Z 19.
Ballad X 20. Couplet Y 21.
Synonym B 22. Opposites C 23. Month
Metaphor A1 24. Three Word E 25. I
Dont Understand G 26. Just Because
H 27. Weather Poem L 28. Sense Poem
K 29. Bull Durham / Credo J 30. Sonnet
A6 31. Lyric W 32. Song A2

• 1. I am A2
• 2. Biographical / Bio Poem A4
• 3. Concrete A
• 4. Found N
• 5. Cinquain A5
• 6. Diamonte F
• 7. Acrostic S
• 8. Prose M
• 9. Someday Poem I
• 10. List D
• 11. Name R
• 12. Phrase T
• 13. Alphabet O
• 14. Definition P
• 15. Five Ws Poetry Q
• 16. Haiku U

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1. I am
I am a hard working teacher who loves to laughI
wonder how my students will do this yearI hear
their brains clickingI see the light in their
eyesI want them to want to succeedI am a hard
working teacher who loves to laughI pretend I
am always in controlI feel like Im swimming in
quicksand sometimesI touch the hearts and minds
of othersI worry that I am not good enoughI cry
when one of my family is in painII am a hard
working teacher who loves to laughI understand
I cannot save everyone ignorance and apathyI say
I still need to tryI dream of being the best
teacher I can beI try to make my classes
interestingI hope I never stop caringI am a
hard working teacher who loves to laugh
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2. Biographical / Bio Poem
Carol.Busy, tired, mother and teacher,Sister of
Bill,Lover of children, animals, and a happy
classroom,Who feels joy when reading, power when
riding, and soremuscles at day's end,Who needs
laughter, pets, and flowers,Who gives help,
love, and praise,Who fears dragons, big bugs,
and gaining weight,Who would like to see
everyone succeed, wars end forever, and a cure
for A.I.D.'s,Resident of Deerfield, Aspen,Krimm.
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3. Concrete
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4. Found
Found Poetry Based on Elsie Wall from American
Life Histories, 1936-1940
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5. Cinquain
Nature by Khaled Nature Beautiful, pure
Refreshing, enjoying, relaxing Nature is
healthy. Fun
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6. Diamonte
LoveBright, PassionateCharming, Drifting,
GrowingCherish, Infatuation, Antipathy,
UncaringAnimosity, Falling, DeadDark,
DisgustHate---Kimiko Brantley (Grade 10)
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7. Acrostic
Calm eyes Oozing Over Lake water
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8. Prose
A Port is a delightful place of rest for a soul
weary of life's battles. The vastness of the sky,
the mobile architecture of the clouds, the
changing coloration of the sea, the twinkling of
the lights, are a prism marvellously fit to amuse
the eyes without ever tiring them. The slender
shapes of the ships with their complicated
rigging, to which the surge lends harmonious
oscillations, serve to sustain within the soul
the taste for rhythm and beauty. Also, and above
all, for the man who of mysterious and
aristocratic pleasure in contemplating, while
lying on the belvedere or resting his elbows on
the jetty-head, all these movements of men who
are leaving and men who are returning, of those
who still have the strength to will, the desire
to travel or to enrich themselves. --Charles
Baudelaire--
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9. Someday Poem
SOMEDAY...Someday I will play the guitarSomeday
I will have a jobSomeday I will get
marriedSomeday I will have kidsSomeday I will
be richSomeday I will be noticed ---Melissa
Manor (Grade 10)
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10. List
THINGS KIDS SAY WHEN THEY WANT TO GET OUT TO PLAY
--I did all my homework.--I picked up my
toys.--I empitied the trash.--My bed is made.
 No, there are no lumps.--I ate all my
vegetables.--But everyone else is.--Bobby's mom
doesn't make him.--But, Mom.--No, my dirty
clothes aren't under the bed.--Yes, Mom, I'm
sure.--Yeah, I'll be careful..  No, I won't poke
an eye out.--Oh, please!---Steve Schlatter
(Grade 10)
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11. Name
Fierce Righteous Energetic Dude
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12. Phrase
EATING SPAGHETTI with a twirl of a fork and the
help of a spoon quickly up to the mouth before it
all falls off
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13. Alphabet
Cats Dont Ever Fly (willingly)
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14. Definition
Friendship Friendship is like stars in the sky.
