Table of Contents

I Am Poem

Bio Poem

Re-Creation Poem

Stylistic Imitation Poem

Definition Poem

Limerick Poem

Ode Poem

Found Poem

Choral Poem

Favorite Poem

I Am Poem: Hear Me Roar

I am a believer in equality

I wonder if people recognize the irony

I hear a singular masculine generic pronoun

I see and hear hypocrites

I want equal pay

I am an advocate for change

I pretend people understand me 

I feel unappreciated for my strengths

I worry about girl’s self perception

I cry for the women who have been stifled throughout the years

I am frustrated, angry, and appalled by people’s ability to ignore

I understand patriarchy, capitalism, and domination

I say “she,” “her,” and “humankind”

I dream that one day women will be treated as true citizens with voices

I try to educate people about sexism

I hope mother’s labor will be recognized and valued one day

I am a woman hear me roar!

I Am Poem: Hear Me Roar

Response:

*Explain why you wrote the poem the way you did. 

*Why did you use specific poetic devices and figurative language? What effect were you trying to create?

*Provide any background knowledge needed to understand your poem. 

*Your poem response needs to be 5-6 sentences long.

Bio Poem: Ms. Bachmann

Response:

*Explain why you wrote the poem the way you did. 

*Why did you use specific poetic devices and figurative language? What effect were you trying to create?

*Provide any background knowledge needed to understand your poem. 

*Your poem response needs to be 5-6 sentences long.

Bio Poem: Ms. Bachmann

Ms.,

Fierce, confident, determined like a lioness hunting for her cub’s survival

Aunt of Carlea, Julius, and Giovanna

Lover of caffeine, chocolate, and cleanliness

Who feels elated when her students perform well, exhausted after period five, and thankful to be alive

Who needs another vacation, time to read, and months in the sun

Who gives her time, effort, and assistance to eleventh grade students

Who fears horrible essays, ill children, and filthy toilets 

Who would like to see the Pyramids of Giza, Jordan, and Brazil

Resident of Santana High School

Bachmann

The hanging fog masks my view

The frost cracks beneath my steps    

Weapons unleash their fire

Bullets hiss past my face

Panicked breathing fills my ears

Skin burning, skin peeling

Tiered bodies block my path

Searing pain

The smell of dirt

The grey December day has begun

Select words are from Gary Soto's poem "Oranges"

Re-Creation Poem: Lost Souls

Re-Creation Poem: Lost Souls

Response Example: The setting of my re-creation poem, "Lost Souls," is World War I. The protagonist is a soldier shocked and confused in the middle of battle making his way through the realities of war. With the phrase, "bullets hissed passed," I used onomatopoeia to make the audience feel and hear the constant artillery in battle. I used repetition and consonance when I described the "skin burning, skin peeling" to make the audience feel the searing effects of mustard gas. The visual imagery of "tiered bodies" was to evoke an image of corpses blocking movement through a trench. I selected diction such as "hanging fog," "frost cracks," "smell of dirt," and "grey December" to describe the weather and how is was freezing, miserable, and with minimal visibility. The purpose of the poem was to show a soldier's experience during warfare.

Stylistic Imitation Poem:

We Will Never Forget

Response:

*Explain why you wrote the poem the way you did. 

*Why did you use specific poetic devices and figurative language? What effect were you trying to create?

*Provide any background knowledge needed to understand your poem. 

*Your poem response needs to be 5-6 sentences long.

At eight forty-six in the morning.

It was at eight forty-six in the morning. 

A suicide mission had been planned 

at eight forty-six in the morning.

The plane was overthrown by terrorists

at eight forty-six in the morning.

The north tower stood, holding innocents

at eight forty-six in the morning.

Onlooking faces crumbled with the impact

at eight forty-six in the morning.

The ground shook beneath passerby

at eight forty-six in the morning.

Manhattan streets stood completely still

at eight forty-six in the morning.

Sirens screamed, “Let me help”

at eight forty-six in the morning.

Papers drifted, like snowflakes to the ground

at eight forty-six in the morning.

The tower looked like a lit cigarette

at eight forty-six in the morning.

From billows of smoke, bodies fell 

at eight forty-six in the morning.

Stylistic Imitation Poem:

We Will Never Forget

So many lost and still more to be found

at eight forty-six in the morning.

Crowds of strangers gathered, and cried

at eight forty-six in the morning.

News crews stood silent at the site

at eight forty-six in the morning.

In every home television sets watched

at eight forty-six in the morning.

as our sense of security was lost

at eight forty-six in the morning.

The president's address turned on high

at eight forty-six in the morning.

with our desperate need to know what had happened and why

at eight forty-six in the morning.

America was forever changed

at eight forty-six in the morning.

Nothing would ever be the same

at eight forty-six in the morning.

We will always remember

at eight forty-six in the morning.

we will never forget

at eight forty-six in the morning.

Imitation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s style in his poem “Llanto por Ignacio Sanchez Mejias

Definition Poem: Gosh Darn It!

Tragedy: [traj-i-dee], noun, plural tragedies,

a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster:

When my alarm screams;

When my hair fights the bun structure like a boxer

And I have to use a billion bobby pins;

Watered down coffee; Potent, strong coffee;

When I put too much creamer and when I did not put enough;

Rolling  eyes as I snatch cell phones like a thief;

When I realized I forgot to copy the handout I need for a class starting in 10 minutes;

When the internet is slow and I cannot show the presentation I worked endless hours on;

When a student asks me a question I JUST answered!

Definition Poem: My Tragedies

Response:

*Explain why you wrote the poem the way you did. 

*Why did you use specific poetic devices and figurative language? What effect were you trying to create?

*Provide any background knowledge needed to understand your poem. 

*Your poem response needs to be 5-6 sentences long.

Limerick Poem: Laughs Anatomical

Response:

*Explain why you wrote the poem the way you did. 

*Why did you use specific poetic devices and figurative language? What effect were you trying to create?

*Provide any background knowledge needed to understand your poem. 

*Your poem response needs to be 5-6 sentences long.

The lim’erick packs laughs anatomical

In space that is quite economical,

But the good ones I’ve seen

So seldom are clean,

And the clean ones so seldom are comical.

Limerick Poem: Laughs Anatomical