Pantoum Ms. Campbell

What is a Pantoum? 0 A Malaysian verse form 0 Adapted by French poets 0 Imitated in English

How do I Write One? 0 A series of quatrains 0 FOUR line stanzas 0 The SECOND and FOURTH line of each quatrain repeats as the first and third line of the next stanza 0 Lines 1 & 3 rhyme and lines 2&4 rhyme

line 1 line 2 line 3 line 4 line 2 line 5 line 4 line 6 line 5 line 7 line 6 line 8 Final Stanza line 7 line 3 line 8 line 1 NOTE: A Pantoum can have any number of lines!

Desert Dawning Anne Johnson The desert awakes with a whispered sigh. A jackrabbit scurries through the brush while far above a raven cries. Dawn breaks from a frozen hush. A jackrabbit scurries through the brush bent on finding food to eat. Dawn breaks from a frozen hush, the cold chill of the night retreats. Bent on finding food to eat, a roadrunner darts across the sand. The cold chill of the night retreats as fiery warmth fills the land. A roadrunner darts across the sand in the shadow of a towering saguaro. As fiery warmth fills the land the cactus wren peers at a beetle below. In the shadow of a towering saguaro a bevy of quail march by in a line. The cactus wren peers at a beetle below. On a sunny rock the lizard reclines. A bevy of quail march by in a line while far above a raven cries. On a sunny rock the lizard reclines. The desert awakes with a whispered sigh.

Pantoum Puzzle 0 Use the “puzzle pieces” provided to reconstruct a Pantoum

Pantoum Writing Use the rest of class time to write a Pantoum to hand in for feedback Topic Suggestions: Mornings Hockey Music Nature