Assignment 1

Assignment 1 The Persona Poem

This is an opportunity to learn a bit about each other.

Description of persona poem: A biographical structured 8-line poem

Samples of persona poems:

Hello my name is

Heather...

teacher, artist, intense, devoted

mother of Margarita and Marcus

who loves literature, painting and horror movies who is afraid of heights, cockroaches and red dye #40

who wants to see cherry blossoms, Prague and Tom Waits in concert

resident of Caribou

..Nuñez

another example

Patricia.....

short, frizzy-haired, gentle, intelligent

sister of (daughter, friend, etc.) of Camille

who loves pinball, clothes and sunshine

who is afraid of Dick Cheney, spiders and heights

who wants to see Madagascar, the end of poverty and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland

resident of her own insane life

.....Thompson.

Now....it’s your turn!!

The first poem will be about you and the second will be about someone you know. The Third will be about your arch nemesis (it does not have to be a person). Refer to the samples above for clarification of directions.

You.....

Line 1: your first name/nickname

Line 2: 4 adjectives that describe you

Line 3: X of Y formula, describing an important relationship to the person

Line 4: 3 things you love

Line 5: 3 things that scare you

Line 6: 3 things you want to see

Line 7: resident of .+place/time/concept

Line 8: your last name

Someone you know.....

Directions:

Line 1: first name/nickname of person in the poem

Line 2: the person

Line 3: X of Y formula, describing an important relationship to the person 2

Line 4: 3 things s/he loves

Line 5: 3 things that scare him/her

Line 6: 3 things s/he wants to see

Line 7: resident of .+place/time/concept Line 8: last name of person in the poem