4 questions for blog

1. What did you learn about poetry?

 

In my 8th grade class at Carolina Day school we have recently been studying Poetry. So far in Ms. Pyeatt's class I have learned more about alliteration, Metaphors, Stanzas and Imagery. In these past weeks we have practiced using these things in our own poetry. I look forward to what we learn next. 

1. Where did you get your ideas for your poems?

When getting ideas for writing my own poetry, I thought about all the things I dislike or like in the world. When I wanted to write a happy poem, I thought about my pony, Miles. I figured out that when writing my own poetry, if I wanted to write a sad poem I had to be sad. This gave me power to transfer my sadness into my own poem. Therefore, this made it to where other people could feel the power of the poem. 

1. How did you make your poems good? (poetic elements AND process you used)

Whenever I write a poem I always strive to do my best. Although sometimes no matter how hard I try my poem may still need a little work. When trying to write a good poem I try to add my emotion into it. I also try to use imagery when writing good poems, and sometimes I even use metaphors. I used imagery the most to show my reader more about my poem. When writing the poems I used B.I.C. (Butt in Chair). I would focus on doing that one poem and list the things that I wanted to include in that poem.

1. Why did you write your poems? (what you wanted to communicate)

When writing poems I wanted to communicate to the reader. I wanted the reader to feel what I felt when reading the poem. I used lots of Imagery and tried to add emotion, so that the reader could interpret the poem just as I did. Although sometimes, I wanted the reader to wonder who exactly I was talking about. I would try to leave the reader hanging or I would input things like "He was the one who chomped on the hay, and galloped into my heart." So that the reader would finally know who it was that I was writing about. I enjoyed writing these poems and that during this process they got better and better.