Concrete Poems Poetic Forms

Concrete Poem This form of poetry has been around since the 1500s. It was originally called “Pattern Poetry” or “Shape Poetry.” The term “Concrete Poem” was coined in the 1950s. Present an idea graphically by using the letters and/or words to create a picture

Form If you remove the form of the poem, you weaken the poem. In some (though not all) Concrete Poems, the form contains so much significant meaning of the poem that, if you remove the form of the poem, you destroy the poem. The arrangement of letters and words creates an image that offers the meaning visually.

Poem that takes the shape of the subject What is it? Poem that takes the shape of the subject Ex: If the poem is about a star, the words will form the shape of a star.

So basically concrete poetry… Must relate to the subject Be in the shape of the subject Image created by the arrangement of letters and words An easier way to make one would be to: 1st choose the subject that you would like to write on Write the poem normally on lined paper Draw an outline of your subject and fill it in with the poem Erase the outline leaving your words in the form of the subject Make sure your poem has a title!!!