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Friday, April 30, 2021 Day 30 "Hyperbole Poem" for 30 Poems in 30 Days" ~ Final Day of Poetry Month ~ #NationalPoetryMonthI really, really, really love the word hyperbole. I justlike the way it sounds. And when used in poetry, it can be the cause of morefun than a life-long pass to Disneyland. (THAT was a hyperbole, by the way).
Hyperbole Poems are written in overstated, figurativelanguage. They are full of very large exaggerations, often used for emphasis. Ahyperbole is a figure of speech and a type of irony that uses extremeexaggeration for emphasis or to make a point. [Irony: the use of words toexpress something other than and especially the opposite of the literalmeaning]. Such statements are exaggerations but are not metaphors.
Obviously, such statements are not intended to be takenliterally: Ive been waiting for an eternity for you to get here.
Another case in point: Hyperbole is the greatest thing inthe history of the entire world!!!
Ive told you a million times to
She has a bazillion books.
Im so hungry I could eat a horse.
The 18th-century poet, Robert Burns, used hyperbole in hispoem, A Red, Red Rose. In the poem he exaggerates about the degree of love hefeels for his beloved. He says that hell love his bonnie lass until the seasgo dry, the sun melts rocks, and the sands of life come to an end.
Heres a great example in an excerpt (1st verse) of ahyperbole poem, I Ate a Spicy Pepper by Kenn Nesbitt who has an excellentsite for teaching poetry to kids (or anyone else, for that matter).
I ate aspicy pepper
From mybrother on a dare.
The peppercaught my head on fire
And burned offall my hair.
My moutherupted lava
And mytongue began to melt.
My ears wereshooting jets of steam.
....
Well, you get the idea ~ there really are no special rulesas to rhyme or rhythm with a hyperbole poem. You are the ruler of the world of your poem, that is. (Threw in a little hyperbole for ya).
So, whats on your mind? Have fun with it!! S-T-R-E-T-C-Hthe truth and write a poem!!
Heres a crazy little 4-line example from me. What do therest of you out there have to offer?
The little girl said she had a dog asbig as a cow.
I thought that was odd and I asked her how.
She said the dog ate as much as a horse.
Well,I thought, that explains things, of course.
2021 Stephanie Abney
YOUR TURN!!
PLEASE REMEMBER ~any poetry found on this blog, written by me, is my personal property and maynot be used without my permission, other than sharing it as an example in alesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for any poems that are shared inthe comments of this blog or elsewhere online as a result of this challenge.They are the creative property of the person who writes them. These poems aretheir original work and no one may use them without their permission. It isunderstood that they own the copyright for to them as soon as they post them.Thanks so much!
Also, if you choose to postyour poems on your own blog ~ thats awesome. But PLEASE dont just copy andpaste my daily instructions, but rather post your poem on your blog or your FBwall or wherever AND LINK BACK TO THIS BLOG POST for others to come here toread the instructions. Ive spent considerable time researching the poetryforms and writing them up to share with you. Thanks for respecting my work andthe creative work of others.
Today is National Poemin Your Pocket Day. Fun stuff and wewill be celebrating it by choosing a poem and carrying it with you today andsharing it with others any way you wish.
And I think it wouldbe AWESOME if the poem you choose is one that YOU wrote! But, any poem is justfine.
One of the easiestways to celebrate is via social media using this hash-tag: #pocketpoem. So, I thinkyou should pick one of your own original poems or find a poem you like . . . youcan even make copies of it to hand out or just one copy that you carry aroundall day and hopefully share with others.
Id like to share a poem about this day written by one ofour regular participants in my April Poetry Month Challenge. Its a great littlepoem and I share it here with her permission:
Poem in Your Pocket Day
To find a favorite poem for a funholiday
It may be one that makes you laugh orsmile
Or even one that makes you think awhile
Or one you find upon a Library shelf
Just keep it with you throughout theday
Then share with those who come yourway.
