Poetry Cafe

I absolutely love February. No, it is not because of Valentine's Day. Rather, I love the fact that my students get to work during this month to create their own poetry anthologies. These are collections of poetry that they have both copied and created. These are the requirements for their anthologies:

My Poetry Anthology Checklist

ü  Decorated Cover Page

ü  Table of Contents

ü  Bio Poem

ü  Simile Sentence

ü  3 of my favorite poems written by other authors

ü  A Concrete Poem

ü  A Haiku

ü  A Free Style Poem

ü  An rhyming poem of at least 6 lines in ABBA or ABAB rhyming style

ü  4 out of 6 literary devices are used: onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, sensory images

We learn all about different poetic devices through other poems, picture books, and songs. I especially love using tongue twisters to introduce alliteration. I can't wait to see my students' finished products!