1. Poetry Project Format

2. First Page:
Title Page
First & Last Name
Class Period
Poet’s Name
Image of the Poet

3. Second Page:
Biographical Paragraph
Thesis Statement about poet

4. Third Page:
First Poem by poet

5. Fourth Page
TP-LIT Analysis of Poem One

6. Fifth Page:
Second Poem by poet

7. Sixth Page:
TP-CASTT of Second Poem

8. Seventh Page:
Works Cited Page

9. Eighth Page:
Title Page for Your Personal Poetry Anthology
Include your First & Last Name
Feel Free to be Creative!

10. Catalogue Poem
Childhood Experiences
10 lines
No rhyming needed!
Like Nikki Rosa by Nikki Giovanni

11. Shape Poem
Attach your handwritten copy of your shape poem here.
Shape should fit the subject
Like “400-Meter Free Style” by Maxine Kumin

12. Hyperbole & Allusion Poem
Free Verse
2 hyperboles
2 allusions
At least 20 lines
Like “Ego Trippin’” by Nikki Giovanni

13. Ode
15 lines or more
To someone or something special to you
Include figurative language
Like “Ode to my Socks” by Pablo Neruda

14. Sonnet
At least 14 lines
Formal rhyme scheme
Rhyme scheme marked on poem
Like “Sonnet 18” by Shakespeare

15. Haiku
Traditional Haiku format:
5-7-5
Features nature
Like the haiku poems we read by Basho

16. Bio-Poem Line 1: First name Line 2: One word that describes you
Line 3: A four word phrase that describes you
Line 4: Lover of (three or more things or ideas)
Line 5: Who believes (one or more ideas)
Line 6: Who wants (three things or ideas)
Line 7: Who needs (three things or ideas)
Line 8: Who gives (three things)
Line 9: Who says (a quote)
Line 10: Last name

17. POV Poems
Three Poems each from a different point of view
Like the burning cross example from class

18. Now, put your project together!
Remember to type the whole paper except the shape poem.
Use proper MLA citation.