1. Poetry Homework Pages 35L, 35R, and 37L Write everything that is underlined. The directions are in red font. Everything that is in red font needs to be followed and completed by you.

2. (35L) Limericks Formula: A limerick is a 5-line poem meant to be humorous. The rhyme pattern is A A B B A with lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyming, and lines 3 and 4 rhyming. The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables while rhyming. The third and fourth lines only have to have five to seven syllables.

3. LIMERICKS (copy the following limerick under your notes) There once was a man with no hair. He gave everyone quite a scare. He got some Rogaine, Grew out a nice mane, And now he resembles a bear!

4. LIMERICKS (copy the following limerick under your notes) There once was a man with no hair. He gave everyone quite a scare. He got some Rogaine, Grew out a nice mane, And now he resembles a bear!

5. Limerick About a Bee I wish that my room had a floor, I don’t care so much for a door. But this walking around Without touching the ground Is getting to be quite a bore.

6. There once was a man from Beijing. All his life he hoped to be King. So he put on a crown, Which quickly fell down. That small silly man from Beijing.

7. Fill in the blanks and create your own Limerick. There once was a _____ from _____. All the while she/he hoped ________. So she/he ____________________, And ________________________, That _________ from ___________.

8. Sample Limerick: There once was a man from Japan. All the while he hoped for a tan. So he lay on the beach, And ate a ripe peach, That came from a Georgia van.

9. DIAMANTE’ POEM (35R) Copy the following definition and formula for a Diamante’ Poem. Under the formula, write your own poem. I will show you an example to give you an idea of how it should flow and look. Definition: A diamanté poem is a poem shaped like a diamond. Formula: Line 1: one word, subject of poem Line 2: two words, adjectives describing subject Line 3: three words, verbs (-ing verbs) Line 4: four words related to subject (For lines 5-7, describe opposite/antonym of subject) Line 5: three verbs (-ing) describing the opposite of subject Line 6: two words, adjectives describing opposite of subject Line 7: one word, opposite/antonym of subject in Line 1

10. DIAMANTE’ POEM Example Love Happy, Magical Dreaming, talking, loving Husband, wife, children, forever hating, loathing, degrading Angry, mad Hate

11. “Found” Poem” (37L) Found Poem  a type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources and reframing them as poetry (a literary equivalent of a collage) by making changes in spacing and lines, or by adding or deleting text, thus imparting new meaning. Create your own based what you wrote on page 33R. Go through what you wrote and circle or underline words and phrases that stand out to you. Arrange these words/phrases into a poem of at least 10 lines. “Find” a poem in your journal entry response on page 33R. Step 1: Read through your journal entry and high-light, underline, or circle words and/or phrases that speak to you or stand out to you. Step 2: Arrange these words/phrases into a poem of 10-15 lines. *It doesn’t matter what the order is, the poem doesn’t have to rhyme, and you can add in words or phrases that aren’t in your journal entry if you need to.