Planetary poetry

This activity provides opportunity to get students writing poems to share their knowledge of or inspiration about planets and their unique characteristics..

I Materials:
- Example poems (attached PDF below)
- Microsoft Word or Pages (A4 paper size)
- Computer with internet access

There are various forms of poetry, each with its own characteristics.
Below are descriptions of forms of poetry:

(a) Acrostic is one in which a word or phrase is spelled out vertically using a letter from each line. Typically, an acrostic will use the first letter of each line to spell a vertical word or phrase.

(b) Narrative poems are poems that tell a story. It doesn’t have to be a long or complex story. It can even be a short narrative poem that describes something that happened.

(c) Free-verse poetry is not constrained to rules of meter, rhythm and rhyme.

(d) Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry consisting of 17 syllables in three verses. The first and third lines have five syllables, and the second has seven syllables.

(e) Tanka uses metaphor, simile and personification in five lines. Lines one and three have five syllables, while lines two, four and five have seven syllables.

(f) Cinquain is simply a 5-line poem.

III. Steps:
1. Create TWO forms of poetry about the solar system. 
2. Submit a typewritten poetry using Microsoft Word or Pages.