ACROSTIC POETRY
Today we're going to write some simple poetry. This brand of poetry is called acrostic poetry. This
style of poetry begins with a stem, an up and down line. In an acrostic poem, the title !or subject" is
written down the page. One letter goes on each line; they should all be capital letters. It looks like
this:
A
C
R
Now, if we left it this way, we would have nothing but a dead stick. We need to add life
to the stem. We can add leaves in the form of words. We will use the capital letters to
start the leaves. You can choose to use one word or a string of words#a phrase. As the
author, only you can decide which words work best. All that matters is that you choose
words or phrases that are about the stem word.
O
S
T
I
C
Here are two very short examples of acrostic poems:
C
unning
D
igs under the fence
A
and
O
ften licks my face
T
ricky
G
ets mud on my clothes
Now you try it! Your word is frog. Think of four words or phrases that will make people
think of a frog.
F
R
O
G
Use your name to write your own acrostic. Use the space below.
CONCRETE POEMS
CONCRETE POEMS
Futurum
Lorem ipsumdolor
Faucibus sapien risus in risus. In
mattis, libero a hendrerit faucibus.
Consectetuer adip
Sed et dui sed mauris faucibused
atlt leo vel dolor ultricies.
Etiam consequaterat
Faucibus sapien risus in risus. In
mattis, libero a hendrerit faucibus.
A concrete poem or picture poem is one that takes the
shape of the object it describes. Picture poetry can be
simple or complex; how detailed your picture comes out is
up to you. You don’t have to worry about rhyme, rhythm,
or meter.
Forming a triangle out of words is pretty easy !look left".
It is also possible to form ovals or other tree#like shapes.
You can also use sentences, lists of related words, or repeat
words over and over. For your assignment, however, you
must use sentences rather than a list of repeated
words....