1. POETRY

2. On a sticky note, explain:
WHAT IS POETRY?

3. On a sticky note answer:
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT POETRY AND WHY? BE HONEST!

4. WHERE CAN YOU FIND POETRY?

5. There are as many definitions of poetry as there are poets
There are as many definitions of poetry as there are poets. Wordsworth defined poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings;" Emily Dickinson said, "If I read a book and it makes my body so cold no fire ever can warm me, I know that is poetry;" and Dylan Thomas defined poetry this way: "Poetry is what makes me laugh or cry or yawn, what makes my toenails twinkle, what makes me want to do this or that or nothing."

6. TYPES OF POEMS

7. CONCRETE POEM
The word IS the poem

10. EXTENDED CONCRETE POEM
The poem itself creates the visual

13. ACROSTIC POEM
Use a word that will be the subject of your poem. Write the word vertically and use each letter as the start of each line

16. DIAMONTE POEM 7 lines long – choose opposites Line 1 – Subject of poem
Line 2 – 2 adjectives describing the above subject
Line 3 – 3 participles describing the above subject
Line 4 – 4 words: first 2 words describe the above subject, the second 2 words describe the opposite word
Line 5 – 3 participles describing bottom subject
Line 6 – 2 adjectives describing bottom subject
Line 7 – Opposite subject

19. HOMEWORK
Choose one of these poems that you played around with in your Daybook during class to perfect and type up CREATIVELY (like the examples in the powerpoint)! You can expan don what you started in class, or start completely from scratch! This is one of the few times you don’t have to stick to rules, so MLA is not required! Use color, design, layout, and visual effects to enhance the meaning of your poem!