This folder has multiple kinds of poems that I have written. Some vary from Limerick, Diamante, Tongue-Twister, and Lanterne poems. I am quite proud of the poems I have written, each one has a different inspiration and meaning to me. “Sign-Language” is a limerick I wrote it based on my family’s experience in learning American Sign Language. I wanted to be creative with it and to make it cheerful. This fits with the portfolio because it’s a different type of writing, a type of writing that I don’t usually write. The kind of methods that employed this piece is by making a list. I made a list of words that I could use in my poem and played with the words. I also had to remind myself to make it simple.
“Sally Sulliven” is a tongue-twister I wrote a while back. It’s about two sisters that got into a fight because of a
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This poem is about playing the game Jacks. It’s like the game Jacks brought to life. This piece fits with the portfolio because it was a type of poem I wanted to write. At first, I tried different kinds of objects for this poem, but it was quite hard and it didn’t rhyme. The inspiration of this poem was from a poem I read. The poem was about a pencil brought to life. So, I decided to make this type of poem. The techniques it employs is just rhyming with -ing words. Also to use the right vocabulary to make the game Jacks more realistic. “Soma” is an ode poem I made based on my precious cat, Soma. I described who she was, what she meant to me, and what caused her death. This poem was a timeline of my cat’s life and what she meant to me. The reason why it fits with the portfolio is because I have written memoirs about people I loved but never a poem. This was a new experience and additionally I wanted to do a poem about Soma. The form/techniques it employs is that I looked at different kinds of odes that were made and followed a similar format. Also, making sure that my poem flowed