April is National Poetry month so it seems only right that it is a great time to study it! I believe, however, that anytime is a great time to study poetry. Poetry is rich in literary tools that good readers and good writers should use. For me, that means that the study of poetry is a great tool to use when educating my students about literary tools.
When I speak of literary tools I am referring to alliteration, imagery, rhyming, onomatopoeia, personification, and repetition to name a few. The use of these tools makes the reading more colorful and interesting to the reader.
The 7th grade students have studied poetry that utilizes varied literary tools. Below you will find examples of these poems including a definition of the literary tool they identified within each poem.
We hope that you enjoy our examples of literary tools and the great examples of poetry included in our blog.
Repitition Home Work oh Homework
ReplyDeleteHomework , oh homework,
I wish I had more,
‘cause life without homework
would be a big bore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more,
‘cause school without homework
would be a big snore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I’d had more,
‘cause with my homework,
I cover the floor.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more,
but when I sit down to do it,
my tushy gets sore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more,
‘cause if I don’t have it,
you will hear me snore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more.
My homework is missing,
I’m going to get sore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more.
Homework, oh homework,
it’s my favorite chore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more.
That’s why I scream as I
run out the class door.
By:Ashley Beck
R.Manwarren
Title- Heavy Metel Fellow.
ReplyDeleteAuthor- J. Patrick Lewis.
Literary Tool- Rhyme.
Define Tool- Repetition of sounds. More than twice.
Give example- Armadillo, Fellow, Hollow, Amarillo, Follow, Hill-O, Wallow, Willow, Bellow, Mellow, & Hello.
Poem-
Milo Armadillo,
Heavy metel Fellow,
Lives beside a hollow
West of Armadillo.
Though he'll seldom follow
Fellow's up a hill-o,
Milo likes to wallow,
Underneath a willow.
If you holler, "HELLO,
MILO ARMADILLO!"
Don't expect a bellow-
Milo's rather mellow.
A. Tonderum.
Title:Falling Up
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Shel Silverstein
The author used the tool of repetition in the poem Falling Up. Repetition is when a word is repeated more than twice. His example of repetition is using "UP" five times.
I tripped on my shoelace
And I fell up-
Up to the roof tops,
Up over the town,
Up past the tree tops,
Up over the mountains,
Up where the colors
Blend into sound
But it got dizzy
When I looked around,
I got sick to my stomach
And I threw down
C.Thompson
Cat Got Your Tongue
ReplyDeleteby:Adele Tolly Wilson
This poem shows an idiom. An idiom is a phrase or expression that means something different from what the word actually means. The part in this poem that shows it is, "Has the cat got your tongue?"
I was feeling shy when my uncle came.
"Has the cat got you tongue?" he said.
He must've meant, "Why aren't you talking?"
Because my tongue was still in my head.
L. Flaharty
Title: I ate a ton of suger
ReplyDeleteBy: Alice Gilbert
This poems uses Figurative language. And thats when the word means more than what it is.
Example: I ate a ton of sugar
I ate a ton of sugar.
It made me very sweet
It also made me very round
now I cant find my feet.
M. Girres
My Prayer
ReplyDeleteThe author is Bruse Lansky.
The literary tool used is rhyme.
It rhymes at the end of every sentence.
Some examples are keys and tease.
The poem:
I pray my father finds his keys.
I pray my sister doesn't tease.
I pray that baby has no rash.
But most of all, I pray for cash.
B.Rouse
Title- Homework Oh, Homework
ReplyDeleteAuthor-Ashley Beck
Literary Tool-Repitition
Define Tool- Repetition of sounds. More than twice.
Give example-Homework Oh,Homework
Poem-
Homework , oh homework,
I wish I had more,
‘cause life without homework
would be a big bore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more,
‘cause school without homework
would be a big snore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I’d had more,
‘cause with my homework,
I cover the floor.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more,
but when I sit down to do it,
my tushy gets sore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more,
‘cause if I don’t have it,
you will hear me snore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more.
My homework is missing,
I’m going to get sore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more.
Homework, oh homework,
it’s my favorite chore.
Homework, oh homework,
I wish I had more.
