Hello people!
For the last project in the semester for Humanities, I have been working on a poetry unit. I had to create different types of poems (such as simile poems and haikus) that related to my worldview.
Driving question:
How might I construct text that shows who I am right now?
The first poem that we created was a simile poem. Simile poems are poems that compare your worldview to something different (uses like and as). We also had to rhyme the 2nd and 4th line in every verse. (E.G: The runner was as fast as lighting.) Here is my poem:
The Different Layers
Life has many different layers, like an onion,
Some parts are like a butterfly, bright and nice,
Whilst others are like a moth, dull and grey,
Life is like a bullet, fast and concise.
It can also be as unpredictable as the weather,
At times, it can be as challenging as a duel,
And can also be as fragile and fleeting as ice,
So you should protect like it is as precious as a jewel.
And when you feel it slipping away like sand,
You will look back into the past like your elderly grandpa,
And remember all the memories you made that are beautiful and grand.
The next poem that we had to create was a metaphor poem. Similar to simile poems, a metaphor poem is a poem that compares my worldview with something else (uses is). Here is my metaphor poem:
Life is a Concerto
When a concerto starts, it can begin with a booming roar or a soft whisper,
Either way it is the start of something surprising and new; it is the creation of life,
And when it starts, it doesn’t stop, it is a stampede of elephants, mighty and unstoppable,
The notes are your friends, harmonious and rarely full of strife
A concerto has different movements that correspond to the different stages of life.
The first movement is fast and lively, mirroring an active child,
The second is full of depth and meaning, similar to a mature adult,
And the third movement resembles an elderly person, mellow and mild.
The third poem I created was a haiku about seals. A haiku is a poem that uses a specific pattern, 1st line 5 syllables, 2nd line 7 syllables and 5 syllables for the last line. Here is my Haiku:
Red and white
Beautiful and bright
A seal stands in the light
A man with a gun
A shot echoes
The seal lying on the floor
Blood on the snow
Seals rush to aid
Only to be taken out
Man smiles with glee
The next poem was a found poem. A found poem is a poem that takes a passage of text from a book and cuts some parts out to create a poem. I chose to use my text from The Lord of the Rings. Here it is:
A world long ago
They all listened of the world long ago. A part of his tale was known to some but the full tale to none. Many eyes were turned to fear and wonder because of their eagerness of knowledge. For in that time evil received aid and grew mighty in craft. – Chapter 4, Lord of the Rings,
After finishing my found poem, I wrote an imagery poem. An imagery poem is a poem that appeals to all 5 senses (words like sticky are good when writing imagery poems). This is my imagery poem:
The difference in life
The birds caw in the distance as they fly around in the night sky,
The sweet smell of sap flows into my nose,
I feel the breeze rustle through my hair,
I watch as petals fall off a rose,
I can taste water as it trickles into my mouth.
The cries of hunger from children echo the street,
Grey smoke billows into my nose filling my lungs,
The heat of the sun blazes onto my face,
Homeless people wander around begging for money,
I still can taste the rancid leftover meat that I ate awhile back.
One moment you can be living a decent life,
The next you could be begging on the street,
Cherish every moment of your life.
I then proceeded to create a sound poem. This poems uses onomatopoeia (sound). This is my sound poem:
The Ambience of My House
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr,
Chhhhhhhhhh,
Click, tick, click,
Burple, burple,
Drip, drip,
Creak, creak
Wrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The 7th poem is an experience poem. This poem talks about a past event/ experience that a
was significant in your life and changed your world view. Here is mine:
Stage Fright
The vast audience is in silence,
Eyes staring at me like darts,
I feel the keys under my hand,
The lights glitter like sparkling eyes,
The vast chamber echoes like a grand cathedral.
My hands dance like a professional waltzer in a ball room,
My heart thumping like a drum,
My head spinning like a ballerina,
Sweat drops from my fore head like rain falling.
Finally I finish,
The crowd claps and I leave,
I feel relieved and proud,
And most of all,
Accomplished
The next poem I made was a personification poem. For this poem, I had to personify my worldview. Here it is:
My worldview
My worldview slips into my mind,
It lurks around,
Sometimes it’s full of life,
Bouncing about,
Sometimes it stares at me ominously,
Like an x-ray scanning through me.
It is a mirror of who I am,
A combination of all my past experiences,
It is what made me who I am today,
It is me.
For the final poem, I made it all about me. I made it so it has all my interests and hobbies. This is it:
A 13 year old boy,
Who enjoys different subjects,
Ranging from the clicks and clacks of mechanical keyboards
to the wonders of the world of D and D,
A semi-competitive swimmer,
And a piano player,
An enjoyer of video games,
And an avid reader.
Student in a school called Seycove,
In a program called PLP,
And finally,
The youngest of a close-knit family.
Here is a book with all my poems that I have created. It includes multiple drawings I created and audio recordings that explain each poems:
https://read.bookcreator.com/2sh4X41LA4UJ8RtEZi8eDap7BZ82/ICJILusKTmeYisQ0pVO5Zg
After finishing my book, we had to perform inside a coffee house that we did online. We were assigned different poems and had to merge our poems with the other team members to create one final poem that we would all recite. Unfortunately, I do not have any videos/photos of us performing.
To answer the driving question, I think I created text that shows I am today. My poems all relate to worldview and shows what my past experiences and who I am today.
Thanks for reading!
-Chris