Like going to fly with Peace, and the moon
shines on us while we fly. We walk through the
sky and clouds. And we share the future in a
treasure chest, topped with diamonds. - Jessamyn
Ansary
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15. Five Ws Poetry
I Love to Blade Along Venice Beach In the middle
of the day Because people are friendly and get
out of your way
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16. Haiku
Sun moves on rubble, weeds grow sideways in small
cracks, small vines cling to walls.
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17. Limerick
There once was a chef name Maurice Who always
used way to much grease. His Chicken was
fine His fries were divine, But his dinners just
made me obese.
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18. Quatrain
Along the line of smoky hills The crimson forest
stands, And all day long the blue-jay
calls Throughout the autumn lands.
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19. Ballad
We miners long ago did find the skull rock on the
lake. The silver lay in open veins all shining
for the take.
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20. Couplet
Back and forth the dancer whirled, A butterfly
with wings unfurled.
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21. Synonym
LOVEAttachment, adoration, warmth, adoreLove is
so pure, right down to the core.---Kimiko
Brantley (Grade 10) NOISEClamor, uproar,
hullabaloo.These things can really annoy
you.---Shasta Inman (Grade 9)
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22. Opposites
OPPOSITES What is the opposite of love?Maybe it
is as beautiful as a white dove,Because love is
so fine,This is something that I know is mine.
What is the opposite of a smile?Maybe it is a
frown that hasn't been seen in a while,Because a
great smile brightens up the day, This has made
my day better in every way. What is the opposite
of true?It could be purple, or even
blue.Because truth is better than a lie,I want
the truth even from my special guy.---Kimiko
Brantley (Grade 10)
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23. Month Metaphor
JULY trudgesright inwith a bang.It crawls
aroundon the hot ground,leaps aroundspreading
warmth,then glides rightout of the
way. ---Tierra Jones (Grade 10)
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24. Three Word
MORNINGS sleep, alarm, awakealarm, awake,
showerawake, shower, clothesshower, clothes,
shoesclothes, shoes, dogshoes, dog, rundog,
run, breakfastrun, breakfast, sunrisebreakfast,
sunrise, carsunrise, car, work. ---Alex
Buffington (Grade 10)
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25. I Dont Understand
I DON'T UNDERSTAND... I don't understand   why
people dislike me   why people can't get along 
 why dogs are colorblind and cats aren't But
most of all   why people are prejudiced   why
people must move away   why people argue over
stupid stuff   why there is wars What I
understand most is   why trees grow   why birds
chirp   why the suns shines   why the car
goes. ---Anita Pepper (Grade 10)
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26. Just Because
Just because I'm scared   Don't laught and
giggle behind my head   Don't kid and play when
I'm not there   Still ask me because I might
playJust because I'm scared   It doesn't mean I
can't do it   It doesn't give you the right to
talk about me   It doesn't stop me from having
funJust because I'm scared   Still tell me
everything you did   Can't wait until I get
bigJust because I'm scared -- please try to be
my friend ---Brandon Womack (Grade 10)
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27. Weather Poem
THUNDER Thunder comes in loudLike the majestic
roar of a lion.It answers the callOf
lighteningBy striking fear into people.Away,
somewhere in the sky,Somewhere in the
unknown,An unknown voice,And then leaves
without a traceOf its existenceExcept in
peoples' stories. ---Elia Miller (Grade 9)
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28. Sense Poem
sage-covered desertfreshness of morningscream
of the hawkcaress of a breezedew of the
windnew day born
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29. Bull Durham / Credo
CREDO I believe in the widsom of elders,the
influence of peer pressure,the importance of
success,the evil that exists in money,the
effectiveness of hard work,dedication, courage,
strength. But the belief that you don't have to
strivefor your goals is just outrageous. I
believe in the truth that will set you free,I
believe in love that will conquer all,I believe
in respect for others,Courtesy, politeness,
gratitude. And I believe in the fact that