2017 Vicki Firth
Heres a link from the National Poetry Month website allabout Poem in Your Pocket Day
https://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/poem-your-pocket-day
1 comment: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Day 28 ~ Cinquain Pattern 3 for #NationalPoetryMonth and "30 poems in 30 days"
I really LOVE Cinquain Poems it was at a poetryworkshop many moons ago that I was first introduced to cinquain poetry. Itsremained one of my favorites. I have uncovered THREE DIFFERENT ways to write acinquain poem; 1 is by counting the number of syllables per line, another bycounting the number of words per line, and the last one counts WORDS . . . BUT withvery SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS!! Today we are doing the LAST type ~
Cinquain poems always have FIVE LINES, but for the version Icall Pattern 3, you will need to fill each line in ACCORDING TO THEDIRECTIONS BELOW!! J
This Cinquain Poem has a certain number of words forlines 1, 2, 3, and 5 but line 4 is any phrase (just a short sentence) you wantto use so it sort of pull it all together
Here is the PATTERN:
Line1: Anoun
Line 2:Two adjectives
Line 3:Three -ing words
Line 4: Aphrase (short, but no specific number of words)
Line 5:Another word for the noun
Hereare two examples of mine I wrote a while ago:
Graceful, lyrical
Leaping, twirling, spinning
My beautiful granddaughter
Payton
Babies
Sweet, precious
Laughing, babbling, crying
If only they stayed little
Adorable
2011 Stephanie Abney
PLEASE REMEMBER~ any poetry found on this blog, written by me, is mypersonal property and may not be used without my permission, other than sharingit as an example in a lesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for anypoems that are shared in the comments of this blog or elsewhere online as aresult of this challenge. They are the creative property of the person whowrites them. These poems are their original work and no one may use themwithout their permission. It is understood that they own the copyright to themas soon as they post them. Thanks so much!
Also, if you choose to post yourpoems on your own blog ~ thats awesome. But PLEASE dont just copy and pastemy daily instructions, but rather post your poem on your blog or your FB wallor wherever AND LINK BACK TO THIS BLOG POST for others to come here to read theinstructions. Ive spent considerable time researching the poetry forms andwriting them up to share with you. Thanks for respecting my work.
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Ever since Idiscovered this fun little poetry form 5 years ago, I havent been able toresist using it every year. Writing terse verses is so fun and quick, but itsa bit tricky!!
It will put a smile on your face!! It takes a bit of figuring things out at first, but onceyou hang of it its hard to stop creating them!!
A TerseVerse is usually funny. Itsactually a riddle with a two-word rhyming answer; basically a synonym .. .
The tricky part isthat the two words in the answer mustalso have the same number of syllables. So, if you use a one-syllableword for the first word, then the second word also needs to be a one-syllableword, or both need to be 2 syllables, etc.
Hereare a few of my examples:
RIDDLE QUESTION: What do you call a joke-tellingrabbit?
Crabby Tabby
What do you call a cucumber thatcant make up its mind?FicklePickle
What do you call polite frozenwater?
Nice Ice
All of the above terse verses Stephanie Abney
I think the Rhyme Zone tool wouldcome in handy for this it might be easier to approach this poetry formbackward by finding a double rhyming two-word phrase with equal syllables andthen create a question or riddle for it.
Heres the Rhyme Zone tool link: http://www.rhymezone.com/
And here are afew from some of the past participants of Poetry Month (used with permission)Check out their cleverness:
BlogDog
~ 2018 Connie Cockrell
RareSpare
~ 2018 Sue Fullmer
TwitterFritter
~ 2018 Victoria Firth
FunnyMoney
~ 2017 Peggy Barker
Cantwait to see what you come up with! Cheers!!
PLEASE REMEMBER~ any poetry found on this blog, written by me, is mypersonal property and may not be used without my permission, other than sharingit as an example in a lesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for anypoems that are shared in the comments of this blog or elsewhere online as aresult of this challenge. They are the creative property of the person whowrites them. These poems are their original work and no one may use themwithout their permission. It is understood that they own the copyright to themas soon as they post them. Thanks so much!
Also, if you choose to post yourpoems on your own blog ~ thats awesome. But PLEASE dont just copy and pastemy daily instructions, but rather post your poem on your blog or your FB wallor wherever AND LINK BACK TO THIS BLOG POST for others to come here to read theinstructions. Ive spent considerable time researching the poetry forms andwriting them up to share with you. Thanks for respecting my work.
I have really had fun with thispoetry form when I taught school. Its amazing what the students come up with.Lets see what yall can do with it. You need to follow the directions exactly more counting of syllables but no rhyming required. I even created a littlefill-in-the-blank chart to help you out! Cheers!!
How to write a Pensee Poem ~ pensee is a French word that means areflection or thought. It is a five-line, structured poem that does notrhyme. Each line has aspecific number of syllables and addresses a specific part of the poem ~ seebox below.
The thing to watchout for is to follow the pattern, including WHAT should be expressed on eachline, using a SPECIFIC number of syllables ~ and remember THIS poem does notrhyme.
