Day 1 - Concrete Poetry
Concrete Poetry is the use of words and their physical formation to convey meaning. This may be done with color, the shape of the letters, and/or the arrangement of words. Samples below show some of the many variations available. To view various forms of concrete poetry on the Internet, you can check here or do a Google image search for concrete poetry. You may use the information you find at these links, but you may not publish it in anything other than a school report.
Directions: Graphically create a scene using only words. From a distance this will look like a picture, but up close it will consist only of words and phrases. No extra lines or shapes should be used. A light pencil line might be drawn first as a guide. Use colors, shapes, and sizes that will enhance the meaning of words.
Directions: Graphically create a scene using only words. From a distance this will look like a picture, but up close it will consist only of words and phrases. No extra lines or shapes should be used. A light pencil line might be drawn first as a guide. Use colors, shapes, and sizes that will enhance the meaning of words.
Or you can...
An alternative is to use a letter of the alphabet and create a phrase in which most of the words begin with that letter. The major letter should be drawn so that it suggests the object you are describing.
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