Today let’s try a fun little poem that has 8 lines. It’s called an “Octopoem.”
It looks pretty forthright:
Pick a topic of your choice and describe it in EIGHT lines.
Each line can be as long as you choose and do not need to rhyme or anything of
that nature. It seems to be best suited to describe a person, but you can get creative and describe a pet or even an object, etc.). Have fun!!
HOWEVER, the only thing you DO need to follow is the order of
the descriptions you use for each of the 8 lines about your poem.
An octopoem has 8
lines describing the topic (or pet or person, whatever):
line 1: color
line 2: season
line 3: place
line 4: weather
line 5: clothing
line 6: furniture
line 7: TV show
line 8: food
line 1: color
line 2: season
line 3: place
line 4: weather
line 5: clothing
line 6: furniture
line 7: TV show
line 8: food
Here’s one I wrote last year ~
My Grandson, My Friend
His favorite color is green.
He is a breath of fresh Spring air.
He loves to be wherever I am.
We love to play in the rain.
If it's green, it's clean and ready to wear.
When I can't find him he's usually hiding behind a chair.
If “Wild Kratts” is on, we are good to go.
He likes to eat everything as long as it is a peanut butter sandwich.
He is a breath of fresh Spring air.
He loves to be wherever I am.
We love to play in the rain.
If it's green, it's clean and ready to wear.
When I can't find him he's usually hiding behind a chair.
If “Wild Kratts” is on, we are good to go.
He likes to eat everything as long as it is a peanut butter sandwich.
© 2015 Stephanie
Abney
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