Poetry Portfolio Project

Find and neatly copy poems that contain examples of poetic devices. Be sure to
include the authors name and title of each poem. Annotate the text by circling words
and phrases in each poem to demonstrate the different literary devices used by authors.
On the left margin, write what the author is saying in your own words. On the right
margin, write the effect the words have on you.
Cover Page Design
Include a creative title for your portfolio.
Design an illustration that reveals the central idea or feeling evoked by the
poetry you selected.
Provide a proper heading (name, date, class, period).
Contents
Week 1: 5 poems that contain imagery (allusions, sensory language, etc.) and/or
figurative language (metaphors, similes, personification, symbolism, etc.). Be
sure to identify and label these devices in your annotations.
Week 2: 5 poems that contain sound devices (rhymes, alliteration, onomatopoeia,
meter, iambs, refrains, run-on lines, repetition, etc.). Be sure to identify and
label these devices in your annotations.
Week 3: 5 poems that are written in a particular form (ballad, elegy, lyric poem, ode
sonnet, tanka, haiku, etc.) Please identify the style of poem you have
selected.
Week 4: 5 poems that are written in free verse (without any metrics or patterns, loose
kind of rhythm that sounds more like natural speech)
Week 5: Write up to 5 original poems. Three are required (Your I am poem and Paint
Me Like I Am poem will count as two of your required poems) - additional
poems will count as extra credit.
Grading: 100 points
Your poetry project will be graded on the cover design and its contents. Be sure you
follow directions and include all requirements. Points will be earned based on neatness,
illustration, analysis/written responses, highlighting, and organization.
Due Date: February 12, 2016