Assignment 1: Write 20 couplets that can stand alone as their own poem-Due Wednesday-3/26/14
Assignment 2: Write 10 poems that consist of 4-6 couplets. Each poem has a theme: family, friends, animals, school, dating, sports
and activities, food, recess, lunch, your self-Due Friday-3/28/14
Assignment 3: Write a story in couplet form with 24-36 couplets-Due Tuesday-4/1/14
Assignment 2: Write 10 poems that consist of 4-6 couplets. Each poem has a theme: family, friends, animals, school, dating, sports
and activities, food, recess, lunch, your self-Due Friday-3/28/14
Assignment 3: Write a story in couplet form with 24-36 couplets-Due Tuesday-4/1/14
In preparation for our annual poetry night, the 7th grade will be learning how to craft couplets. Couplets, in their simplest form, are just two lines of poetry. Each line usually has the same number of syllables and may or may not rhyme. | The boy who went boom Got sent to his room. -Amanda York |
A couplet can exist on its own or it can be part of a larger poem made up of multiple couplets. | Decorator Hermit Crab There was a little hermit crab Who thought his tank was rather drab At first he didn't know what to do Then decorated with pink and blue. Now he is no longer crabby With his new home, he's rather happy! ©2001 Vanessa Pike-Russell |
Helpful Links
RhymeZone-will help you find words that rhyme
Iambic Pentameter-if you want an added challenge, try to create a poem of couplets in iambic pentameter or visit Craft of Poetry-to learn how to create a split, Alexandrine or Qasida couplet.
Here is a great resource for writing in Iambic Pentameter
RhymeZone-will help you find words that rhyme
Iambic Pentameter-if you want an added challenge, try to create a poem of couplets in iambic pentameter or visit Craft of Poetry-to learn how to create a split, Alexandrine or Qasida couplet.
Here is a great resource for writing in Iambic Pentameter