That’s why I scream as I
run out the class door.
R.Manwarren
Garage Sale
ReplyDeleteBy:Linda Knaus
Idiom- An idiom is a manner of speaking that is peculiar grammatically, but natural to the native speakers of the language. It cannot be taken litterally. For example in this poem the idom is, "Those bargain prices drive folks nuts."
Most every summer Mom works hard,
begining right at dawn,
by putting things she doesnt want
for sale out on the lawn
Those bargain prices drive folks nuts.
This year they went too far.
One lady bought our front porch steps
Another bought our car
And then it got ridiculous
So thats when I got mad
"Hey, lady! somethings aren't for sale-
now please put down my dad!"
H.VonEhwegen
Title:Peter,Peter,Sugar Eater
ReplyDeleteAuthor:Bruce Lansky
The author used the tool of rhyming in the poem Sugar,Sugar,Punkin Eater. Rhyming is the repetition of similar sounds. One of his examples of rhyming is "blunder and wonder."
Peter,Peter,Punkin Eater.
Always wanted food much sweater,
Adding sugar was a blunder,
Now he is a toothless wonder.
C.Thompson
Title: Scale
ReplyDeleteBy: Shel Siverstein
This poem uses Rhyming. And that is a repetion of a sound.
Example: Rail, Scale
If I could only see
the scale.Im sure that it would state that i've lost ounces... maybe pounds.
Or even tons of weight.
You'd better eat some pancakes
You're skinny as a rail. Im
sure thats what the scale would say...
If I could see the scale.
M. Girres
At the Zoo
ReplyDeleteBy: Willium Makeplace Thackery
Alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of an initial sound. The parts in this poem that represent an alliteration is, "Then I saw the wombat waddle in the straw, and with mutton in his maw."
First I saw the white bear,
Then I saw the black;
Then I saw the camel
With a hump upon his back;
Then I saw the grey wolf,
With mutton on his maw;
Then I saw a wombat
Waddle in the straw;
Then I saw the elephant
A-waving of his trunk;
Then I saw the monkeys-
Mercy, how unpleasently they-
Smelt!
L. Flaharty
Girls
ReplyDeleteThe author is Marinela Reka.
The literary tool is in this poem is alliteration. Alliteration means the repeat of the beginning of every word. An example in this poem would be: Gorgeous girls gathered. The poem:
Gorgeous girls gathered
Gossiping while giggling gladly
Geared up for going out greatly
Great nights gradually getting gelid
Glamorous girls giving guys grief.
B.Rouse
The title of this poem is What to Wear Where.
ReplyDeleteThis poem was written by J. Patrick Lewis.
The literary tool used in this poem is imagery.
The defintion of imagery is: Representation through language of sense of ecpierence, the details that allow you to see, hear, taste, smell, & feel, what is being described.
For example, the author said "we wore duck shoes, in slicker-suit rain." I can picture what duck shoes would look like, and happening during slicker- suit rain.
When I was a boy,
In Looziana,
We wore blue jeans,
and a read bandanna.
Folks moved up
to the state of Maine,
We wore duck shoes,
In slicker-suit rain.
Folks moved down
to the state of Texas
we wore brand names,
Like Lazy-X's.
Now that we're living
it up in Vermont,
we wear pretty much,
wahtever we want.
A. Tonderum.
Winter Night
ReplyDeleteBy Harry Behn
The literary tool in this poem is rhyming. Rhyming is the repetition of ending sounds. This poem rhymes the 2nd and 3rd lines of each stanza.
It is very dark
But not late
Not after eight
The only light
Comes from snow
Beginning to show
Bushes are first
As flakes fall
Then the top of a wall
What used to be dark
Is now a hill.
It is very still
"Title" Sea Shell
ReplyDelete"Author" Amy Cowell
The tool used in the poem I am using is alliteration. The deffinition of alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds. An example of alliteration is Sea Shell, Sea Shell.
Poem
Sea Shell, Sea Shell
Sing me a song, O please!
A song of ships and sailor men,
And parrots, and tropical trees,
Of island lost in the Spanish Main
Which no man ever may again,
Of fishes and corals under the waves,
And sea horses stable in great green caves.
