Poetic Devices

What other people think of poetry:

There are as many definitions of poetry as there are poets. Wordsworth defined poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings;" Emily Dickinson said, "If I read a book and it makes my body so cold no fire ever can warm me, I know that is poetry;" and Dylan Thomas defined poetry this way: "Poetry is what makes me laugh or cry or yawn, what makes my toenails twinkle, what makes me want to do this or that or nothing."

What poetry means to me:

To me poetry is something that can express feeling and someone’s personality. Poetry does not always have to rhyme; it depends on what people like. That is one way of poetry expressing peoples likes and dislikes. Sometimes poems can express feeling because people can write sad poems if they are sad themselves, the poems that they write make them feel better. And sometimes people write poetry for fun.   

So as you can see, poetry is not only songs that rhyme, it is much more, it is whatever you think it is. 

My poem

Oh what joy it is,

To have a friend like you

 For giving me strength,

The way you do.

For lifting me up,

When I'm feeling down.

And putting a smile on my face,

When I'm swirling a frown.

Thanks for being there,

And helping me grow

Your friendship means a lot,

And that's what I’d like you

to  know.

Creative Writing

Have you ever thought what it would be like to be a Barbie Doll in a toy store? Read on my story to find out.

Here I am, sitting sadly as ever on the shelf waiting patiently  to be loved by a kid like my happy friend Barbie next door. The little happy girl excitedly rushed out of the store hoping to arrive home as soon as possible to bring out her doll house and play with Barbie. But that still does not matter, because I am still a depressed, lonely, not wanted doll sitting on the shelf for as long as I can live. After 1 month of loneliness, I finally hear soft footsteps, and laughter. It was the same little joyful girl holding my old friend barby. But Barbie was not happy, she was sad and reaching her hand out. She was depressed just like I am. But then I see her bold ugly head, the girl brushed all her hear off. I was so scared and terrified, hoping that i am not her next victim. But the little girl just looks at me, and runs away.

So as you can see, it’s not always nice to be pretty.

Young Author

Right now in English class we are assigned to write our own short, little story/ book. My story is about a 12 year old girl called Corinne with a brother called Jonny. Corinne’s life has not been easy since her mother and father divorced, she had to stay with her father but she does not know why. She was perfectly happy until she found out that her parents are hiding something, and she finds out that she was adopted when she was a baby. And at that point, things started to get trickier for Corinne and her family.

Concrete poem

My concrete poem is on seasons.

Blurb of my book report

This book is about a girl whose name is Maddy, and she finds out that the valentine’s day dance is on the same day as the soccer found raiser. She does everything to stop that. Her friend Josh helps her. But she and her best friend Sarah get in a fight, so she can’t help her. She gets embarrassed many times. She also hates valentine’s day.     

Myth Unit Reflection

This quarter in language a class, we were doing a unit on myths. It was a very fun and unique experience for me. We read 3 myths, each one had a message that writers wanted to come across us. I learned something from each of these myths. From a myth called “Why turtles live in water” I learned that in some cases animals can be smarter and cleverer than people. In the second myth called “Anansi and the squirrel”, the squirrel said “it takes a thief to catch a thief” and I agree with her. I learned that you can’t trust all people. The third myth I read is “El Dorado and the City of Gold”. From that myth I learned that when you want something you should reach out for it and never give up and fight for what you want. In this myth De Ordez did not find the city of gold that he was searching for, but he did not give up.

The myth called “Why turtles live in water” is a myth about a little turtle who was sleeping under a bush minding its own business. In one moment a villager came and saw the turtle just lying there, he wanted to kill it and eat it for dinner. Then the turtle tricked the villagers. So the people were the ones that were unintelligent in this myth, not the animals. I think it is very cruel to kill an animal that has not done anything to you. The myth called “Anansi and the squirrel” is a myth about a little spider called Anansi, and that spider wanted a grain farm from a squirrel. But the little, hard working squirrel refused. Anansi did everything to get it and he did. But that was not the end of the story! One day during a big storm, Anansi and his family were carrying grains, but once the storm started they dropped the grains and ran to find shelter. I think that was an unintelligent thing to do because of course someone would take it, and a person called Crow did. Anansi got mad at Crow because he kept on saying that the grains are his. Then Anansi called squirrel to prove they were his but instead of helping him, she said that Crow found them, so they are his. And that is why on the end of the book, squirrel said “it takes a thief to catch a thief”. In the last myth the main character De Ordez, is very wise and when he wants something, he will do anything to get it and that is exactly what I learned from this myth.

So as you can see, myths can teach you a lesson or they will try to pass a message to you. I have learned a lot from just reading these 3 myths. In conclusion, what I have learned is first what a myth is, I learned that animals can be smarter than people, and that if I want something, I should reach for it and it might come true. There are many more myths to read, but I hope you like my reflection and that you will read those 3 myths.JJJ