"Poetry 180" Daily Journals
During Creative Writing, you will write a response to a different poem everyday from the website "Poetry 180". Your journal prompts will be listed here. These will be turned in each at the end of each week and must be 2-3 sentences to receive full credit.
- Monday, January 27th
- Why do you think the poet chose to use this rhyming in this poem this way?
- Why do you think the poet chose to use this rhyming in this poem this way?
- Tuesday, January 21st
- #8 Numbers
- How are the stanzas in this poem divided up? How does that fit with the title of "Numbers"?
- Wednesday, January 22nd
- Even though many of you probably didn't have a phone with a cord growing up, what are the feelings we get from this poem? What are the sensory (dealing with the 5 senses) details that we get from this poem?
- Thursday, January 23rd
- How is the place used described in this poem? What is sort of sad about this poem?
- Friday, January 24th
- What does the poet mean by shake the dust?
- Monday, January 13th
- #4 "Question"
- How much punctuation does this poem use? Explain the punctuation (or lack of) and why you think the poet chose this. Answer in 2-3 sentences.
- Wednesday, January 15th
- #5 "Thanks"
- What metaphors and similes are used in this poem? What do they mean to you? Explain in 2-3 sentences.
- Thursday, January 16th
- #6 "How Bright It Is"
- What jumps out to you about this poem? How are the lines structured? Punctuation? Figurative Language? Explain.
- Friday, January 17th
- "The Rose that Grew from Concrete"
- What is the metaphor that the poet chooses to use in this poem? What can it be compared to?
- January 8th
- #1 "Introduction to Poetry"
- Write 2-3 sentences about what you think the poem is trying to say. This does not need to be perfect, I promise you.
- January 9th
- #2 "The Good Life"
- What is money being compared to in this poem? Do you think it is a good comparison? Why or why not?
- January 10th
- #3 "Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Rezervation"
- How are angels viewed in this poem? Negatively or positively? Explain your answer in 2-3 sentences.
- #3 "Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Rezervation"