Line
Pattern
Example
Line 1
Subject (2syllables)
Freedom
Line 2
Description (4syllables)
Our liberties
Line 3
Action (7syllables)
Granted unto us by God
Line 4
Setting (8syllables)
Outlined in our Constitution
Line 5
Final thought (6syllables)
Thank you Founding Fathers
This is how the above example looks as a poem:
Freedom
Our liberties
Granted unto us by God
Outlined in our Constitution
Thank-you Founding Fathers
2014Stephanie Abney
And a couplemore examples from previous years:
So full of love
Throwing their arms around me
As we snuggle on Grandmas couch
I lead such a charmed life
2018Stephanie Abney
Cold, smooth and sweet
Makes its way to my tummy
At the end of a trying day
For now, all is just fine.
2016 Stephanie Abney
So, theseare a few of my examples, but you get the idea. So, go ahead and try several ~perhaps one about an emotion, an animal, one of your favorite foods, or a timeof year (holiday/season), an event, or something in nature. What comesto mind?
PLEASE REMEMBER ~ anypoetry found on this blog, written by me, is my personal property and may notbe used without my permission, other than sharing it as an example in a lessonor to read it to someone. The same goes for any poems that are shared in thecomments of this blog or elsewhere online as a result of this challenge. Theyare the creative property of the person who writes them. These poems are theiroriginal work and no one may use them without their permission. It isunderstood that they own the copyright for to them as soon as they post them.Thanks so much!
Also, if you choose to post your poems on your own blog ~thats awesome. But PLEASE dont just copy and paste my daily instructions, butrather post your poem on your blog or your FB wall or wherever AND LINK BACK TOTHIS BLOG POST for others to come here to read the instructions. Ive spentconsiderable time researching the poetry forms and writing them up to sharewith you. Thanks for respecting my work.
This form ofJapanese poetry has been called, The Grandmother of Haiku. This is one of theoldest forms of poetry. It originated in Japan during the 7th century. Unlikethe Haiku, which tends to focus on nature, these poems allow for emotionalexpression and were often written by both men and women as private messages totheir lovers.
INSTRUCTIONS:
A Tanka poem is an unrhymed Japanese poem consisting offive lines ~ although, its kind of like some crazy run-on sentence as only the first word of the first line iscapitalized and the period goes at the end of the very last word of the lastline, with no need for commas along the way.
Tankas are generally written in two partsor ideas. The firstthree lines comprise part ONE and the lasttwo lines make up part TWO, which kind of an answer or reaction to thefirst three lines. (The first three lines tend to describe what happened, whatwas felt and/or feared, etc., while the last two lines tend to represent aresolution or lesson learned).
This poem is distinguished by the number of lines and syllablesinstead of rhyme. Please take care to COUNT the syllables in the poem youcreate and only use 5 lines. Tanka poems consist of 31 syllables in thefollowing pattern:
Line 1 = 5syllables
Line 2 = 7syllables
Line 3 = 5syllables
Line 4 = 7 syllables
Line 5 = 7 syllables
Be sure to COUNT OUT your syllables so youget it right. J
(ATanka poem doesnt really need a title; up to you)
Here are a couple of examples:
TRUE STORY - WE MET IN A COLLEGE SNOWBALL FIGHT!!!
Little did I know
More than fifty years ago
Playing in the snow
Splat! A snowball hit my head
And found its way to my heart.
2021 Stephanie Abney
Surroundedby family
Iknow I am blessed
Couldanything be better
Thanhaving a grandchilds love?
2014 Stephanie Abney
PLEASEREMEMBER~ any poetry found on this blog, written by me, ismy personal property and may not be used without my permission, other thansharing it as an example in a lesson or to read it to someone. The same goesfor any poems that are shared in the comments of this blog or elsewhere onlineas a result of this challenge. They are the creative property of the person whowrites them. These poems are their original work and no one may use themwithout their permission. It is understood that they own the copyright to themas soon as they post them. Thanks so much!
Also, if you choose to post your poemson your own blog ~ thats awesome. But PLEASE dont just copy and paste mydaily instructions, but rather post your poem on your blog or your FB wall orwherever AND LINK BACK TO THIS BLOG POST for others to come here to read theinstructions. Ive spent considerable time researching the poetry forms andwriting them up to share with you. Thanks for respecting my work.
