Line Breaks & White Spaces

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Line Breaks & White Spaces 8th Grade Poetry

The Weeping Willow (1) Weeping Willow (2) Lonesome (3) Trees (4) Sit in the pale morning light, (5) Guarding the shores of a (6) Peaceful pond. (7) A hazy mist hangs (8) Over the trees and the dew-covered grass (9) Like a veil (10) Faintly, (11) In the distance,

…Continued (12) The howl a dog and the mellow (13) Trickling (14) Of a stream (15) Echoes echoes (16) Through the (17) Empty (18) Valley. (19) I sit in the midst (20) Of the saddened trees (21) Wondering why (22) They mourn.

Questions 2. The placement of the lines and white spaces in a poem can change the tone and meaning of a poem. Look back over the poem above and circle any interesting formatting that you see in the poem. (Look for lines that stand out based on their placement).

Questions 3. Look at the following lines more closely and write down your ideas on why the poet chose to place these lines like he did. Line 11: Line 15:

Practice 4. Directions: Each of the following sentences are lines for a poem that I have blended together. Using the space provided, split up the sentences to create an interesting poem using your own formatting ideas. (If you need more space, you may work on a separate piece of paper).

Exercise A In the morning the little bird that had no name flies westward pulling away the dark blanket of the night.

“In the Morning” In the morning a little bird that has no name flies westward pulling away the dark blanket of the night.

Exercise B Our family is a quilt of odd remnants patched together in a strange pattern, threads fraying, fabric wearing thin– but made to keep its warm even in winter.

“Quilt” Our family is a quilt of odd remnants patched together in a strange pattern, threads fraying, fabric wearing thin— but made to keep its warmth even in bitter cold.

Exercise C The little boy bounded onto the trampoline and leapt up like a firecracker erupting in the sky before falling back down onto the giving elastic landing beneath him.

“Trampoline”

Exercise D Open your poetry folder and pull out your “Identity” response worksheet and find your “Freedom/Entrapement is…” poem on the back of your worksheet. Copy down either your “Freedom” or “Entrapment” poem below, spacing out the lines in a more interesting way to add meaning to your poem.