1. Practicing Parts of Speech
The Colors of Poetry
Practicing Parts of Speech

2. Colorful Topics
Choose a topic. It can be an emotion, a holiday, a season, or an idea.
Brainstorm colors that represent your chosen topic.
Narrow your list to three colors. (green, red, and white)

3. Colorful Nouns
Choose three nouns per color that represent your chosen topic.
Example of first color only:
Christmas is green
wreathes,
mistletoe,
and trees.
Repeat step for the other two colors.

4. Accurate Adjectives
Now select accurate adjectives to describe your nouns.
Example:
Christmas is green
rotund wreathes,
fresh mistletoe,
and prickly pine trees.
Repeat step for the other two stanzas.

5. Vivacious Verbs
Choose vivacious verbs that demonstrate the action. Using the present progressive tense makes your poem more exciting.
Example:
Christmas is green
rotund wreathes hanging
fresh mistletoe dangling
and prickly pine trees swaying
Repeat step for the other two stanzas.

6. Plausible Prepositional Phrases
Now create the setting for the action by writing prepositional phrases that show where the action is taking place.
Example:
Christmas is green
rotund wreathes hanging on my door,
fresh mistletoe dangling overhead,
and prickly pine trees swaying in the forest.
Repeat step for the other two stanzas.

7. Boredom Busters
Now check your poem for word choice. Make sure that you haven’t used the same words repeatedly. . . BORING! Make any necessary corrections.
Read your poem aloud. Listen to the flow and rhythm of your poem. Adjust words or phrases if needed.

8. Perfect Publishing
It is now time to publish your poem. Choose whatever method you want to present your poem (word processing, an artistic journal page, etc.).
Share your poem with the class!