Image byJill WellingtonfromPixabay
2 comments: Saturday, April 24, 2021 Day 24 - Tautogram Poems for 30 poems in 30 days for #NationalPoetryMonthSo hereshuge challenge ~ I have never written one of these before nor have I made itpart of the 30 poems in 30 days challenge before but I like to stir the potnow and then so here ya go ~
Lets write TautogramPoems!!! This is an EXTREME form of an alliteration poem.The Greek root word tauto means THESAME and gramma means LETTER ~ so, have you figured it out yet? Well, heresthe ONLY rule for this poetry form:
ALL and yes,I mean ALL words in the poem MUST BEGIN WITH THE SAME LETTER!!
YIKES! Thereare a number of sites online that can help you with lists of words that startwith the same letter so if you need help just do a search.
Here is myexample: I chose the letter E ~
explains excitedly, examines elements
equally entertaining, equippingevents
ending in extended ecstasy.
2021 Stephanie Abney
Hmmm can youmake yours even longer? USING the same letter to begin every word and stillmake a semblance of sense out of it? Good luck!
So pick aletter--any letter--and lets see what youve got!
PLEASE REMEMBER~any poetry found on this blog, written by me, is my personal property and maynot be used without my permission, other than sharing it as an example in alesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for any poems that are shared inthe comments of this blog or elsewhere online as a result of this challenge.They are the creative property of the person who writes them. These poems aretheir original work and no one may use them without their permission. It isunderstood that they own the copyright to them as soon as they post them.Thanks so much!
Also, if you choose to post your poems on your ownblog ~ thats awesome. But PLEASE dont just copy and paste my dailyinstructions, but rather post your poem on your blog or your FB wall orwherever AND LINK BACK TO THIS BLOG POST for others to come here to read theinstructions. Ive spent considerable time researching the poetry forms andwriting them up to share with you. Thanks for respecting my work.
Image byJill Wellington from Pixabay
So, today Im just going to set you free. Lets justabandon all the rules (as some of you fabulous poets out there prefer to doanyway) and write a free verse poem about whatever you choose to write about.
Free verse is basically random, without any fixed metricalpatterns of any kind and while there is no need to rhyme, its totally fine ifyou wish to use rhyme, but there is no need to count syllables or to worryabout much of anything just let it come. But free verse is actually tricky tomake it feel cohesive, but once you get it just how you want it you will bemost happy with it. Create your line breaks wherever it feels right. Freeverse poems can be long, short or anything in between, as long as it seems tohave a good flow, then you are good to go.
No examples today I dont want to influence your free versepoem. Enjoy! Cheers!!
PLEASE REMEMBER~any poetry found on this blog, written by me, is my personal property and maynot be used without my permission, other than sharing it as an example in alesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for any poems that are shared inthe comments of this blog or elsewhere online as a result of this challenge.They are the creative property of the person who writes them. These poems aretheir original work and no one may use them without their permission. It isunderstood that they own the copyright to them as soon as they post them.Thanks so much!
Also, if you choose to post your poems on your ownblog ~ thats awesome. But PLEASE dont just copy and paste my dailyinstructions, but rather post your poem on your blog or your FB wall orwherever AND LINK BACK TO THIS BLOG POST for others to come here to read theinstructions. Ive spent considerable time researching the poetry forms andwriting them up to share with you. Thanks for respecting my work.
*ARTWORK by Stephanie Abney
2 comments: Thursday, April 22, 2021Day 22 AllAbout Me Poem for 30 Poems in 30 Days for #NationalPoetryMonth
The AllAbout Me poem can be deep and insightful or fun and silly. You can do it overand over, answering the questions from a different perspective. Enjoy!!
Its supereasy because there is an online Autobiographical Portrait Poem Generator forthis type of poem quick and easy!! Ill give you the link after you read aboutit.
Typically,it goes like this:
Write your first name ...
Sister of ... list your siblings name(s).(If you don't have brothers or sisters, write no one.)
Lover of ... three things you love,
Who feels ... three things and howyou feel about them,
Who needs ... three things you need,
Who gives ... three things you giveothers,
Who fears ... three things that scareyou,
Who would like to see ... three thingsyou want to see,
Resident of ... the city you live in,then your street name, (Put a period at the end of this line).
[OR wherever you want to say I usuallysay resident of the universe just because I get tired of my info being outthere so much, even though I know someone can find plenty about me if theywanted to, but why make it easy all the time?]
Write your last name ...
Heres mine(I made a new one this year Ive done a few in the past. I have answered thequestions pretty closely for the sake of making an example poem).
Stephanie
Creative, supportive, optimistic, spiritual.
Sister of Camille.
Lover of life, family, and country.
Who feels happy when surrounded bygrandkids, blessed beyond measure, and grateful to have lived so long.
