Choice Poem #1(Free Verse) - Island Paradise
TOOT! TOOT! The ferry blows its horn
The waves roll softly on to the shore
Finally we’re here in Block Island
VROOM! VROOM! I ride my bike down a large hill
We ride into town
The cold breeze in my face
Blows my hair behind me
SLURP! SLURP! I hurriedly gobble up
My rich chocolate ice cream
The once hard ice cream turns into liquid
As it rolls down the golden cone
It still tastes just as good
WOOSH! WOOSH! My head whips back
I bounce around crazily
Oh no! Water fills up the banana boat
The quick turn surprises me
I lose my grip and slip off the back of the boat
SPLASH! SPLASH! My kayak paddle slaps the water
I gracefully glide across the calm inlet
The resistance of the water causes me to
Push and pull the paddle even harder
CLICK-CLACK! CLICK-CLACK! A crab scurries across the dock
It tries to escape into the water but I stop it just in time
I place a slimy hotdog on to my lure
I feel a tug on the rope and I immediately pull in my line
Out of the water and I see a minute crab
Hanging on with one claw
CRASH! CRASH! The waves wash onto the beach
The rhythmic sound repeats
It never stops
I promptly run down the beach
Once I reach the water I shiver from its coldness
No matter how cold I still go in
On the beach I dig my toes into the sand
The sun beats down on my body as I relax on my towel
SNIFF! SNIFF! The smell of hotdogs and french-fries fills the air
I slurp up a strawberry smoothie
Yum! It tingles my taste buds
It is refreshing after a long day on Block Island
Every day here is delightful and different
Never ending things to do
Block Island is the closest thing to paradise
The waves roll softly on to the shore
Finally we’re here in Block Island
VROOM! VROOM! I ride my bike down a large hill
We ride into town
The cold breeze in my face
Blows my hair behind me
SLURP! SLURP! I hurriedly gobble up
My rich chocolate ice cream
The once hard ice cream turns into liquid
As it rolls down the golden cone
It still tastes just as good
WOOSH! WOOSH! My head whips back
I bounce around crazily
Oh no! Water fills up the banana boat
The quick turn surprises me
I lose my grip and slip off the back of the boat
SPLASH! SPLASH! My kayak paddle slaps the water
I gracefully glide across the calm inlet
The resistance of the water causes me to
Push and pull the paddle even harder
CLICK-CLACK! CLICK-CLACK! A crab scurries across the dock
It tries to escape into the water but I stop it just in time
I place a slimy hotdog on to my lure
I feel a tug on the rope and I immediately pull in my line
Out of the water and I see a minute crab
Hanging on with one claw
CRASH! CRASH! The waves wash onto the beach
The rhythmic sound repeats
It never stops
I promptly run down the beach
Once I reach the water I shiver from its coldness
No matter how cold I still go in
On the beach I dig my toes into the sand
The sun beats down on my body as I relax on my towel
SNIFF! SNIFF! The smell of hotdogs and french-fries fills the air
I slurp up a strawberry smoothie
Yum! It tingles my taste buds
It is refreshing after a long day on Block Island
Every day here is delightful and different
Never ending things to do
Block Island is the closest thing to paradise
Poetic Elements:
In my Free Verse poem one of the poetic elements I used was onomatopoeia. I used this because I thought it made the poem more enjoying for the reader. It also helped to set the mood for that stanza. I used onomatopoeia in the first line of each stanza. Doing this set a distinct rythm for the entire poem. Some examples of onomatopoeias in my poem are TOOT! TOOT!, CRASH! CRASH!, and CLICK-CLACK! CLICK-CLACK!
The second poetic element I used in this poem was organic imagery. I used this because it helped my readers see how I felt about some of the topics in my poem. I used organic imagery multiple times in my free verse poem. Here is one example: Yum! It tingles my taste buds
In my Free Verse poem one of the poetic elements I used was onomatopoeia. I used this because I thought it made the poem more enjoying for the reader. It also helped to set the mood for that stanza. I used onomatopoeia in the first line of each stanza. Doing this set a distinct rythm for the entire poem. Some examples of onomatopoeias in my poem are TOOT! TOOT!, CRASH! CRASH!, and CLICK-CLACK! CLICK-CLACK!
The second poetic element I used in this poem was organic imagery. I used this because it helped my readers see how I felt about some of the topics in my poem. I used organic imagery multiple times in my free verse poem. Here is one example: Yum! It tingles my taste buds
