Poetry Sounds

At first, I thought rhyme was when words sounded alike, but I learned that rhyme is...

An example of a poem with end rhyme is below. The title is "Nerver Alone", and the author is Rodney Belcher. The rhyme scheme is abcb.

On my poetry pretest, I was below grade-level. On my posttest, I hope that I will be at grade-level.

I feel you in the morning

When at first I awake

Your thought is with me

With each decision I make

You'd been around forever

Since the first breath I took

Now I have to go on alone

But for love, I need not look

Cause by what you bestowed

In our short time together

Will last in my heart

Forever and ever

Although you've left

And now walk above

I'm never alone

I'm wrapped in your love

Enjoy now your long waited reward

Feel peace that your love continues on

What was taught to me, will be taught to mine

Cause you live on in me even after you've gone

Reasons

Insecurity keeps me hidden

I shy away from your care

Will you still be there?

I try to understand your motives

But turn up dry for reasons

Reasons for you to care

Reasons for me to care for you

Why do I push the more you pull

You stray from my heart

And why...

Because I had to have a reason

Who will be there?

When sadness fills my soul

Who's shoulder can i cry on?

When hatred fills my heart

Who's ears can i vent to?

When pain nips at my nerves

Whose arms will be there to hug me?

When confusion rots my thoughts

Who will be there for me to confide in?

25 Random Things

1. I'm scared of outer space, because it is so big and unknown.
2. I do not like to study for tests because I want to see how much I remember without extra help.
3. My very bestfriend is my purple teddy.
4. I love to write, but I hate reading what is on the paper.
5. I wish that I could be as smart as my brother.
6. When I am alone I like to look for images on my ceiling wall.
7. When I was younger all of my friends were boys.
8. I like to argue for fun, with people who make me look less intelligent.
9. I tend to spend a lot of my money on school supplies.
10. My favorite colors change about every five months.
11. I hate drama, so I tend to hate those who start it.
12. I like snails, and when i crush them I get sad.
13. I love to buy mechanical pencils.
14. When I try not to laugh at someone I think of the color orange.
15. I'm very worried about my future.
16. My worst fear is that I will be just like my mother.
17. I miss my step brothers everyday of my life.
18. I am not a very jealous person.
19. In eighth grade I cut my hair really short.
20. When I was younger I wanted to start a bug collection.
21. I write with my paper sideways, and I cannot write in a straight line.
22. I am fascinated with the life of beetles.
23. I love to spend money on my friends without having anything in return.
24. A lot of my poetry is depressing.
25. I like to know that people have devastating lives.

Imagery and Figurative Language.

At first, I thought imagery was and image that had to do with a simile, but I learned that this was wrong. Actually, imagery is language that appeals to the five senses. I also learned about figurative language. I used to think figurative language was language that was figurative , but I learned that figurative language is a word or phrase that describes on thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level.  The three main types of figurative language are similes , metaphors, and personification

Figuritive Language Games

The best figurative language game I played tonight is metaphor battleship, because it quizzes on widely known metaphors. In order to play this game, I had to find the ememy's ships to sink them. When I hit a ship, I was asked to fill in the rest of the metaphor. My final score on this game was that I had finished successfully. If you want to play this game, go to this link: http://www.quia.com/ba/42131.html?AP_rand=163810965 .

Another enjoyable figurative language game is fling the teacher, because it is a quiz that asks what type of phrases are showing. In order to play this game, I had to complete fifteen questions. My final score on this game was 100 percent. If you want to play this game, go to this link : http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/tech/fling3.html

My least favorite figurative language game is simile practice, because all you have to do is drag and drop,which is very boring. In order to play this game, I had to drag and drop phrases to make a simile. My final score on this game was 100%. If you want to play this game, go to this link: http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/simile.html