Poetry Project Format
First Page: Title Page First & Last Name Class Period Poet’s Name Image of the Poet
Second Page: Biographical Paragraph Thesis Statement about poet
Third Page: First Poem by poet
Fourth Page TP-LIT Analysis of Poem One
Fifth Page: Second Poem by poet
Sixth Page: TP-CASTT of Second Poem
Seventh Page: Works Cited Page
Eighth Page: Title Page for Your Personal Poetry Anthology Include your First & Last Name Feel Free to be Creative!
Catalogue Poem Childhood Experiences 10 lines No rhyming needed! Like Nikki Rosa by Nikki Giovanni
Shape Poem Attach your handwritten copy of your shape poem here. Shape should fit the subject Like “400-Meter Free Style” by Maxine Kumin
Hyperbole & Allusion Poem Free Verse 2 hyperboles 2 allusions At least 20 lines Like “Ego Trippin’” by Nikki Giovanni
Ode 15 lines or more To someone or something special to you Include figurative language Like “Ode to my Socks” by Pablo Neruda
Sonnet At least 14 lines Formal rhyme scheme Rhyme scheme marked on poem Like “Sonnet 18” by Shakespeare
Haiku Traditional Haiku format: 5-7-5 Features nature Like the haiku poems we read by Basho
Bio-Poem Line 1: First name Line 2: One word that describes you Line 3: A four word phrase that describes you Line 4: Lover of (three or more things or ideas) Line 5: Who believes (one or more ideas) Line 6: Who wants (three things or ideas) Line 7: Who needs (three things or ideas) Line 8: Who gives (three things) Line 9: Who says (a quote) Line 10: Last name
POV Poems Three Poems each from a different point of view Like the burning cross example from class
Now, put your project together! Remember to type the whole paper except the shape poem. Use proper MLA citation.