Formula poetry

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Formula poetry

• When you dont know where to start

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• Formula poems help you use words effectively.  
  Using parts of speech and literary devices help
  to make your work lively and exciting.

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1. Simile-Synonym Poem

• Choose a primary word (subject) for your poem
• Find four synonyms for the word (use a thesaurus
  to help you)
• Write the 4 synonyms on the first line
• Remember to capitalize the first word and use
  commas to separate the others
• Line 1 ends with a dash (-)
• Write a simile for the primary word

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Examples (primary word in bold)

• Still, hushed, peaceful, silent
• As quiet as a class on Saturday.
• Gabby, chatty, wordy, loquacious
• As talkative as a class with the teacher out of
  the room

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2. Open-End Poem With Metaphor

• Choose a primary word (subject)
• It is the title
• Write 3 lines that say something about the
  subject or give an idea about what it is like
• The last line is a metaphor that begins with the
  title. It might sum up what you wrote on the
  other lines

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Example 1

• Pollution
• Poison in the river
• Poison in the air
• Poison in our bodies
• Pollution is the enemy in the Third World War

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Example 2

• Love
• Two hands held tightly
• Two faces laughing
• Two dreams in one
• Love is a circle

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3. Adverb Model

• The first line of the poem names the adverb (ends
  in ly) and is followed by a dash.
• The lines between the first and the last all
  begin with the adverb and describe a specific
  image. They can be similes.
• The last line of the poem names the adverb and is
  followed by an ellipsis

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Adverb Model Rhyme Scheme

• Adverb
• Adverb . a
• Adverb . a
• Adverb . b
• Adverb . b
• Adverb

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Adverb Model Example

• Deadly
• Deadly as a vicious viper,
• Deadly as a dirty diaper,
• Deadly as a dog with rabies,
• Deadly as a bear with babies,
• Deadly as falling plane,
• Deadly as a man insane,
• Deadly

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4. Adjective-Verb Model

• Phrase descriptive situation,
• Adjective,
• Adjective,
• It and a verb,
• Verb

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Adjective-Verb Example

• Graveyard
• The graveyard at night looks,
• spooky,
• scary,
• It screeches,
• screams.

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The Sunset

• The sunset far off looks,
• miraculous,
• magical,
• It melts,
• mixes.

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5. Write an Instant Noun Adjective Phrase
Poem

• Method
• Line1 Noun Line2 Four adjectives separated with
  commas Line3 phrase describing what the noun
  does Line4 another phrase describing what the
  noun does Line5 another phrase describing what
  the noun does

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Example

• Digital cameraComposing, focusing, flashing,
  recording,To freeze the moment To feed the
  spiritTo make flowers bloom forever

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Instant Poetry website

• http//ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm