Preface

Preface

While I was writing all these poems to make this poetry portfolio, the best thing I did was when I was writing the villanelle poem. To write a better poem than ever, I tried to use the dictionary and the internet to find the rhymes. But it wasn’t easy though, because I couldn’t find the words that fit into the topic of my villanelle poem. So, I had to make the connections between those rhyming words that I found to make the poem sense. Unexpectedly, the poem turned out to be quite successful, at least to me.
There was a person who inspired a lot. This person is my mother. She inspired me and encouraged me when I was frustrated writing poem. So, I really appreciate my mother about her help.
During the writing process, I value the peer assessments the most. Because by doing the peer assessments, I could discover how the poem made the audiences to think, what the audiences thought about while reading my poems and what the problems of the poems were.
I learned quite a lot about the six traits of writing. First of all, in convention, I learned that even the poem should follow the basic grammar, and that the poem should have all ending punctuations, just like when we write a formal essay. I thought the poem doesn’t need to follow the grammar patterns. Second, I learned that the word choice is very important in poetry. Even one choice of the word can change the mood or the meaning of the poem. In organization, I learned that the structure should well fit the topic of the poem. If not, then I will mess up the meaning of the poem. Also for the voice, I learned that the voice is also important because they can also change the meaning, because you find out what the mood is by listening to the author’s voice.

Table of Content

Table of Contents


1. Preface----------------------------------------------------------------------------04


2. I Curse You, Poem! (List poem)----------------------------------------------05


3. Hole Blockers (Sound poem) -------------------------------------------------09
Peer Assessment ……………………………………………..12

4. How to enjoy a day in Saipan (Process poem) -----------------------------13
Self Assessment ……………………………………………...16

5. Backstreet (Cinquain poem) --------------------------------------------------17
Self Assessment …………………………………...…………20

6. The Grave and the Knight (Villanelle poem) -------------------------------21
Self Assessment ……………………………………………...24

Dedication Page

I dedicate these poems
to my beloved mother
and my sister.

Villanelle Poem -- The Night and the Grave Villanelle

The Grave and the knight Villanelle

Do not go hanging around that grave at night
The grave where a knight has laid, full of grudge
Unless your heart is full of might

When the sun tries to conclude its flight
Then you know the darkness through the grave starts to budge
Do not go hanging around that grave at night

Then you catch a small glimpse of light
Fear climbs at the sight of a knight ghost in sludge
Unless your heart is full of might

With the sword on his hand, here comes the tramping knight
But you cannot move as though you are in front of a judge
Do not go hanging around that grave at night

Then you stun right where you stood, full of fright
As louder and louder the sound of the knight’s trudge
Unless your heart is full of might

At last, the sun starts to rise, shining bright
The knight sinks back to his grave, losing his courage
Do not go hanging around that grave at night
Unless your heart is full of might

Cinquain Poem 2 -- Backstreet

Backstreet

Backstreet
Gloomy, filthy
Punching, kicking, vomiting
Dangerous place
Dark hell.