Reflect and respond
start with one of the following sentences and write a paragraph that creates a picture for your reader. use concrete, specific language and vivid comparisons wherever possible.

by the time i arrived, the house was a mass of flames.

as soon as the game ended, the crowd poured out onto the field.

if you’ve never seen the ocean, you’ve missed a great experience. there are really no words to describe it, but i’ll try.

50 ! your poem must include the following: ● poetic form: lines and stanzas (not paragraphs! ) o your poem needs to be at least 10 lines long. ● sensory details/strong imagery o “paint a picture” and/or create an emotion with your words, word choice is key in poetry ● figurative language o include at least one of the following: metaphor, simile, and/or personification (click here for more info. on these) ● sound devices o include at least one of the following: repetition, rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, and/or alliteration (click here for more info. on these) ● labels o underneath your poem, include the words from the poem that represent the figurative language and sound devices and label them o examples: booming bombs - alliteration; like a firefly - simile you so