I asked both classes this question. Silently students had to write a response on a sticky note and post it to a poster paper, grouping similar responses together. Make sure all your poems selected for the poetry portfolio are GOOD! Below is what students said GOOD poetry is:
- DEEP
- Good poetry comes from the SOUL
- A poem that has hints and you have to dig deep to understand it
- Good poetry makes you wonder
- Makes others feel what you feel
- Makes you change dramatically in one, or numerous, ways
- Can convey an image or emotion through words
- Good peotry is something that comes from inside you
- Allows people to show emotion and deeper thought in a condensed state
- Fun and explorative
- From the heart
- Conveys strong ideas. A way to express strong feelings in just a few words.
- Good poetry should be like a work of art
- Has deep/dark hidden meaning
- Delivers emotion
- Good poetry makes you think and feel the poem, as if you are in it
- The simplest words to portray the deepest meanings
- Good poetry should leave people feeling TOUCHED
- Uses metaphors
- Strikes the heart of the reader
- Is able to paint an image in the reader’s mind
- A poem that is personal
Wow! I’m moved beyond words. These are your words! Now make sure all of your poems are GOOD!