Who needs understanding, time, andlots of books!
Who gives encouragement, insight, andlove.
Who fears not finishing the importantthings, like writing my life story, but fears little else because of the Lord'scomfort and promises.
Who would like to see everyone getalong, my grandchildren grow up happy, and Austria . . . one of these days.
Resident of the universe.
Abney
2021 Stephanie Abney
OK so hereis an Instant Poetry Creator for this poem ~ just answer the questions and thenclick and it writes your poem for you which you can then copy and paste (ortweak a bit if you wish) HERE IS THE LINK:Autobiographical Portrait Poem Generator~ ALSO note:at this site - there are TWO different fill in the blanks poetry generators -one for he's and one for she's so use the correct one. Cheers!! Have fun!!
Follow Me on PinterestVisit Stephanie's profile on Pinterest.About the Books I Review~Some of the books I review are given to me by the author or the publisher, some I have purchased myself, some are gifts and some I get at the library. All books, regardless of how I came to read them, get my honest opinion. I also reserve the right to refuse books for review at my own discretion. Just thought you might like to know.
(However, in the future, I expect most of my reviews will be on my book review blog: Stephanie's Book Reviews Author Interviews )
Total PageviewsAbout MeStephanie AbneyI'm a writer, and observer of life. I grew up in Southern CA, graduated from Hollywood High School and met my sweetheart in a snowball fight at BYU. I love my remarkable and growing family (great husband, Jim, married in 1970; 5 kids - 4 living - 18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild)!!View my complete profileFollowersBlog Archive 2008(24) March(1) May(1) June(8) July(3) August(3) September(4) October(2) November(2) 2009(20) January(1) February(2) March(4) April(1) May(2) June(3) July(1) August(1) September(2) November(3) 2010(5) October(1) November(2) December(2) 2011(43) February(1) March(1) April(32) May(1) July(1) August(1) October(1) November(5) 2012(14) April(7) June(1) August(2) November(2) December(2) 2013(3) July(1) August(2) 2014(37) March(1) April(30) May(1) July(2) September(3) 2015(32) April(30) June(1) July(1) 2016(32) February(1) March(1) April(30) 2017(32) April(31) June(1) 2018(31) March(1) April(30) 2019(31) January(1) April(30) 2020(30) April(30) 2021(30) April(30)Day 1 ~ Lantern Poem for #NationalPoetryMonth 30 ...Day 2 - Couplet Poem for #NationalPoetryMonth 30 ...Day 3 - Triplet Poem for #NationalPoetryMonth 30 ...Day 4 Rictameter Poem for #NationalPoetryMonth ...Day 5 ~ 5 Ws Poem for 30 Poems in 30 Days #Na...Day 6 ~ Pyramid Poem for 30 poems in 30 days #Na...Day 7 ~ Japanese Dodoitsu Poem for 30 poems in 30...Day 8 ~ Octopoem for #NationalPoetryMonth 30 Po...Day 9 ~ Rhyme Royal Poem for 30 poems in 30 days...Day 10 ~ Windspark Poem for 30 poems in 30 days ...DAY 11 ~ Color Poem for 30 Poems in 30 Days #N...Day 12 ~ Brevette Poem for 30 Poems in 30 Days...Day 13 ~ Tricube Poem for 30 Poems in 30 Days ...Day 14 ~ I Wish, but I Am Poem for 30 Poems in ...Day 15 Shadorma Poem for 30 Poems in 30 Days...Day 16 ~ Tyburn Poem for 30 poems in 30 days #Na...Day 17 - Haiku Poetry Day for 30 Poems in 30 Da...Day18 - Acrostic Poem for 30 Poems in 30 Days ...Day 19 - Book Spine Poetry for 30 Poems in 30 Da...Day 20 - Nonet Poem for 30 Poems in 30 Days #N...Day 21 ~ American 767 Poem for 30 Poems in 30 D...Day 22 AllAbout Me Poem for 30 Poems in 30 Da...Day 23 Free verse poem for 30 poems in 30 day...Day 24 - Tautogram Poems for 30 poems in 30 days...Day 25 - Tanka Poem for 30 poems in 30 days for ...Day 26 - Pensee Poem for 30 Poems in 30 Days f...Day 27 ~ Terse Verse for 30 Poems in 30 Days #...Day 28 ~ Cinquain Pattern 3 for #NationalPoetryMon...Day 29 Poem in Your Pocket Day for 30 poems in ...Day 30 Hyperbole Poem for 30 Poems in 30 Days...BLOG AWARD
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