Poetry by Grade 3/4M, 2012

2. This term grade 3/4M have been
learning about different types of
poetry. We have learnt about-
• Acrostic poems
• Alliteration
• W poems
• You poems
• Cinquain poems
• Haiku poems
Joshua

3. Acrostic Poems
An acrostic poem uses one word as a topic and
you write the letters down, each letter of the
word is the start of another sentence.
Jacob

4. Fruit
Fruit is healthy.
Red, green, yellow and blue.
Unbelievably tasty. Some fruits are
Interesting shapes.
Tangelo, apple, banana and grapes.
By Grade 3/4M
Josh

5. Blogs
Blogs are big blobs of writing.
Log onto our blog.
Of course you need to read our blog.
Go onto grade 3/4M’s blog.
By Dom
http://contact.global2.vic.edu.au/

6. Alliteration
A sentence with the same sound or letter at the
start of most words.
Percy

7. Written and illustrated by Dom

8. Written and illustrated by Sol

9. Written by Dom
and illustrated
by Tara

10. W Poem
Five line poem using the W’s
Line 1 – Who (the subject)
Line 2 – What (what happened)
Line 3 – Where (did it happen)
Line 4 – When (did it happen)
Line 5 – Why (did it happen)
Colt

11. F
Frankenstein
Found a frog in the
Field
At five o’ clock
Because he wanted frog legs
By Clayton

12. H
Heidi
Hates ugly horses
In hippy vans
Hours ago
Because Heidi hates horribly ugly horses
By Jeremy

13. Q
Queen
Eating Quails
In Queensland
At lunchtime
Because it was quiet
By Colt

14. T
Tim
Played tiggy with tigers on tambourines
At a Thai restaurant
On Thursday ten weeks ago
Because Tim wanted to tango
By Dom

15. You Poem
You poems are when you state five facts about
something.
Ethan

16. Bear!
You roam in the deep dark forest.
You feed on frantic fish.
You climb up trees with ferocious claws.
You stand big and tall, never backing down.
You have a roar as loud as an exploding meteor.
Bear!
By Ethan

17. Cheetah!
You have a loud roar.
You are fuzzy, brown and black.
You roam around super-fast.
You chew meat.
You are the fastest cat I’ve ever seen.
Cheetah!
By Aharon

18. Panther!
You have a frightening roar.
You are hidden well.
You are scary.
You are skinny and black.
You are rarely seen.
Panther!
By Jeremy

19. Wolf!
You are white and black.
You have tall ears.
You love to eat meat.
You live in the snow.
You have big teeth.
Wolf!
By Jacob

20. Dingo!
You have teeth like razors.
You are a fast runner.
You hunt in packs.
You look furry and like sand.
You howl like a dog.
Dingo!
By Cole

21. Echidna!
You have deadly spikes.
You suck up tiny ants.
You are brown, black and white.
You make the leaves crunch under your feet.
You move very slowly.
Echidna!
By Colt

22. Cinquain Poem
Cinq is the French word for “five” so a cinquain
poem is a five lined poem.
Line 1 – a noun or subject
Line 2 – Two adjective that describe 1
Line 3 – Three –ing words
Line 4 – A phrase or sentence
Line 5 – Another word for 1
Thor

23. Trees
Trees
Green, leaves
Swaying, growing, falling
Part of the environment
Plants
By Thor

24. Dolphin
Dolphin
Blue, fast
Jumping, swimming, flipping
Catching fish underwater
Mammals
By Thor

25. School
School
Big, small
Annoying, learning, writing
Teaching children
Kids
By Jeremy

26. Sun
Sun
Burn, hot
Burning, exploding, pulling
Attracting everything nearby
Star
By Tara

27. Pencil
Pencil
Pointy, wood
Writing, drawing, colouring
Used for many things
Grey lead
By Justin

28. Storm
Storm
Bad, black
Lightning, flying, sinking
Annoying people
Hurricane
By Percy

29. Sea
Sea
Blue, green
Watching, growing, hiding
People snorkelling
Ocean
By Percy

30. Boat
Boat
Big, small
Travelling, floating, paddling
Floating very fast
Raft
By Jacob

31. Anaconda
Anaconda
Green, huge
Devouring, shredding, strangling
Destroying their enemy with venom
Snake
By Cole

32. Haiku Poem
Haiku poetry is a very short form of Japanese
poetry. Traditional Japanese poetry had a total
of 17 syllables divided into 3 lines.
Line 1 – 5 syllables
Line 2 – 7 syllables
Line 3 – 5 syllables
Aharon

33. Tiger
Eating fresh meats
Fierce and terrifying
Ripping and tearing
By Tara

34. Manticore
Raiding villages
Scorpion tail and claws
Ready to kill now
By Percy

35. Lego
Designing lego
Making cats out of lego
Lego land fun house
By Josh

36. Chocolate Ice-cream
It is very cold
It is good on summer days
It is refreshing
By Joshua