Synonym Poems

With a partner… Discuss the following questions with the person next to you. You have 3 minutes. What is a noun? What is an adjective? What is a synonym? Can you think of examples of each?

What is a noun?  A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.  Examples: People: mother, boy, Jane, neighbour Place: home, Barrington, Japan Thing: pencil, cat, computer, Eiffel Tower Idea: gravity, time

What is an adjective?  An adjective describes a noun.  Examples:  The blue house  The lazy dog  The colourful and sweet-smelling flower  The fast car

What is a synonym?  A synonym is a word that has almost the same definition as another word.  Examples: PRETTY ~ attractive, beautiful, breath-taking TIRED ~ fatigued, exhausted, sleepy SOAP ~ detergent, suds, cleaner, shampoo

Synonym Poems Rancid Sour, musty, putrid, rotten This old trash won’t be forgotten. Outlaw Pirate, bandit, thief or crook At them the judge should throw the book.

Synonym Poems Ghost Spirit, goblin, boogeyman They will haunt you if they can. Fast Swift, speedy, fleet or quick Go too fast and you’ll make me sick.

Ingredients of a Synonym Poem  A synonym poem is descriptive.  It is always made up of a couplet – two lines that rhyme.  The subject or title of the poem is always a noun or adjective.  The first line contains three or four synonyms of the title.

Ingredients of a Synonym Poem  The second line tells how you feel about the subject, or describes the subject a little more.  Each line generally has 7 or 8 syllables arranged in a way that gives the poem a distinctive pattern.

Writing your own synonym poems… 1.Choose a subject (noun or adjective). 2.Find that word in a thesaurus. 3.Write down 8 – 10 synonyms of your subject. If you cannot find at least 8 synonyms, choose another subject. 4.Choose 3 – 4 synonyms for the first line. 5.Write the second line. Remember it must rhyme with the first! You must write at least 2 synonym poems.

Homework Complete 2 synonym poems in draft form.

Creating Your Final Copy  Choose your favourite synonym poem that you have written.  Write your poem neatly in the middle of a blank page.  Illustrate your poem poster to further describe the subject of your poem.

Writing Folder  In your writing folder please put: 1.Draft copies of your two synonym poems including the list of 8-10 synonyms 2.Final copy of illustrated synonym poem