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I Am Poem

Bio Poem

Re-Creation Poem

Stylistic Imitation Poem

Definition poem

Limerick Poem

Ode Poem

Found Poem

Choral Poem

Favorite poem

worrier

I Am Poem : A Closer Look Into My Mind

I am a worrier 

I wonder if people see it as if it’s written across my forehead

I hear the whispers in my head telling me to overthink every situation

I see the many possible outcomes of every action

I want to sometimes turn my thoughts off

I am an overthinker

I pretend I’m as carefree as a butterfly fluttering in a field of flowers

I feel as if everything has to be perfect or else it’s wrong

I worry I will fail or mess up

I cry when I become overwhelmed and stressed

I am always inside my own head

I understand that I don’t have to worry to the extent that I do

I say to myself to calm down take a breath

I dream of the things that calm me

I try to put my thoughts aside

I hope to control my stress and thoughts 

I am always inside my own mind

I Am Poem: A Closer Look Into My Mind

Response: This poem is written about me. I constantly over think every situation I am in. Overthinking causes me to become very anxious. The first poetic device I used in this poem was onomatopoeia with the line that states " I hear the whispers in my head..". The second poetic device I used was a simile. This was used when I compared me pretending to be carefree to a butterfly that is fluttering in a field.

Bio Poem: The Many Aspects Of Me

Response: Written in this poem is different things about me. Included is some of my siblings names, things I like, and words that I believe describe who I am. It also has were i live, California, and places i would like to visit someday in the future. My two poetic devices is a simile and alliteration. My simile is being as curious as a cat. My alliteration is the use of crystal clear to describe the water of the places I would like to visit.

Bio Poem: The Many Aspects Of Me

Sarah,

Shy, kind, helpful, and as curious as a cat

Sister of Hannah, Shane, and Cody

Lover of caffeine, art, and the ocean

Who feels tired on an early morning, relaxed at the beach, and energetic after the sun sets

Who needs a break from siblings, a night with friends, and a weekend getaway

Who gives a listening ear, love, and a shoulder to lean on to those around her

Who fears failure, rejection, and confrontation

Who would like to see the crystal clear water of the Bahamas, Greece, and Italy

Resident of California

Warren

Re-Creation Poem: Simpler Times

The girls walked with icy hands in their jacket pockets

Cars hissed as they quickly passed on the street

Dogs barked loudly as they passed the houses that ran for blocks

The friends arrive upon one of their houses

The porch light burned a fiery orange-yellow in contrast to the dark night

The once silent house now filled with loud laughter

Smiles spread across the girl’s faces

Time seems non-existent 

A memory formed with no realization of it

A memory to remind them of simpler times when they look back

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

Re-Creation Poem: Simpler Times

Response: In this poem phrases and words were taken from another poem. The poem word were taken from was "Oranges" by Gary Soto. The words were taken and turned into to our own poem with a different topic. My poem is about two young girls that are friends creating memories without really realizing it. My first poetic device is a hyperbole. The hyperbole is the houses that ran for blocks. My second poetic device is alliteration with the smiles spread across the girls faces.

Stylistic Imitation Poem: Two Babies Two Months Early

Response: I wrote this poem about me and my twin sister. She is baby one and I am baby two. We were born two months premature. Due to being preemies we went through a lot of health issues when we were born. In this poem I used three poetic devices. The first being a simile were I compare being stuck in my moms rib cage to a mouse stuck in a trap. The second being a hyperbole where I state that hundreds of doctors come in. Lastly I used an alliteration in the 19th line.

Stylistic Imitation Poem: Two Babies Two Months Early

At five at night

It was at five at night

Two months before expected

Only one of two babies were born 

It was at five at night

The second baby was stuck like a mouse caught in a trap

Its foot caught in her mother’s rib cage

It was at five at night

Both babies constantly stop breathing

It was at five at night

When baby two flat lines

Hundreds of doctors rush in to help

It was at five at night

When baby one and two were put together

Both stabilize when they feel each other

It was at five at night

When twins fought to stay alive

It was at five at night 

Two babies were brought into this world two months too early

It was at five at night

When my sister and I were brought into this world

Imitation of Federico Garcia Lorca's style in his poem "Llanto por Ignacio Sanchez Mejias."

Definition Poem: Untruthful Words

Liar /lī()r/ noun: liar; plural noun: liars

A person who tells lies 

Meaningless words

Faked reactions and emotions

Filling the heads of others with nonsense

Sneakily slithering around like a snake waiting to strike its next victim

Poisoning their own relationships with others

Doing its as effortlessly as it is to breath

Coming to them as if it’s their second nature

Selfishness settles over them, thinking of themselves before others

Definition Poem: Unthruthful Words

Response: For this poem we were to choose a word and describe what that word means to us. I chose the word lier. So this poem is written about what I would consider a lie is. My first poetic device was I used alliteration twice. First with the sneakily slithering, and secondly when I typed selfishness settles. My second poetic device was a simile. I compared a lier to sneaking around like a snake does.

Limerick Poem: A Little Too Sunny

Response: This limerick poem is written about a girl who goes to a beach and gets sunburned. I first used the poetic device simile. I compared the girls skin before getting burned to a peach. I did this for visual reasons. Next I used the rhyme skeam of internal rhymes for the 1st 2nd and last line. Then i used end rhymes for the third and fourth line.

Limerick Poem: A Little Too Sunny

There once was a girl on the beach

Her skin was like the shade of a peach

Till the sun overhead

Made the girl very red

Causing her to not like the beach