Free verse poetry can be both easy and hard to write. Free verse poems do not have to rhyme and they do not have to have a certain number of syllables in each line. You are free to write whatever you want! Sometimes it can be tricky to come up with a strong poem when there are no rules to follow. Click on this link to find out some tips and tricks for writing free verse poems.
*Remember - your free verse poem should create vivid images for your reader!
You may want to think about:
- using similes or metaphors
- including descriptive words
- using onomatopoeia (sound words)
- describing movement
- creating mood
Here is a very quick poem I wrote while I was in class:
Poetry Class
by: Kelly Flasha
Keys click
Pencils scratch
Children lean close to glowing screens.
A whisper
A giggle
Words come alive.
Enjoy your freedom,
Mrs. F.
:D making smiles
ReplyDeletex( making deaths
:I finding manny manny dead people
Creating all smiles
ReplyDeleteGiving out happiness
Unicorns are are always happy!
Socc er is Cool
ReplyDeleteSoccer is awesome
Puddles of wet
From all the sweat
This is MY game
let it go
ReplyDeletelet it go let it go
and ill rise like the break of dawn
let it go let it go
that perfect girl is gone
here i stand and her ill stay
inspired by frozen
Butterflies are super pretty,
ReplyDeleteThey have a nice pattern on their back,
They fly around showing of the pattern,
And they are all different.
The train goes by, it is faster than the speed of light
ReplyDeleteThe rail claps like a One Direction concert
The train driver yells “all aboard” like he is in danger
The people get on, they sound like the feet of Bigfoot
Machinery
ReplyDeleteall around us
we rely on it
like a bee relies on flowers.
in summer
ReplyDeletethe wind whispers in you ear
and sings a butterflys heart beat
a fant hume in the wind
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ReplyDeletePoems
ReplyDeleteHard but easy
Simple but complex
Challenging for everyone
Many different types of poems
the clouds are marshmallows
ReplyDeletethe sky is as blue as the ocean
the sun is as bright as a light bulb
birds are as pretty as the Stanley cup
the snow is as sticky as cotton candy
the rain feels like a shower
Feathers flying
ReplyDeleteWater splashing
Flapping wings
The ducks are back
josh is a bosh that is a
ReplyDeletebosh josh is a bosh that
loves
the name josh
my tire is on fire and my face is to it burns and it is firm
ReplyDeletei think im going to die but at lest i had a good life
i now it dose not make sense but it is still works
thursday april 17 2014
ReplyDeletenature called oun day
one day i was playing
on my bike i heard a sound
calling my name
i hurried home the next day
i heard it again
but this time i want to it
and i realized it was nature
and thats when i realized
it was nature and left me a note
bright as a flower
ReplyDeletebut to bright to look at
floats high in the sky
the sun
There once was a guy
ReplyDeletenamed Bob he killed
a homeless Dog
oilers are the best
ReplyDeletethey beat calgary and made
them cry