Dictionary.com says that poetry is:, "the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts." What does that mean? Simple, poetry is a collection of words that express an idea or an emotion. Does poetry have to rhyme? No! Poems can rhyme but that do not have to. Poems can be funny or serious or filled with love. There are many types of poems. There is acrostic poetry (example below) and haikus. There is concrete poetry where the words create shapes. There are even whole books written in poems (poetry in verse). Today, Mrs. Harden challenged the girls to make a poem using the spines of the books. Do you remember where the spine of the book is located? I needed a reminder. It is what connects the front cover of the book to the back cover of the book. The spine of the book is what you see when you look at the library's shelves. Our library books have the call number (book's address facing out on the libraries shelves) on the spine. The girls took their books which they had borrowed from their school libraries before the start of our extended break and arranged them so the spine of the book was facing out. The titles of the books then created a poem. Above is the oldest Harden girl's poem. To all the boys I've loved before Code Orange The Boy and the Girl who Broke the World Escape She was pretty excited! Want to learn more about poetry? Learn more through BrainPop! (login: Hamiltonwi Password: hamilton). I decided to write the an acrostic poem in honor of myself. Terrific Unique Lionhead Incredible Pet Did you see my name spelled out on the left side? I would love to see your poems! Stay well, Tulip
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