Poem Creation Now that you’ve had some practice with poetic devices. it’s time we put them to use. Your task is going to be creating a poem about anything that is important to you.

Poem Creation Now that you’ve had some practice with poetic devices. it’s time we put them to use. Your task is going to be creating a poem about anything that is important to you. This could be a large issue. like racism in society. or a more personalized one, like what your dog eats for breakfast. It is completely your choice. Your poem must include the following: 1. It must be 12 lines long (at least) 6 rhyming pairs of words 2. It must follow an AABBCCDDEEFF rhyme scheme (it you want to change the rhyme scheme to something more complicated. you can. but run it by me first) 3. You must have 2 metaphors (comparison between two unlike things) 0R similes (comparison between two untiire things using titre or as) in your poem The moon is a pearl – metaphor The moon is like a pearl – simile She ran as fast as a cheetah – simile 4. You must have 1 example of alliteration (repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words) and 1 example of assonance (repeating vo wet sounds in the middte or words) in your poem Alliteration – Fabulous Freddie farts frequently Assonance – She moaned and groaned as the horse bumped home 5. Once you have written your poem. use the highlighter feature to highlight: a) Your rhymes in green is) Your metaphorstsimiles in – c) Alliteration in – d) Assonance in –