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Title: Persona Poems


1
Persona Poems
  • A Poetry Lesson

2
What are Persona poems??
  • Sounds like?
  • In persona poems, the writer becomes the subject
    and write from the viewpoint, or perspective, of
    that thing
  • Read the model poem to see what I mean

3
Scarecrows DreamI think its Junecrows
landing in black waves.Farmer arrives with his
22.Stop, I say. And put awaythat gun, Ill
handle this.Farmer shrugs, strides off. For
once, Im boss, and werea circle of friends. We
discuss,make deals a little corna little
reticence. Come at nightsave your life.
PeaceableKingdom Im thinking whenI feel a
step on my shoulder,the first peck in my eye.
4
Can you imagine
  • Driving by a field and seeing a scarecrow
    protecting the vegetable garden?
  • Wondering What if?
  • -What would it be like to BE a
    scarecrow?
  • -What if it didnt like that job?
  • -What if it tried to make friends with
    crows?

5
How to Write A Persona Poem
  • Try to understand the essence of the subject.
    (i.e. observe)
  • Then, imagine what the object would or might say
    if it could speak.
  • It might tell a story like the scarecrow poem. It
    might ask questions, or it might complain, like
    the cow in Alice Schertles poem

6
Cows Complaint
  • How unkind to keep me here
  • When, over there, the grass is greener
  • Tender bladesso far, so near
  • How unkind to keep me here!
  • Through this fence they make me peer
  • At sweeter stems what could be meaner?
  • How unkind to keep me here
  • When, over there, the grass is greener.

7
Now.
  • TRY YOUR OWN!!!
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