Taylor Swift or Shakespeare
"The course of true love never did run smooth"
Shakespeare
Structured poems praising or glorifying an event or individual that are typically sang
What is an Ode?
This pet wrote many famous children's books including: The Cat In The Hat and The Lorax
Who is Dr. Suess?
Ode To My Hair
If my hair were a tree I'd climb it
I'd kneel down beneath and enshrine it
I'd treat it like gold and then mine it
Each day before school I unwind it
And right before games I entwine it
Thes locks on my head, I designed it
And one last thing if you don't mind it
That bet you just made?
I DECLINE IT!
An ode poem
"Long live the walls we crashed through
How the kingdom lights shined just for me and you"
Taylor Swift
A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five.
What is a Haiku?
This Baltimore Poet is typically associated with Ravens and wrote "The Raven"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Cross-o-ver
A simple basketball move in which a player dribbles the ball quickly from one hand to the other
A definition poem
"Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone."
Taylor Swift (Love Story)
A long poem that tells a story
What is a narrative poem?
This poet wrote "Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Who is Robert Frost?
Article #1 in the Daily News (December 14)
The Reggie Lewis Wildcats capped off their remarkable seasons with a fiery win against Olive Branch Junior High.
A Found Materials Poem
"Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude?"
Shakespeare
A poem that uses another text or type of writing and reconstructs into a new poem
What is a found materials poem?
This female poet was not only an author but a Civil Rights Activist who has also won 3 grammy awards.
Who is Maya Angelou?
5. Some of my favorite rappers have them: Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Wale
4. They make me feel like a king
3. No one else on the team has them, and
2. it helps people that I am me and not JB
But mostly because
1. ever since I watched the clip of Dad posterizing that seven-foot Croatian center on ESPN's Best Dunks Ever; soaring through the air - his long twisted hair, like wings, carrying him, high above
A list poem
" Is it romantic how all my elegies eulogize me?"
Taylor Swift (The Lakes)
A verse form that is made up of four lines with fifteen different possible rhyme schemes.
What is a Quatrain?
This famous poet wrote "The Red Wheelbarrow"
Who is William Carlos Williams?
Basketball Rule #1
In this game of life your family is in the court
an the ball is your heart.
No matter how food you are,
no matter how don you get,
always leave
your heart
on the court.
A free-verse poem