As we continue to explore forms of poetry, we found creating Exaggeration Poems to be an exciting way to review hyperbole and rhyming patterns. We created our 20 line poems following a distinctive rhyming pattern, demonstrated clear understanding of hyperbole, and added our own creativity and humor.
Pennsylvania State Standards continued to be met with this writing project:
1.1.5 Learning to Read Independently
1.2.5 Reading Critically in All Content Areas
1.3.5 Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
1.4.5 Types of Writing
1.5.5 Quality of Writing
1.6.5 Speaking and Listening
3.7.5 Technological Devices
Star May 3, 2005
One Expensive Manga
One day we visited the sushi shop in good old Japan
But before I could pick up my chopsticks or tie my obi sash
My anxious little brother showed me a book as big as our house
He dared me with excitement to buy it with my cash
I laughed at him and bought it
But little did I know the book I was about to buy,
A wonderful, handmade Japanese treat
Sold for more yen than a beautiful cloud shaped sky
That little trickster he knew how much it was
He knew I’d be in more trouble than a loaded robber in a bank
I completely lost my patience with him and settled it like this,
I chased my brother like a hungry shark and a scared fish in a tank
I chased him across the whole world!
OR so it seemed,
Because up came my ticked off parents
They were completely steamed
Eric May 2,2005
Bad Foods
One night at dinner, my mom gave me brussel sprouts
She said they’ll make me 20 feet tall
and as fast as a cheetah,
but I said not at all
So the next night she said
Try some asparagus it’ll make you smarter than 2,000 fish
And it will make your teeth sharper than 100 sharks
I just said yeah right, you wish
Then on the next night my dad gave me green spinach
He said it’ll make me better at spying
I said are you sure I’d be better than 50,000 spies
I know you’re lying
After on the next night he said
try some juicy oysters they’ll make you see better than 50 eagles
and it’ll make you survive when you eat lead
I said are you sure that’s legal
On the fifth night my nanny said
Have some scallops they’ll make you grow a beard
And the beard will be 30 feet long
I said that is just weird
Kati G.May 2, 2005
Chewbaca
You’ll never meet a dog like mine
He is almost as big as my house
You will never see his eyes through all his fur
But his tail is as small as a mouse
He is almost as smart as a human
But he does like to chase bees
He wins at poker every time
I bet he’s just as smart as me
He loves to walk with the moon at night
Because he’s the color of the midnight sky
The stars aren’t bright enough
So you won’t see him when he passes you by
His teeth are as sharp as diamonds
He’ll growl at you with all his might
If you want to play tug-a-war
He’ll make his grip extra tight
He can be very kind and caring too
He’ll listen when you talk
He won’t ask a question
He doesn’t like to stalk
SamanthaMay 2, 2005
Singing Silly Songs
I like to sing silly songs
Just not in music class,
Because the teacher says if I do
I’ll shatter the window glass!
But I know that when the room is burning hot
Mr. Krauss will find
That having no windows lets in the icy cold breeze
So I really don’t think he’ll mind.
So I’m choosing a song
Crazy enough that when I sing
The whole class will be so horrified,
They’ll immediately take wing!
But as I search
For the absolutely perfect thing
I’m starting to realize that my plan would work to overwhelming perfection
If my brother was the one to do what he seems to think qualifies as sing!
Because even if he sang
The most amazingly beautiful hymn
It would be so disastrous that the entire class
Would move to the imaginary country of Sherlim!
A.J. May 2, 2005
The Tomb
I was walking down the street
until I fell into a tomb
there was a billion mummies
with a smelly nasty fume
I ran into another room
and there it was too cold
I almost froze my head off there
and turned into some mold
I ran into another room
and there my body burst
My body burnt on fire
and I suffered from my thirst
then I saw a mummy
that went and chased me through the hall
I ran at least a mile
until I noticed I began to fall
while I was falling I saw a
floating big, fat cow
I then landed in Antartica
so what should I do now
Kendall May 2, 2005
The Lion
I went to the museum
And guess what I saw
A really big lion
That was at least 2,000 feet tall!
I went to get a closer look
To see what was his name
But when I looked at him
He had a 50 feet long mane!
It really surprised me
That it had a long back
And he was very fluffy
It looked like it could fit a railroad track!
The lion had a really long tail
It could go to the farthest Texaco
The big fluffy part was very, very large
It looked like it could stretch from here to Mexico!
He was taller than both Empire state buildings!
He was taller than the clouds!
He was big and broad
And his roar was really, really loud!
Nicholas May 3, 2005
The Best Muffin
There was a muffin
that tasted so good
I would travel two thousand light-years to have 1
if my parents said I could
This muffin IS so good
if you took one bite
a wish would come true
that would be for a zillion so I could eat them all night
In the morning
i was as big as a whale
i looked behind me
i saw a tail
So I’m as big as a whale
i weigh five tons
some people say
i’m heavier than two suns
All because of a muffin
i’m as big as a whale
not really
i’m just telling a tale
AlyssaMay 2, 2005
Dates
Dates are the most disgusting food in the universe
They would make anyone want to die
I think they should get the deadliest disease and say bye bye
If some one asked me to have one I would say why should I
They are hideous oh yes they most certainly are
Wrinkly like skin isn’t that so EWW!!!
Personally if you asked me to eat one
I would most definitely say I would rather eat a guitar
Do you know how they feel?
They feel as hard as a plastic bin
Or maybe like a huge water balloon
And when it’s in your mouth it feels like a pin
Do you know what they taste like?
They taste like the blade of a saw
All dry and pointy they’d break your jaw
They make you want to go to the President and ask is this against the law?
Hey have you ever eaten some?
I haven’t had some EVER!
Maybe I should try just one or two or maybe a trillion!!!
Just kidding I will never ever ever never have some dates NEVER
