Poetry Project W-1
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1.Goldfish. Repetition
2.Pedro the Paranoid Pirhana. Alliteration.
3.Slithery, slithery. Alliteration.
4.Winter Sky at Evening Time. Imagery
5.Football.
Persomification.
6. It's Raining. Repetition.
7. Blind. Symbolism
8. My Town. Personification.
Photo by Armando Maynez
Goldfish, Goldfish (A)
Swimming all around (B)
Goldfish, Goldfish (A)
Never make a sound. (B)
Pretty little goldfish (A)
Never can talk. (C)
All it does is wiggle (D)
When it tries to walk! (C)
Photo by K. Sawyer Photography
"Goldfish" Reflection by Ali.
This poem, "Goldfish" by anonymous is about how a life can be joyful, but there are also tough times in life. The mood of this poem is sad. The mood is shown by these words: "never make a sound" and "never can talk." This poem has an example of repetition. The example is "Goldfish, Goldfish... Goldfish, Goldfish." This poet used this to tell you that he was talking about Goldfish. I like this poem because it has a nice flow in the lines and it is easy to understand.
Photo by ajari
I'm Pedro the paranoid Pirhana
And I don't think that I'll see maniana.
Cause some of me mates
Want me on their plates
Washed down with a Pina Colloda
I know by their glances so fleetin'
That there's evil intent in their greetin'
So I'm watchin them
Watchin' me watchin' them
While I swallow the one that I'm eatin'.
Photo by griffithchris
"Pedro the Paranoid Pirhana" Reflection by Abby.
This poem, "Pedro the Paranoid Pirahana" by anonymous is about a pirahana who is afraid of being eaten by his fellow pirahnas. The mood of this poem is scary. The mood is shown by these words: "And I don't think I'll see maniana" This poem has an example of alliteration.The example is "I'm Pedro the paranoid pirhana" The poet used this to describe Pedro and make the poem more appealing to the reader. I like this poem because it has a funny yet scary plot and it was a good flow.
Photo by hyku
Slithery, Slidery, Scaly Old Snake
By: Denise Rodgers
Slithery, slidery, scaly old snake (A)
surely your body must be a mistake. (A)
Your eyes, mouth and tongue wisely stay on your head. (B)
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(cont.)
It seems that your body is all tail instead. (B)
You gobble your dinner, you swallow it whole-- (C)
a mouse or a frog or a turtle or mole. (C)
Ugh! (D)
Why don’ you eat ice cream or chocolatey cake! (A)
Oh slithery, slidery, scaly old snake. (A)
Photo by mrehan
"Slithery, Slidery Scaly Old Snake" Reflection by Abby.
This poem "Slithery, Slidery Scaly Old Snake" by Denise Rodgers is about someone describing how a snake's body and appetite is weird. The mood of this poem is confused. The mood is shown by these words: "surely your body must be a mistake." and "It seems that your body is all tail instead." This poem has an example of alliteration.The example is "Slithery, slidery scaly old snake" The poet used this to describe the snake and make him seem life-like. I like this poem because it makes lots of sense and has a great rhythm.
Photo by Gopal Venkatesan
Winter Sky at Evening Time:
Crystalized trees etched upon the sky
Gently painted with pastel colors
A hue of pink, a touch of blue
Surrounded by the softest purple
The winter sky at evening time
Reflects confidence in the dawn
The return of light, return of warmth
Spring but a whisper just behind
-Mary O. Fumento, 2012
Photo by Nicholas_T
Poetry Reflection.by Ali Vanzant
The poem "Winter Sky at Evening Time" by Mary O. Fumento is about what the winter sky looks like. The mood of this poem is peaceful. The mood is shown by these words "Gently... warmth." This poem has an example of imagery. The example is "Crystalized trees etched upon the sky." I like this poem because it is calm and flows very smooth.
Photo by jpstanley
I am a football
I like to travel and fly like a bird
Sometimes I am held as a treasure
I also am kicked and thrown around after someone scores a T.D.
I feel good when the wind is blowing in my face.
I am a football.
Photo by Cliff_Baise
Poetry Reflection by Abby.
The poem "Football" by Donavan Leander is about a football describing his adventures on the field. The mood of this poem is sport. The mood is shown by the words " I am a football". This poem has an example of personification. This example is "I feel good..." and also, "I like to travel".
I like this poem because it describes what it is like to be a football.
Photo by magrolino
"It’s Raining"
It’s raining…
Raining all around.
It’s raining puddles
On the ground.
It’s raining
On my booted feet.
It’s raining
Rivers in the street.
Photo by Alyssa L. Miller
It’s raining cats.
It’s raining dogs.
It’s raining ponds
For polliwogs.
It’s raining
Drop by drop by drop…
A billion trillion—
It won’t stop!
It’s raining buckets
From the sky.
Photo by Alex //Berlin _ Alexander Stübner
Poetry Reflection By Abby
The poem, "It's Raining" by anonymous is about a big rainstorm. The mood of this poem is angry and annoyed. The mood is the poem is shown by the words "It won't stop!" This poem has an example of repetition. The example is that the poem repeats the phrase "It' Raining" 5 times. I don't like this poem because it is kind of stressful and depressing.
Photo by blmiers2
Blind by Langston Hughes
I am blind.
I cannot see.
Color is no bar to me.
I know neither
Black nor white.
I walk in the night.
Yet it seems I see mankind.
More tortured than the blind.
Can it be that those who know
Sight are often doomed or woe?
Or is it that, seeing,
They never see
With infinite eyes
Of one like me?
Photo by lanuiop
Poetry Reflection by Abby
The poem "Blind" by Langston Hughes is about a "blind" who doesn't see the difference between black and white people. The mood of this poem is angry. The mood is shown by these words, "Doomed or woe." This poem has an example of symbolism. The example is "I am blind" and "Color is no bar to me". I like this poem because the words are really descriptive and it has a nice flow.
Photo by marcp_dmoz
PERSONIFICATION:
My Town
The leaves on the ground danced in the wind (A)
The brook sang merrily as it went on its way. (B)
The fence posts gossiped and watched cars go by (C)
which winked at each other just to say hi. (C)
The traffic lights yelled, ”Stop, slow, go!” (D)
The tires gripped the road as if clinging to life. (E)
Stars in the sky blinked and winked out (F)
While the hail was as sharp as a knife (E)
Photo by Werner Kunz
Poetry Reflection. Ali VanzantThe poem, "My Town" by Sharon Hendricks is about the downtown part of a town while it's raining. The mood of this poem is threatening. The mood is shown by these words: "yelled, gripped and knife." This poem has an example of personification. The example is "While the hail is as sharp as a knife." I like this poem because it has a crisp sound at the end of the words and it is like a story.
Photo by Werner Kunz
Sleeping in the Forest by Mary Oliver
I thought the earth remembered me,
she took me back so tenderly
arranging her dark skirts, her pockets.
full of lichens and seeds.
I slept as never before, a stone on the river bed,
nothing between me and the white fire of the stars
but my thoughts, and they floated light as moths
among the branches of the perfect trees.
All night I heard the small kingdoms
breathing around me, the insects,
and the birds who do their work in the darkness.
All night I rose and fell, as if in water,
grappling with a luminous doom. By morning
I had vanished at least a dozen times
into something better.
Photo by fatboyke (Luc)
Sleeping in the Forest reflection by Abby.
The poem "Sleeping in the Forest" by Mary Oliver is about a person who is describing the forest. The mood of this poem is peaceful. The mood is shown by the words, "She took me back so tenderly". This poem has an example of imagery. The example is, "white fire of the stars". I like this poem because it describes the forest really well.
Photo by Proleshi
