What makes a good poem…

There are several thing that I think make a good poem.  They are as follows:

• it has a distinctive voice
• it uses very descriptive language
• the reader is able to connect to the poem in a certain way
• it evokes some sort of emotion
• it has structure of some sort
• depending on the type of poem, it has some educational value
• it engages the reader so that they want to read more
• they are informational and a good source of vocabulary words

What I like about “I” poems:

• They are so informational
• Children are able to complete research on a topic of study
• the poems allow for children to be creative
• I poems have built in scaffolding
• there are numerous books available for modeling I poems
• It allows children a chance to let their voice be heard by taking on the persona of their topic.
• It is adaptable to any curriculum and is an interesting way to get children involved in writing in poetry

~ by spicerer on February 20, 2008.