What+is+a+poem?

Your first assignment!

What do you think a poem is? Without looking at a dictionary, give your definition of a "poem", or "poetry".

If you are in 5C, you will add your response in the Discussion section.

For 5S and 5R: How to do it: click the EDIT button, begin writing underneath the last entry. Include your first name and your class code in your statement. For example, if a student named "Josh" were in Ms. Shoaf's class, he would write, " Josh thinks a poem is_."

Reminder! Be sure to not edit someone else's work when you add your own. If you want to comment on someone else's definition, you may do so, but please do so by starting a thread in the Discussion section. Remember to click on SAVE when you are finished adding and/or editing.

Mrs. Hines thinks a poem is an appetizer at a feast of feelings.

Harrison 5-R I think a poem is a type of writing that people use to either express themselves or to describe their surroundings. Ben 5-R thinks a poem is a short story that usually rhymes and tells a story without having to write a whole book.

Mary 5-R thinks a poem is a short, descriptive story-it is like a paragraph in a book. Brodie 5-R thinks a poem, like Mary, is short and descriptive sentence. Some of them rhyme. Cameron 5-R thinks a poem is a special form of whiting that some writers use. Writers put short phrases or short sentences that rhyme with one another to make a poem. Jenny 5R thinks a poem is short way to express your feelings. Steven 5R thinks that a poem that rhymes. Jessica 5-R thinks a poem is a way of expressing feelings. Also it is a window of imagination.

Catherine 5-S thinks a poems is a way of expressing yourself through words that make you feel a certain feeling. It can rhyme, or not. Moritz 5-S.......thinks a poem is a way of expressing your feeling,and a poem rhymes. Lily 5-S I think a poem is a way of expressing emotion or feelings. I also think that a poem is a way to express your self and stand out from others. Cooper 5-S thinks a poem is a short story that somebody writes that does not have to be true, can rhyme, or can be funny that represents someone. Alaina W. 5-S I think a poem is a way to express your feelings and how you feel about certain things. Sometimes if you are gloomy you will write about gloomy things such as rain. If you are happy you might write about the sunshine.