Giving all my points

writing your poem:
step one

what is the genre you have selected for your poem?

writing your poem:
step two

write your specific, narrowed topic.

writing your poem:
step three

you may create your own graphics organizers or word webs to you.

write your brainstorming here:

writing your poem:
step four

answer the questions that follow to plan the sound devices and figurative language to include in your poem.

make sure you show your teacher this step before you move

1. will you write your poem in rhyming verse or free verse?
2. write an example of alliteration that you could include in your poem. (example: bare, white walls echo)
3. write an example of onomatopoeia that you could use to describe something related to your topic. (example: one final slam of the door) use figurative language.
4. write a simile that relates to your topic (example: the events played back in my mind like fragments of an old movie.)
5. write a metaphor that relates to your topic.
6. write a hyperbole that relates to your topic.
7. write an example of personification that relates to your topic (example: the moving truck trudged along, complaining because of the heavy load.)
8. write an example of an idiom or a euphemism or a symbol to be included in your poem.

writing your poem:
step five

write a draft of your poem.

below, write a rough draft of your poem. be sure to review the requirements found in table 7.2. this draft will not be your final copy, so it is acceptable to make corrections and changes as you write.

writing your poem:
step six

copy and paste your final draft in the below editor for your teacher to grade.