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Rhyming can happen ANYWHERE in your poem. It doesn't have to follow a certain set of rules or a sequence.

What's wrong with the world, mama People livin' like they ain't got no mamas I think the whole world addicted to the drama Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism But we still got terrorists here livin' In the USA, the big CIA The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK But if you only have love for your own race Then you only leave space to discriminate And to discriminate only generates hate And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah Madness is what you demonstrate And that's exactly how anger works and operates Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight Take control of your mind and meditate Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all

Write a quick stanza of a poem and rhyme!! Feel free to be goofy and funny if you wish!! You can use this image as inspiration

simile vs. Metaphor How can you tell the difference? -Simile uses like or as -Metaphor does not use like or as

Simile A comparison using like or as • • Shrek: Ogres are like onions. Donkey: They stink? Shrek: Yes. No! Donkey: They make you cry? Shrek: No! Donkey: You leave them out in the sun, they get all brown, start sprouting little white hairs. Shrek: No! Layers! Onions have layers!

The lake was like a mirror

Metaphor: A metaphor states that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but it does not use like or as Anger is a raging volcano

Life is a highway

Choose a sporting event and write one simile for it and then write one metaphor. Be creative and think outside the box!

1 SIMILEAND 1 METAPHOR

Choose anything in nature and write 1 simile and 1 metaphor

Choose any emotion and write 1 simile and 1 metaphor SADNESS, ANGER, FEAR, REGRET, LONELINESS, HAPPINESS, LOVE, ANGER, OR ANY OTHER EMOTION

P ERSONIFICATION

T HE TREESWERE DANCINGIN THE WIND

T HE SUN WINKEDAT ME THIS MORNING

M Y CAT SAID HELLO

T HE SOCCERCLEATSWERE SCREAMINGIN PAIN.

P ERSONIFY 1

P E R S O N I F SYO M E T H I N IGN S P O R T S

P ERSONIFYSOMETHINGIN N ATURE

What is the object being personified and the meaning of the personification? The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves. The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner. The video camera observed the whole scene. The strawberries seemed to sing, "Eat me first!" The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell. ** giving non living objects human traits

IMAGERY: ** Use of description with sensory words to create a picture for the reader. The sun stretches out across the icy, blue sky, smattering the horizon with thin wisps of light. The frigid, pristine snow covers the land like a blanket of soft down. The air is cold, crisp and tastes of winter. The sharp mountain peaks point upwards to the soft puffy clouds. The spindly evergreens poke out of the ground.

Use at least 4 of your 6 senses to describe one of the pictures. Use LOTS of imagery!!! Make the picture come alive. Describe it as if you are describing it to someone who has his/her eyes closed. Paint a picture with your words. * Sight * Smell * Taste * Touch * Hear * Feel

IMAGERY

Tone: LOUD soft Sassy upset happy! excited sarcastic ** Setting the mood for the reader.

Repetition **Often sets the beat in the poetry. You can repeat a line, two lines, or just one word

Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck Some nights I call it a draw Some nights I wish that my lips could build a castle Some nights I wish they'd just fall off But I still wake up, I still see your ghost Oh, Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for oh Woah oh oh (What do I stand for? ) Most nights I don't know anymore. . . Fun Some Nights

Write a few quick, short lines about the night

Alliteration**two or more words beginning with the same sound to create repetition Why Writers Use it: It can help connect ideas, make sentences memorable or sound musical.

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn Well that's alright because I like the way it hurts Just gonna stand there and hear me cry Well, that's alright because I love the way you lie Rhianna and Eminem Love the Way You Lie

Quickly write at least two or three lines about fire that have alliteration. Underline the alliteration.

Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds within words to create a rhyme, rhythm and beat

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs, But he keeps on forgetting what he wrote down, The whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out He's choking how, everybody's joking now The clock's run out, time's up over, bloah! Eminem

Write a few lines with assonance about a time when you were afraid.