Y’all are
doing great!! Today we will do a favorite of mine – simple, direct, and very
useful.
The 5 W's Poem
This is an obvious poem. It can be sweet, silly,
romantic, or serious, etc., depending on how you respond on each line. Since
you are basically just answering questions, it’s a very simple poem to start
out with.
This poem answers the 5 W’s: Who, What,
Where, When & Why.
The only question of this nature that it does not
address is “How.”
These poems have no need to rhyme, nor are the
lines any particular length, meter, or subject. So, it’s a pretty simple poetry
form to follow:
Line 1: Who
(or what) is the poem about?
Line 2: What
action is happening?
Line 3: Where
does the action take place?
Line 4: When
does the action take place?
Line 5: Why
does this action happen?
There
is no need for a title to this poem because the first line tells what it is
about and serves as the title as well as part of the poem:
EXAMPLES:
Questions everything.
At home, at school, at church,
when he doesn't understand.
Because that's what people do who want to change the world.
© 2016 Stacy Johnson
My children
Tumble through the living room
Every day after school
Because they feel safe and loved
© 2017 Kaci Carlson
Our loving Heavenly Father
Prepared a plan of Happiness,
In the heavens,
Before the world was,
So we could return and live with Him.
©
2014 Stephanie Abney
PLEASE
REMEMBER ~ any poetry found on
this blog, written by me, is my personal property and may not be used without
my permission, other than sharing it as an example in a lesson or to read it to
someone. The same goes for any poems that are shared in the comments of this
blog or elsewhere online as a result of this challenge. They are the creative
property of the person who writes them. These poems are their original work and
no one may use them without their permission. It is understood that they own
the copyright to them as soon as they post them. Thanks so much!
Also, if you choose to
post your poems on your own blog ~ that’s awesome. But PLEASE don’t just copy
and paste my daily instructions, but rather post your poem on your blog or your
FB wall or wherever AND LINK BACK TO THIS BLOG POST for others to come here to
read the instructions. I’ve spent considerable time researching the poetry
forms and writing them up to share with you. Thanks for respecting my work and
the creative work of others.
1 comment:
Here are my poems:
https://murph4slaw.blogspot.com/2022/04/national-poetry-month-day-24-aabba-poem.html
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