Format Poem Templates

1. Format Poem Templates

2. Color Poem Title ____________________ 1. __________ is _____________, _____________ and ________________ . 2. __________ is the taste of ________________. 3. ___________ smells like ________________ and ________________ . 4. ____________ makes me feel _____________ . 5. ____________ is the sound of _____________ and ______________. 6. ______________ is _______________, ______________, and __________________. 7. ______________ is _______________. 8. _____________ is _________________. 9. _____________ is _________________.

3. Green Greenis excellence, achievements, and friendships . Greenis the taste of victory. Greensmells like grass on the football field and the gym during a basketball game. Greenmakes me feel pride . Greenis the sound of cheerleaders and fans. Greenis athletics, academics and the arts. Greenis tradition. Green is family. Greenis Buford.

6. Diamante format: Line 1: Noun Line 2: Two adjectives Line 3: Three action verbs that end in "-ing" Line 4: Four nouns Line 5: Three action verbs that end in "-ing" Line 6: Two adjectives Line 7: Noun

7. The If-You-Were Poems If you were a shining starAnd I were your midnight,I’d let you shine above me,You’d be my only light. If you were a scoop of ice creamAnd I were an ice cream cone,I’d put you on my shouldersAnd hold you for my own. If you were a grand pianoAnd I were a sweet love song,I’d let your keys tickle and teaseMy melody all day long. If you were the pages of my bookAnd I were reading you,I’d read as slow as I could goSo I never would get through. Instructions: Think of a person you like. Compare that person to some thing (inanimate object). Now compare yourself to some thing associated with the first object.

8. Sample: I am creativeI value the artist in meI write what's in my heart and headI trust the nature of my truthI honor my kind audienceI give voice to what hauntsI give voice to what healsI am open to inspirationI make a place for creative expressionI hold the outcome in high esteemI am safe writing on the pageI make my home a place to write

9. Blotz Poem A blotz poem is designed to describe an object which is not necessarily real. It places an emphasis on alliteration. •Line 1: Name your creature. (This is ___) •Line 2: Tell where your creature lives. All words begin with the first letter of the creature's name and should list at least four places. •Line 3: Tell what your creature eats. Use the same first letter and include at least four items. •Line 4: Tell what your creature likes. Use the same first letter and include at least four items. •Line 5: Tell something about your creature. Use the same first letter and include at least three items. •Line 6: Tell about something your creature did to you.

10. Blotz Poem Example This is a teacherarian. Teacherarians live in Turkish towers on top of telegraph transmitters in Tibet only on Tuesdays. Teacherarians eat tortoise toes, tangy tarts, tender toast, and tuna. Teacherarians throw temper tantrums, torment students, try on toupees, and twiddle their thumbs. Teacherarians teach trigonometry, enjoy tapestry, and like tanning their temples. This teacherarian told me to tape up my mouth. It tortured me and tore out my teeth.

11. Limerick A limerick is a humorous five line poem which consists of a rhyme scheme of aabba. Lines 1, 2, and 5 have eight to ten syllables and lines 3 and 4 have five syllables. There was an Old Man with a beard,Who said, 'It is just as I feared!Two Owls and a Hen,Four Larks and a Wren,Have all built their nests in my beard!'