Day 20 - Contrast Poems

Contrast Poems allow for you to see things, including yourself, in different, contrasting ways.


Directions:  Write one contrast poem.  You may follow either of the patterns below.

Patterns:

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Pattern 1:


I am_____________ / I am not______________
I hope___________ / I do not hope__________
I am like_____________ / I am not like___________
I fear______________ / I do not fear_____________
I am like__________ /I am not like___________

Pattern 2:
Title:  Name of object, tradition, environment, etc.
Lines #1-2-3:  Write three lines that paint a vivid picture of the title
Skip a line
Lines #4-5-6:  Write three lines that paint a different picture

Follow the same pattern in the second three lines you did in the first.  For example, if line #2 contains two adjectives and a noun, line #4 should also have two adjectives and a noun

Student Examples:

I am a lion/ I am not a 
mouse
I hope for peace/ I do not 
hope for war
I am like a sturdy oak/ I 
am not like a weeping 
willow
I fear poverty/ I do not fear 
wealth
I am like the number 
1(alone)/ I am not the 
number 0 (nothing)

I am magical / I am not a 
wizard
I hope for the happiness 
of others / I do not hope 
for people to have pain
I am like a horse / I am 
not like a cow
I fear losing my horn / I 
do not fear flying
I am like Santa Claus /I 
am not like a brown bear