The primary purpose of descriptive writing is to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader's mind. Capturing an event through descriptive writing involves paying close attention to the details by using all of your five senses. Teaching students to write more descriptively will improve their writing by making it more interesting and engaging to read.
Creature Alliteration Poem
This type of poem makes use of alliteration to describe a creature. It is a humorous, whimsical form of poetry. The main words in each line will all begin with the letter you choose to alliterate. Each line of the poem (except line 1) should have at least 4 words alliterating with the letter you chose. Do not repeat alliterating words you have already used. The use of a dictionary is especially helpful in writing this type of poem.
Directions:
Line 1: Name your creature.
Line 2: Tell where your creature lives.
Line 3: Tell what your creature eats.
Line 4: Tell what your creature likes.
Line 5: Tell something about your creature.
Line 6: Tell something your creature did to you.
Personification Poem
Answer the following questions. Start with the words, “I am,” or begin
sentences with the name of the object. Be sure to write in complete
sentences.
What are you? “I am pen.”
Where do you live? “I live at the bottom of your desk drawer.”
What are your favorite colors?
What clothes do you like to wear?
What is your job?
Who are your family and friends?
Where do you go on vacation?
What is your favorite holiday?
How do you move?
Onomatopoeia Poem
1. First, to write an onomatopoeia poem, the student needs to ?decide on a topic or theme. Just say the student's theme is noise.
2. Second, try to incorporate different sounds. Even though an ?onomatopoeia poem does not have to rhyme throughout, it still has to ?make sense. Write as many sounds as possible about your theme
3. Third - remember when reading the poem, make the sounds ?instead of saying the pronouncing the words. Below is an example.
Noise! Noise! Noise!
Everywhere I go
I always hear noise!
Water splashing.
Tires squealing.
Rain trickling.
Horns honking.
Pots banging.
Bees buzzing.
Frogs croaking.
But the best noise of all
Is the pitter patter of the feet
Of my baby brother Skeet.