7th Grade Poetry PageClick here to head to the Poetry Devices page.
Below are the poems we will be studying. Billy Collins "Introduction to Poetry" Edgar Allen Poe "The Raven" Maya Angelou "Woman Work" |
If you need more Poem analysis questions sheets, you can find it here.
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Poetry Tic-Tac-Toe
Download the worksheet and follow the directions to select three of the poems and then answer the questions in the square. You can find links to all the poems to the right.
First, review "How to read a poem" in order to really understand how to interpret a poem. It will not only make it easier for you, but quicker.
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Final Unit Project- Poetry PortfolioDescription of Activity:
You will create your own poetry portfolio containing poems that relate to your lives and families. The portfolio will consist of the following types of poems: haiku, family metaphor, childhood, found, appearance vs. reality, and free verse as well as other poems that will follow a certain format including "Who, What, When, Where" and "Why." Your main goal will be to create poetry and images that fit their personalities and lifestyles. Objectives:
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Found PoetryBelow are directions on crafting Found Poems. Click on the pictures to make them bigger.
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HaikuHaiku are Japanese Poems of merely 3 lines, but speak volumes
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Concrete PoemsWell, they're not poems made of concrete.
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Childhood PoemFollow the directions and your memories and you cannot go wrong.
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Family Metaphor PoemWhat would you compare your family too?
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Appearance vs. Reality PoemWe are not always the person think we are.
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Illustrating your PoemA picture is worth a 1000 words...so what kinda of picture do you draw for a 100 words.
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Analyzing songs as PoemsA song is just a poem set to music. If you have ever tried to figure out what a song met or told someone else what it reminded about, then you have analyzed poetry before.
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