Sea Shell, Sea Shell
Sing of the things you know so well.
W. Westergard
Title:Who's side are you on?
ReplyDeleteBy: Alan Katz
It uses alliteration. And that is a repetition of initial sounds.
Example: Blabbing, Crabbing
The kids call me "tattletale"
A blabbing
Crabbing
creature.
And if they do it again...
Im gonna tell the teacher!
Nope
ReplyDeleteShel Silverstein
Rhyme is the liteary tool
When you rhyme two words have same ending sound.
Example: I put a piece of cantaloupe underneath the microscope i saw a million strange things sleepin i saw a zillion weird things creepin i saw a some green things twisted and bent i wont eat cantaloupe again.
The title of the poem is Gotta Go!
ReplyDeleteThe author of it is, Robert Pottle.
The literary tool described in this poem is Repititon.
Repition is the repeation of words.
For example in this poem they keep repeating the phrase "Gotta Go, Gotta Go!"
I gotta go! I gotta go!
I'll ask the teacher first.
I gotta go! I gotta go!
I think i'm gonna burst.
I gotta go! I gotta go!
I'd better raise my hand.
I gotta go! I gotta go!
But maybe I should stand.
I gotta go! I gotta go!
My hand is raised up high!
I gotta go! I gotta go!
I hope my pants stay dry.
I gotta go! I gotta go!
I'm really in a bird.
I gotta go! I gotta go!
Uh- oh. Nevermind.
A. Tonderum.
On Buying A Dog
ReplyDeleteBy:Edgar Klauber
Rhyme
Rhyme is the repetition of a sound. For example, the words, "I'll guarantee he'd never speak to you or me," rhyme.
"I wish to buy a dog," she said,
"A dog you're sure is quite well bred,
In fact, I'd like some guarantee
He's favored witha pedigree."
"My charming friend," the pet man said,
"I have a dog that's so well bred,
if he could talk, I'll guarantee
He'd never speak to you or me."
L. Flaharty
The Courage That My Mother Had
ReplyDeleteBy:Edna St. Vincent Millay
Symbol/Symbolism is the literary tool that is used in this poem. Symbol means, more than the actual word. For example, in this poem the part "The golden brooch my mother wore/ I have nothing I treasure more," is symbolism.
The courage tha my mother had
Went with her, and is with her still:
Rock from New England quarried;
now granite in a granite hill.
The golden brooch my mother wore
She left behind for me to wear;
I have no thing I treasure more:
Yet, it is something I could spare.
Oh, insted she'd left to me
The thing she took into the grave!-
That courage like a rock, which she
Has no more need of, and I have.
H.Von Ehwegen
Inside
ReplyDeleteBy:Rachel
Repitition-Begins and ends in same words.
Inside the oceon
I see fish
Inside the waves
I hear a splash
Inside the water
I felt fish
It seems so big
As a whale
It has to be
But then i see
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Cat got your tounge
By:Adoe Wilson
Idiom-phrases
I was feeling shy
When my uncle came
that cat got your tongue, he said
he must have ment why are you talking
because my tongue is still in my head.
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Peanut
By:Silverstein
Hyperbole-Exaggreation
Small as a peanut,
Big as a giant,
We're all the same size
When we turn out the light.
Rich as a sultan,
Poor as a mite,
We're all worth the same
When we turn out the light.
A Carpentier
Title-Mary had a little pet.
ReplyDeleteAuthor-Judith Natelli McLaughlin
Tool-Hyperbole
Define Tool-Extreme Exaggeration
Give Example-She had a bear.
Poem-Mary had a little pet.
Its fur was black as night.
It followed her to school one day,
Which gave the kids a fright.
It made the teachers shout and scream.
It gave them such a scare.
For Mary didn’t have a lamb—
She had a grizzly bear.
R.Manwarren
I pledge Alegiance by Timothy Tocher
ReplyDeleteThis poem uses repetition as a literary tool. Repetition is a word or grtoup of words repeating more than two times. This poem repeats "I pledge allegiance three times.
