Question

How do I write a ten line poem???

Answer 1

Do you have more instruction than that?

Answer 2

Poem Instructions: 1. Topic - You will be writing a poem describing someone or something that is very important to you. This could be a friend, family member, fictional character, or even a special place that you find very meaningful. 2. Poem Expectations: - Must be at least 10 lines long. - You may use rhyme in your poem but it is not required - You must also include at least 1 simile, metaphor, and example of a sensory detail. These should be easily identified in the following manner: Simile – underline Metaphor - bold Sensory Detail – italicize 3. MLA Format - Your essay must be in proper MLA format. This means: - Font: 12pt, Times New Roman, double-spaced - Heading aligned to the left (name, class, teacher, date) - Running header in the top right corner (name, pg #) - 1in. margins on all sides 4. Poem Rubric and Example – In order to better understand how you will be graded on this assignment, please read over the Poem rubric in the Course Message Board. The thread also has an example of a student poem to give you a better idea of what yours should look like. To access the thread: - Click on the pink tack icon in the lesson to access the course Message Board - Go to the “Essay Rubrics and Examples” Topic - Open the “Poem” thread - Download the attached files

Answer 3

U write a ten line poem by writing ten lines of creative words

Answer 4

The what: poem describing someone or something that is very important to you

The how: must also include at least 1 simile, metaphor, and example of a sensory detail.

OK, so you have some things to work with. Where you need to go at that point is into poetic forms. Did you read my post "Comments?" here? It is a form of poem. There is also a discussion Jagtuba and I did on poems. The big deal can be in cadence or flow. A poem is more like a song or other structured flow. It has cadence or rhyme or a creative flair.

Answer 5

See, this is poetic without being set lines:
http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/52e0b9e3e4b0b5e90a1688d3

You can use alliteration (front rhyme, basically) or rhyme or cadence or all of them. There is usually a more "flowery" tone to things.

Answer 6

And here is where Jaga and I taled a bit about poetry:
http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/52d3815ee4b00c91d58774ba

Answer 7

so i have to have like 10 sentences or 10 peregraphs i have no idea how to write a poem i am good at writing books but really bad at poems

Answer 8

A line is not always even a full sentence.

Oh but for the words,
and not the heards,
of sheep's flock,
on my frock.

Four lines, one sentence.

Answer 9

ohhhhhhhh ok

can u give me an exapmple of what a 10 line with a 1 simile, metaphor, and example of a sensory detail would look like i will not use it for my class but i would like to see what it would look like please

Answer 10

One thing to use is find a couple words that rhyme easily. Then you could do every other line ending in a rhyme. so aabbaabbaa or ababababab.

As in:
frog
dog
fish
dish
frog
dog
fish
dish

being aabbaabb type stuff and:

frog
fish
dog
dish

being abab type stuff.

Now, I used the same word each time, but usually they would be different.

Poems don't have to rhyme, but it is easy with a rhyming tool, which is free on the internet.

Answer 11

ok makes sense

Answer 12

http://www.rhymezone.com/
http://www.rhymer.com/

So, start by finding some word list of rhyming words. Then see if you can work with it. By work with it I mean things like:

cat/hat/sat

I have a cat,
my friend sat,
on his hat.

Well, that makes no sense!

My friend's hat,
upon it sat,
a large cat!

Ah ha! More sense!

That is working with it until you get some rhymes.

Answer 13

how do i make it so i write about somthing meaning full

Answer 14

Sensory detail is a sound, a smell, something seen, etc. So it smelled like winter, it felt like mush, it tasted more sour than the strongest lemon in the world, it was louder than a wailing cat.


Well, that is where the working with it comes in. You need to pic a topic and see what you can do with it. Oh, and important does not mean it can't be funny.

Answer 15

ok so say i pick to write about new York how would that work

Answer 16

And here is another reference to some of the terms:
http://literarydevices.net/rhyme/
http://literarydevices.net/metaphor/
http://literarydevices.net/simile/

Well, if NY is important to you, find some aspects to talk about. In fact, simile will help there. what is the city like? A friend, a family member? It is like your own private playground? All those like or as things make a simile.

Answer 17

ok so if i said new york is as spectacular as the night sky thats a simile

Answer 18

The metaphore will also work well. There are examples on that page that can help. The city was... ??? dancing, doing something, some other comparison.


Yes, when you use as or like it is simile.

Answer 19

i strugle
with metaphors how would i do that

Answer 20

Don't use like or as. Look at the ones on the page.


My brother was boiling mad. (This implies he was too angry.)
The assignment was a breeze. (This implies that the assignment was not difficult.)
It is going to be clear skies from now on. (This implies that clear skies are not a threat and life is going to be without hardships)
The skies of his future began to darken. (Darkness is a threat; therefore, this implies that the coming times are going to be hard for him.)
Her voice is music to his ears. (This implies that her voice makes him feel happy)

So any feature you can express, but not use like or as, and is something different than the literal truth.

Answer 21

oh ok that makes sence

Answer 22

The city was like a furnace <-- Simile
The city was hot as a furnace <-- Simile
The city was a furnace today <-- metaphor

Answer 23

All three have the same meaning, but the tool is different.

Answer 24

ooohhhhhh light bulb haha that makes a lot of sense

Answer 25

So basically it IS a metaphor whenever you say it IS something. It is LIKE a simile when you say it is AS something.

There is is no way a city really is a furnace, but by saying "The city was a furnace today" I am saying it IS. So if you can remember the IS vs LIKE/AS, then you can keep those straight. Work out some way of remembering that in case they ask it on a quiz or test.

Answer 26

I'll start with something... anything.

Oh, such a day.

That is it. A start.

Answer 27

ok so oh,such a day

then i rhyme with day right

Answer 28

Now, day gives me what. Way, say. Let me use one of those dictionaries.

Words and phrases that rhyme with day: (675 results)
http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=day&typeofrhyme=perfect&org1=syl&org2=l&org3=y

OK! That is a ton.

Oh, such a day.
The water did spray,
and horse did neigh,
as I did the way,
of work in May.

There we go. A brand new poem. Short lines, not great, but it is a poem.

You can do loner lines to help at times. And if you looked at those other posts you saw how those can add up.

Answer 29

ok and cool dictionary

Answer 30

Far and away
the NCAA
played this day
in a big way
that month of May

Answer 31

That shows another thing you can do in a poem. Tie topics together with one word. Both of those stanzas had May as the ending. So with a little work I could turn it into a lament of someone who was working rather than seeing a football game.

Answer 32

ok too cool for words

Answer 33

And just think, that was just playing around with the word day. OK, so you have a little more to do because of the metaphor, simile and sensory, but I hope that gives you some tools to start with.

Answer 34

You need inspiration.

Answer 35

It is an assignment with restrictions. There is little inspiration available in that situation. The restriction is to something or someone or somewhere personally important, and he has chosen NY. That is about all the inspiration he has room for.

Answer 36

thanks for the help