Table of Contents

I am Poem

Bio Poem

Re-Creation Poem

Stylistic Imitation Poem

Definition Poem

Limerick Poem

Ode Poem

Found Poem

Choral Poem

I am Poem: Dancing

I am a dancer

I wonder when the next competition is

I see shimmering costumes and bright spotlights

I want the performance to better than the last

I am a competitor

I pretend the nerves don't make an appearance

I feel the bruises and sore limbs

I worry I may disappoint my teachers

I cry when the season is over

I am an athlete

I understand dance paints a picture

I say encouraging words to my team

I dream of nationals

I try to inspire young dancers

I hope dance never ends

I am a dancer

I am Poem: Dancing

Response:

The reason behind writing the poem is because I have been a competitive dancer for 13 years and it is something I love doing. The poem shows some emotions that occur in class and at competitions. With the phrase, "shimmering costumes and bright spotlights" I wanted to show the things you would see as you watch dancers perform on stage. Also with the sentence, "dance paints a picture" I wanted to tell that dance it meant to be a story that unfolds while the performance is happening. I use personification when I say "nerves don't make an appearance" to show that the nerves never show up. I wrote this poem to share some of the experience of being at a dance competition.

Bio Poem: Raelyn

Raelyn

Quiet, helpful, hard-working, determined

Sister of Amanda and Matt

Lover of family, being on stage, and cheerleading

Who feels happy cheering, performing, and thankful

We needs to dance, be around friends, and at the beach

Who gives advice, help with hair, and car rides

Who fears birds, big bugs, and tall heights

Who would like to see Guam, Rome, and Japan

Resident of the Element Dance Center

Schoonover

Bio Poem: Raelyn

Response:

This poem is meant to show who I think I am as a person. I used the line "Resident of the Element Dance Center" to show that I am always at the studio and spend a good amount of my time with my team and teachers. And with the line "Quiet, helpful, hard-working, determined" I was showing how I view myself as a person. This poem is meant to give a little insight and information about myself and what I enjoy and do not enjoy in life.

Re-Creation Poem: Competiton Daze

Running around in costumes weighed down

With rhinestones, cheeks bright

With rouge, costumes bright against

Spray tanned skin,

Smiles started to form

Masking nerves, I smiled,

Pulling at my top, the final

Competiton planted new nerves

Time hissed past, we're next

Walking on we didn't say anything

Words are from Gary Soto's Poem "Oranges"

Re-Creation Poem: Competiton Daze

Response:

This poem is meant to show the final moments before going on stage at the final competition of the season. The phrases "bright with rouge," "with rhinestones," and "spray tanned skin" are to convey how the dancer looks when they are ready to compete. With "the final competition planted new nerves" I wanted to show that the last competition of the season made people nervous because it is the last one and the most important one. I used the line "pulling at my top" to also show that I was nervous for the competition and anxiously waiting for our number and group to be called on stage before we competed.

Stylistic Imitation Poem: A Day That Will Live In Infamy

At seven-fifty three in the morning

It was seven-fifty in the morning

Aircraft were sent on a mission to rain terror on beaches

at seven-fifty three in the morning

Pilots flew aimed at Oahu

at seven-fifty three in the morning

Soldiers dashed into action

at seven-fifty in the morning

Bombs rained on unsuspecting decks

at seven-fifty three in the morning

Machine guns rattled in retaliation

at seven-fifty three in the morning

Ships swam to the bottom of the ocean

at seven-fifty three in the morning

People rested inside them

at seven-fifty three in the morning

Planes tumbled from the sky

at seven-fifty three in the morning

Civilians lay lifeless in Oahu

at seven-fifty three in the morning

Aircraft vanish in the sky

at seven-fifty three in the morning

An eerie silence fell over the island

at seven-fifty three in the morning

War was now on the horizon

at seven-fifty three in the morning

Peace was ruined at seven-fifty three in the morning

Stylistic Imitation Poem: A Day That Will Live in Infamy

Response:

The setting of the poem is Hawaii and December 7, 1941, the day that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The poem was written to show what happened on that infamous day. The phrase "ships swam to the bottom" was used to give the image of the ships sinking during the attack. When it says "civilians lay lifeless in Oahu" it was meant to show that soldiers were not the only people to lose their lives during the attack. The line "An eerie silence fell over the island" is personification and used to replicate the silence that followed the bombs deafening sound after the planes had left.

Definition Poem: Contentment

Contentment: [con-tent-ment] noun

A state of happiness and satisfaction

Sunlight dancing on my cheeks

The radio singing old songs

Rainy days spent indoors

Summer days turning into summer nights

Nights spent at the dance studio

Never ending competition days ending in first place

Warm blankets on bone chilling days

Dogs snuggling at my side

Time spent with family and friends

Definition Poem: Contentment

Response:

I wrote this poem to show things that made me happy and sparked joy in my life. When I wrote "Sunight dancing on my cheeks," I used personification to show that it was sunny outside. I was being dramatic when I said "Never ending days" to paint the picture that the days at the competition were so long that I thought they would never end, but were worth it in the end. I used the line "Warm blankets on bone chilling days" to make the reader feel the warmth from the blanket while hiding away from a cold day outside. This poem is meant to show some of the things that make me happy and give me the feeling of contentment in life.

Limerick Poem: London

There once was a man named Jordan

He lived in a place called London

Life was kind of bad

With his friend named Brad

They wished for the rain to be done

Limerick Poem: London

Response:

In this poem I was trying to show that two people living in London, England are displeased with the weather and wish for it to be done. The rhyming sequence in the poem and the amount of syllables in the poem is what makes it a limerick style poem. To make the poem a limerick the words "Jordon," "London," and "done" all had to rhyme, as well as "Bad " and "Brad" had to also rhyme with eachother.