I pledge allegiance to the floor
the walls and ceiling, classroom door
I pledge allegiance to my books
to desks and papers, coatrack hooks
I pledge allegiance to my bag,
to Joni's pigtails - and the flag.
E. Eldridge
Diddle diddle dumpling my son Scooter
ReplyDeleteBy:Gwen Mdnan
Rhyme
Rhyme- words that sound alike
Keys chinese
Diddle diddle dumpling my sone Scooter
played around with my computer.
He pressed the buttons and hit the keys
Now it only prints chinese
D. Akridge
I'd Rather by Bruce Lansky
ReplyDeleteThis poem uses the literary tool of hyperbole. A hyperbole is extreme exaggeration for added affect.
I'd rather dine on Brussel Sprouts
or catch the chicken pox.
I'd rather do most anything
than clean the litter box
E. Eldridge
Big Green Bananas
ReplyDeleteThe author is Allyshia Borrowman.
The literary tool used in this poem is alliteration. Alliteration means the repeating of beginning sound. An example is bananas and bunches.
The poem:
Big green bananas hanging on a banana tree.
Bananas ripen up for you and me.
Bunches of bananas waiting for us.
We pick them off, with help from Gus.
B.Rouse
"My teacher took my ipod" by Kenn Nesbit. Rhyme is the literary tool used in this poem. Rhyme is the repititon of sound.
ReplyDeleteMy teacher took my ipod.
She said they had a rule:
I couldn't bring it into the classroom or even to school.
She said she would return it;
I'd have it back that day.
But then she tried my headphones on and gave it a click on "Play."
She looked a little startled, but after just a while, she made sure we were occupied and cracked a wicked smile.Her body started swaying. Her toes began to tap.
She started grooving in her seat and rocking to the rap. My teacher said she changed her mind.
She think it's now okay to bring my ipod into class. She takes it everyday.
Title-April Fool's Day
ReplyDeleteAuthor-Kenn Nesbitt
Rhyming-Repetition
Mackenzie put a whoopie cushion
on the teacher's chair.
Makayla told the teacher
that a bug was in her hair.
Alyssa brought an apple
with a purple gummy worm
and gave it to her teacher
just to see if she would squirm.
Elijah left a piece of plastic
dog doo on the floor,
and Vincent put some plastic vomit
in the teacher's drawer.
Before you go and try them, though,
there's something I should mention:
The teacher wasn't fooling
when she put us in detention>
Title-What's the POINT?
Author-Alan Katz
Alliteration-Repetition of initial sounds.
I'm sharpening my pencil.
I'm sharpening my pencil.
I'm sharpening my pencil.
I'm sharpening my pencil.
I'm sharpening my pencil.
I'm sharpening my pencil.
I'm sharpening my pencil.
I'm sharpening my pe....
Anybody want a pointy eraser?
Title-Remotely Busy
Author-Alan Katz
Onomatopoeia-Sounds words, words whose sound suggest their meaning.
Click!
Flip!
Nick!
Flip Flip!
E!
Flip Flip Flip Flip!
TNT!
Flip Flip!
Show time
Flip Flip!
WE
Flip
Food Network
Fricassee
Flip
Fuse
Flip Flip Flip Flip
Flip Flip Flip Flip
Flip Flip
Click
Xbox
N. Chapman
Here comes by Shel Silverstein it is a Repition. Repition is the repeating of sound.
ReplyDeleteHere comes summer
Here comes summer,
Chirping robin, budding rose.
Here comes summer,
Here comes summer,
gentle showers, summer cloths.
Here comes summer,
Here comes summer-
whoosh-shiver-there it goes.
C.Mortenson
Signals by Shel Sliverstein it is a repition. Repetition is the repeating of a sound.
ReplyDeleteWhen the light is green you go
When the light is red you stop
But what do you do when
the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?
C.Mortenson
Miracles
ReplyDeleteBy: Walt Whitman
Repetition: Repetition means a word that is repeated more than once. For example " Or talk, Or sit, Or watch," are examples of repetition.
Why, Who makes much of a miricle?
As to me I know of nothing else but miracles,
Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan,
Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses towards the sky,
Or wade with naked feet along the beach just in the edge of the water,
Or stand under the trees in the woods,
Or talk by day with any one I love...
Or sit at a table at dinner with the rest,
Or look at strangers opposite me riding in the car.
Or watch honey-bees busy around the hive of a summer forenoon,
Or animals feeding in the fields,
Or birds. or the wonderfulness of the sundown, Or of the stars shining so quiet and bright,
Or the exquisite delicate thin curve of the new moon in spring;
Thhese with the rest, one and all, are to me miricles,
The whole referring , yet each distinctand in its place.
To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle,
Every cubic inch of space is a miracle,
Every square yard of the surface of the earth is spread with the same,
Every foot of the interior swarms with the same.
To me the sea is a continual miracle,
The fishes that swim-the rocks-the motion of the waves-the ships with men in them,
What stranger miricals are there?
H.Von Ehwegen
I'd rather
ReplyDeleteBruce Lansky
Repetiton
Repetition- Repeating of a word more than twice
Its says I'd rather 9 times
I'd rather wash the dishes.
I'd rahter kiss a frog.
I'd rather get an F in math,
Or fun an ten- mile jog.
I'd rather do my homework
I'd rather mow the lawn.
I'd rather take the garbage out.
I'd rahter wake at dawn.
I'd rather dine on brussel sprouts
Or catch the chicken pox.
I'd rather do most anything
Than clean the litter box.
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My dog chewed up my homework
Bruce Lansky
Exaggeration
Exaggeration- Strech of the truth
My dog chewed up my homework
I'm glad to say my homewrok's done.
I finished it last night.
I've got it right here in this box.
It's not a pretty sight.
My dog chewed up my homework.
He slobbered on it, too.
So now my homework's ripped to shreds.
And full of slimy goo.
It isan't much to look at,
But i brought it anyway.
I'm going to dump it on your desk
If I get and A.
Miracles
ReplyDeleteBy: Walt Whitman
Repetition: Repetition means a word that is repeated more than once. For example " Or talk, Or sit, Or watch," are examples of repetition.
Why, Who makes much of a miricle?
As to me I know of nothing else but miracles,
Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan,
Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses towards the sky,
Or wade with naked feet along the beach just in the edge of the water,
Or stand under the trees in the woods,
Or talk by day with any one I love...
Or sit at a table at dinner with the rest,
Or look at strangers opposite me riding in the car.
Or watch honey-bees busy around the hive of a summer forenoon,
Or animals feeding in the fields,
Or birds. or the wonderfulness of the sundown, Or of the stars shining so quiet and bright,
Or the exquisite delicate thin curve of the new moon in spring;
Thhese with the rest, one and all, are to me miricles,
The whole referring , yet each distinctand in its place.
To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle,
Every cubic inch of space is a miracle,
Every square yard of the surface of the earth is spread with the same,
Every foot of the interior swarms with the same.
To me the sea is a continual miracle,
The fishes that swim-the rocks-the motion of the waves-the ships with men in them,
What stranger miricals are there?
H.vonehwegen
My Mom is Like an Alarm Clock
ReplyDeleteBy: BCLUW Elementary 3rd Grade Student
The tool I used for this poem was Onomatopoeia. The definition of this tool is the sound of words. The example of this is Beep.
Poem
My mom is like an alarm clock
She wakes me up every morning
She doesn't go Beep, Beep, Beep...
Instead she yells, "If you dont come down in one minute, you'll be late for school!"
W. Westergard
The Star
ReplyDeleteBy: Jane Taylor
The tool I used in this poem was ryhme. The definition of this poem is the repition of sounds. An emample of this tool is Star, Are
Poem
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
As your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the travelers in the dark-
Though I know not waht you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
W. Westergard
Gardener
ReplyDeleteShel silverstein
consanance
consanance is the repitition of of the end consanant.
We gave you a chance
to water the plants. we didnt mean that way
now zip up your pants.
The sack race
ReplyDeleteShel Silverstein
repitition
repition is the repeated use of a word.
yes its time for the sack race.
yes, im ready to go.
yes, its my first sack race how did you know.
how did you know....?