Poetry Portfolio Assignment
Due Date: May 19
Over the course of this poetry unit, you will be creating a poetry portfolio. You will write poems and provide artwork for each poem. We will work on each poem in class and for homework, but the project will be due May 19.
You will use a folder to create your portfolio. This will not be done in a Your portfolio can be typed or neatly hand-written.
1. Cover Page
2. Table of Contents
The table of contents will list the contents of your portfolio with the page number
The table of contents must be neat and easy to read
Your Poetry
You will create pages that include the following poems:
3. 4 Haiku (These will be on one page)
4. Sensory Poem & Comic
5. Limerick
6. Clerihew
7. Alliteration Poem
8. Metaphor Poem
9. Concrete Poem
Requirements:
A. The type of poem must be clearly visible at the top of the page
B. Each page must be numbered
C. Each page must have an illustration/picture (you can draw or print pictures from elsewhere)
D. The format of the each page must be uniform (each page is arranged in the same way
10. Glossary of Key Terms
In this section, you will define the term and give examples of each.
Alliteration - The repetition of initial stressed, consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line.
Example - Sam slammed six spheres skyward.
Rhyme
Rhythm
Meter/Feet
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Imagery
Personification
Metaphor
Stanza
Couplet
Quatrain
Over the course of this poetry unit, you will be creating a poetry portfolio. You will write poems and provide artwork for each poem. We will work on each poem in class and for homework, but the project will be due May 19.
You will use a folder to create your portfolio. This will not be done in a Your portfolio can be typed or neatly hand-written.
1. Cover Page
- The Cover page will have a title and your name
- Dedication - Dedicate your poetry portfolio to someone
- Example - "This poetry portfolio is dedicated to ________ who always ____________"
2. Table of Contents
The table of contents will list the contents of your portfolio with the page number
The table of contents must be neat and easy to read
Your Poetry
You will create pages that include the following poems:
3. 4 Haiku (These will be on one page)
4. Sensory Poem & Comic
5. Limerick
6. Clerihew
7. Alliteration Poem
8. Metaphor Poem
9. Concrete Poem
Requirements:
A. The type of poem must be clearly visible at the top of the page
B. Each page must be numbered
C. Each page must have an illustration/picture (you can draw or print pictures from elsewhere)
D. The format of the each page must be uniform (each page is arranged in the same way
10. Glossary of Key Terms
In this section, you will define the term and give examples of each.
Alliteration - The repetition of initial stressed, consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line.
Example - Sam slammed six spheres skyward.
Rhyme
Rhythm
Meter/Feet
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Imagery
Personification
Metaphor
Stanza
Couplet
Quatrain