Select an grade level appropriate
poetry style and have students write a poem or riddle that explains what the
work is about.
Some poem styles to choose from might
be…
Acrostic:
Use
the name in the artwork or artist to tell the reader more about it / him or her.
Ex. based on Georgia O’Keefe
Girl painting in the
desert
Enlarged
and Exaggerated
Opening
of a flower
Ripe
Gross
bones no more
In
full bloom
Abstracts
of nature
Alphabet:
Write a word or statement, or descriptor, for each letter of the alphabet, based on a work of art.
*This could make a
great art making lesson where each letter is translated into a page of an
alphabet book based on the artist or artwork.
EX. based on Roy
Lichtenstein’s "Mermaid"
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| Photo taken by Michele Comp: Storm King, 2014 |
A shore it sits
Boat
out of water
Colors glistening
Dancing on the water
Eager to swim away …
Cinquain:
Looking at a work of art or
a body of work describe and interpret it using the five line cinquain poem format…
Title (noun) - 1 word
Description - 2 words
Action - 3 words
Feeling (phrase) - 4 words
Title (synonym for the title) - 1 word
Ex.
based on the sweet treats of Wayne Thiebaud
Bakery
Sweet Delicious
Timing Tempting Tasting
Melts in your mouth
Cakes
Senses:
Looking
at a work of art or a body of work describe and interpret it though the 5
senses describing what it looks like, feels like, sounds like, smells like, and
tastes like.
Ex. Based on Rene Magrittes “The
Postcard”
The
Postcard looks like a gloomy shadow cast over a dull mountain landscape
The
Postcard feels like clammy hands in my pockets
The
Postcard sounds like an eerily still day only hearing the ringing of my own
ears
The
Postcard smells like sweet like apple
The
Postcard tastes like the dry inside of my mouth
Explorer Poems:
Inspired by “In 1492…”
students will write their own poems using rhyming to explore a work of art.
Ex. Based on Hanri Matisse's "Harmony in
Red"
In
1908 a woman did not stay up late
early
to bed early to rise, setting the table
each fruit by size
Trees
of white, chair in the light
Prepared
in advance, so that she might be able to dance.
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| Photo compliments of: http://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-matisse/harmony-in-red-1908 |
Shape
Poems:
Looking at a work of art describe and
interpret it though a simple shape. For
example if looking at Munch’s “The Scream” one might write around the head,
hands, and body describing the emotion, feeling, and meaning of the painting.
