poetry Unit
~"Carrots" by Shel Silverstein
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Blackout Poem: The author uses a permanent marker to cross out or eliminate words. The central idea is to create a completely new text from previously published words and images.
Blackout Examples:
Blackout Examples:
Blackout Poem Prezi (Link to presentation shown in class)
Cut-up Poem: A technique where an existing poem is cut apart and rearranged to create a new poem.
Cut-up Example (Original poem on the left; New poem on the right):
Cut-up Example (Original poem on the left; New poem on the right):
Haiku: A Japanese poem of three lines that have seventeen syllables.
(Lines one and three = 5 syllables, line two = 7 syllables.)
Quirky Examples:
(Lines one and three = 5 syllables, line two = 7 syllables.)
Quirky Examples:
Visual (or concrete) Poem: A poem that forms a picture of the topic or follows the shape that is suggested by the topic.
Visual Examples:
Visual Examples: