How to Write Shape Poems
Shape poetry is a way of breaking up from the conventional or
traditional poetry. The focus is on visual effects made by the words
which replace the typical verse forms.
For Example,
We see that the rhyming or rhythmic sense is not given importance but
the significance is on the visual effect in case of a shape poem.
Regardless of how fun creating shape or concrete poems may be, you still
need to do some brainstorming because you have to pick a topic for your
poem. Your teachers will probably show you different tools that will
instruct and help you make a shape poem. To write a shape poem
Some of the teaching tools used for shape poems are
- lesson plans
- mini conferences
- key questions
- interactive web sites
These are the basic steps on how you can teach students about how
to write shape poems and how you can encourage them to do creative
writing. With these simple steps and some thinking we can achieve
the task of writing a shape poem very easily.
Just like any school subject, you should create a lesson plan for
shape poems. It would serve as the teacher’s guide or plan when
discussing lessons. Lesson plans are also used on other subjects.
Here, all the topics that students should learn about shape poems
are outlined. The methodology or the manner on how to teach student
about a shape poems should be clear to the instructor. A lesson plan
is just like a road map on how you would teach your student about
shape poems.
You can give key questions to students so they can have an idea on
how to write shape poems. For instance, you can ask them about their
favorite shape or what object inspire them. These types of questions
can help in brainstorming not only for topics but for the shape,
concept and verses which should be included in the shape poem.
Having key questions will keep the student focused on what his shape
poem should express or convey. Without key questions, it would be
easy to get lost in the details of creating a shape poem. Key
questions can be a factor in deciding whether to have metaphors or
alliterations in your concrete poem.
The interactive tool like a PowerPoint presentation, Flash
presentation or an interactive website can also help you illustrate
the concept of shape poetry. These tools are user friendly and have
nice graphics. You can show concrete examples of shape poems where
your students can get inspiration from. You can also include in your
presentation a step-by-step instruction on how to write shape poems.
There are also different themes you can choose from. From these
themes there are various shapes that you can use as an outline for
your poem. Always keep in mind that a shape form will never do
without an outline because it is not just about conveying thoughts
through text or words it also has to be visually stimulating.
 There are more teaching tools available but these four are the most
common. You can say the easiest to use among these would be the
interactive tool because it is user friendly, and can guide any
writer, novice or otherwise one step at a time in creating a shape
poem.
The above is a Shape poem on ice cream is a beautiful shape poem
that describes how ice creams are tasty and are attracted by people
of different ages. Thus, Concrete or Shape poems give life and
longevity to what was considered transitory and particular.
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