Girl Scouting Joy By: Abbey Mason
Narrative So we are at the meeting On a cold Thursday evening Going on with our normal Girl Scout Greetings When we hear a hiss and a clang, we all start screaming Being the scout I am I’m calm, cool, and collected But not this time I seem to be just the opposite I ran outside to see what the fuss was about It turns out the noise was just a cat, that had turned over the trash can That cat now sits in my lap!
Cinquain Girl Scout You learn life skills Playing, laughing, growing Makes me feel happy as a lark The best!
Haiku The trees dance at camp Camping with Girl Scouts is great Though sometimes it is tough.
Limerick Crazy Cadettes all dressed up In green People point and laugh at what they have seen Girls running through the street Laughing, dancing off beat Scouts so hyper, like a jumping bean
Tanka I love long road trips Especially with girl scouts Although we get bored We always stop for candy It is great when we get there I love long road trips Especially with girl scouts Although we get bored We always stop for candy It is great when we get there
Sonnet Savannah, Georgia was her birthplace Yes, I’m talking about Juliette Low You should have seen my face The place was gorgeous, don’t you know There were old, and pretty chairs There were portraits not a smear Bed skirts of flair There were even crystal chandeliers There were bedrooms a many Gadgets and gizmos galore There was even a spinning jenny Lots of doors and décor to explore The Gordon House seemed to be heavenly I would like to visit there again, definitely!
Acrostic G- growing and glowing I- Inspiring girls R- ready for everything, responsible, and respectful L- laughs abundantly S-strong and helpful C-curious and courageous O-optimistic and outgoing U-uses resources wisely T- talented In her own way S-scouting is a blast
Couplet I’m selling cookies door to door I’ve got to sell a hundred more Going further, further down the street ‘cause I’ve got to fill up my order sheet We’re raising money for trips and such Buy some from me they don’t cost too much If you don’t eat meats That’s okay our cookies are made of treats!
Free Verse Oh the joy of being a girl scout There’s camping, and cookies And many more activities Scouting makes me want to shout
Choice #1 Couplet Community work is what we do We help out, you should too We rake leaves and plant trees Come on out, the whole crew Every last one of you You don’t need keys Just watch out for bees!
Choice #2 Limerick Thin Mint, Tagalong, Lemon Chalet One a day keeps the doctor away Eat many soon be fat Keep that under your hat Uh oh can’t wear bikini come May
Definitions Acrostic- a poem in which the first letter in each line spell a vertical word down the page. Cinquain- is a short, usually unrhymed poem consisting of twenty-two syllables distributed as 2, 4, 6, 8, 2 Couplet-are stanzas containing two lines. With one of the following rhyme schemes: AAAA, ABAB, AABB Free Verse- poetry that has no regular pattern of rhyme or rhythm. Stanzas, if used, vary in number of lines, and lines may be different lengths. Haiku- is an unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables. Limerick- is a rhymed humorous poem of five lines. It as a set rhyme scheme of a, a, b, b, a, and a syllable count of 9, 9, 6, 6, 9. Narrative- a narrative poem with stanzas of two or four lines. It tells a story with a beginning, middle, and an end. Sonnet- a fourteen line poem similar to a song. The form is 3 quatrains (3 stanzas of 4 lines each) and an ending rhyming couplet (2 lines) with one of the following rhyme schemes: abab, cdcd, efef, gg, or abba, cddc, effe, gg, or abba, abba, cdcd, cd. Tanka- is a classical form of Japanese poetry with 5 lines and a syllable count of 5, 7, 5, 7, 7
Credits Special thanks to: Mr. Megathlin for the fun assignment and the guidance. Mrs. Ginger, Mrs. Molly, and my mom for the wonderful photographs. My dad for finding my power point that once was lost and now is found! Slide designs: Abbey Mason Author of poems: Abbey Mason