STEPS IN

WRITING
A
POETRY
What is a Poetry?
“Nothing Gold Can Stay"
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay .
 “Nothing Gold Can Stay"
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay .

How many lines are there? 8

 “Nothing Gold Can Stay"
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay .

How many stanza/s are there? 1

 “Nothing Gold Can Stay"
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay .

Does it have rhymes? It has rhymes.

 “Nothing Gold Can Stay"
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay .

Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDD

What is the rhyme scheme?
 “Nothing Gold Can Stay"
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay .

Nothing pure , precious or beautiful can last forever

What is the theme?
 “Nothing Gold Can Stay"
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay .

Enjoy things while they last and while you have them.
 “Nothing Gold Can Stay"
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay .

What is the tone? sad, pessimistic, regret. etc.

 “Nothing Gold Can Stay"
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay .

What is the mood? gloomy. sad, inspired etc.

Lesson Objectives:
1. Identify the forms of poetry.
2. Enumerate and apply the steps of
creating a poem.
3. Write a poem applying the various
elements and literary devices.
 Do you love
writing poem?
 STEPS IN WRITING A POEM

3 POLISHING NTHE POEM

2 WRITING THE POEM

1 STARTING THE POEM

STEP 1: STARTING A POEM

a. Pick a specific theme or idea.

LOVE OF FAMILY LOVE LOVE OF FRIENDS

STEP 1: STARTING A POEM

b. brainstorm for ideas.

b.1 Try a free write.
b.2 Make a list or mind map of images.
concept map, flow chart, etc.
c. Choose a poetic form.
c.1 Narrative Poems
epic, ballad, metrical tale, metrical romance
STEP 1: STARTING A POEM
c. Choose a poetic form.
c.1. Narrative Poems
epic, ballad, metrical tale, metrical romance
c.2. Lyric Poems
ode, elegy, hymn, psalm, sonnet, song,
simple lyric
c.3. Dramatic Poems
tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, farce,
historical play, musical play or opera,
melodrama

d. Read examples of poetry.

Step 2: Writing a Poem
a. Use concrete imagery.
b. Include literary devices or figures of speech.
b.1. Literary devices - techniques that writers use to create a
special and pointed effect in their writing, to convey
information, or to help readers understanding their writing
on a deeper level.
c. Write for the ear.
c.1. Literary devices - rhymes, alliteration, assonance, or
onomatopoeia
Step 3: Polishing the Poem

a. Read the poem aloud.

b. Get feedback from others.
c. Revise your poem.