tomorrowisn't promised to you. ---Tierra Jones
(Grade 10)
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30. Sonnet
So oft have I invoked thee for my Muse, (A)And
found such faire assistance in my verse, (B)As
every Alien pen hath got my use, (A)And under
thee their poesy disperse. (B)Thine eyes, that
taught the dumb on high to sing, (C)And heavy
ignorance aloft to flie, (D)Have added feathers
to the learned's wing, (C)And given grace a
double majestie. (D)Yet be most proud of that
which I compile, (E)Whose influence is thine and
born of thee, (F)In others'works thou dost but
mend the style (E)And arts with thy sweet graces
graced be. (F)But thou art all my art, and dost
advance (G)As high as learning my rude
ignorance. (G)
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31. Lyric
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,And
a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles
madeNine bean rows will I have there, a hive
for the honey bee,And live alone in the bee-loud
glade.And I shall have some peace there, for
peace comes dropping slow,Dropping from the
veils of the morning to where the cricket
singsThere midnight's, all a glimmer, and noon
a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet's
wings.I will arise and go now, for always night
and dayI hear lake water lapping with low sounds
by the shore While I stand on the roadway, or
on the pavements gray,I hear it in the deep
heart's core. -William Yeats
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32. Song
I lay my head onto the sand The sky resembles A
backlit canopy With holes punched in it I'm
counting UFOs I signal them with my lighter And
in this moment I am happy happy Chorus The
world's a rollercoaster And I am not strapped in
Maybe I should hold with care My hands are busy
in the air Saying Chorus
Wish You Were Here Incubus I dig my toes into
the sand The ocean looks like A thousand
diamonds strewn Across a blue blanket I lean
against the wind Pretend I am weightless And in
this moment I am happy happy I wish you were
here I wish you were here I wish you were here
I wish you were here
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Concrete Poetry Concrete Poetry is the use of
words and their physical formation to convey
meaning.  This may be done with color, the shape
of the letters, and/or the arrangement of words.
 Samples below show some of the many variations
available.  To view various forms of concrete
poetrty on the Internet, click on the words in
bold lettering in this sentence.  You may use the
information you find at this link, but you may
not publish it in anything other than a school
report. Directions  Graphically create a scene
using only words.  From a distance this will look
like a picture, but up close it will consist only
of words and phrases.  No extra lines or shapes
should be used.  A light pencil line might be
drawn first as a guide.  Use colors, shapes, and
sizes that will enhance the meaning of words.
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1st Stanza I am (two special characteristics you
have)I wonder (something you are actually
curious about)I hear (an imaginary sound)I see
(an imaginary sight)I want (an actual desire)I
am (the first line of the poem is repeated)
Stanza 2 I pretend (something you really
pretend to do)I feel (a feeling about something
imaginary)I touch (something you imagine you
touch)I worry (a worry that is real to you)I
cry (something that makes you very sad)I am (the
first line of the poem is repeated) Stanza 3 I
understand (something you know is true)I say
(something you believe in)I dream (a dream you
actually have)I try (something you make an
effort to do)I hope (something you really hope
for)I am (the first line of the poem is
repeated)
I Am Poem
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Form of Diamonte Poem
There are two patterns you can follow in writing
a diamonte. Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Line 1
NounLine Line 1 Opposite of line 7 Line 2
Adjective, Adjective Line 2 Describe line
1 Line 3 - Verb, Verb, Verb Line 3 Action
about line 1 Line 4 Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun Line
4 2 nouns about line 1, 2 nouns about line
7 Line 5 Verb, Verb, Verb Line 5 Action
about line 7 Line 6 Adjective, Adjective Line
6 Describe line 7 Line 7 Noun Line 7
Opposite of line 1Student Examples
Form of Cinquain Poem
Line 1 One Word (noun) Subject title of poem
Line 2 Two Words (adjectives) Line 3 Three
Words (verbs) Line 4 Four words that relate
feelings Line 5 One word that repeats or
refers to line 1 (subject)
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