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Back of the Yards got Bars

Couplets are a common rhyme scheme used in poetry and, especially in rap music. They are two lines of poetry that rhyme. After listening to lyrics performed by the Tupac Shakur and Bad Bunny […]

Who are we in Hamline?

In poetry when we write through the point of view or perspective of another character as if it was our own this is persona. After reading “Death of Snowman” by Vernon Scannell we discussed […]

Help me bake?

What are some qualities you find in a friend? If you could create a recipe for friendship what would it look like? After reading “How to Make a Friend” by Lacey Van Lear, the […]

Your Similes make me Smile

The most used literary device in literature are metaphors. Similes are metaphors that specifically use the words “like” or “as”. After reading “Dreams” and “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes, the poets learned about […]

Alliterate and Action!

The 6th grade poets from Hamline learned about a widely used literary device, alliteration. Like rhyming, alliteration is best appreciated when hearing the poem versus reading it. It is evidence that poetry is also […]

Making Sense

Sometimes young poets have a hard time using descriptive language in poems. After reading “Natures Way” by Heidi Campbell the poets studied the use of the 5 senses in the poem. Using the 5 […]

The Back of the City

The poets were asked to describe the City of Chicago in both a positive and negative light. Using the poem “Chicago” as a reference, the poets read how Carl Sandburg wrote about Chicago in […]

The City

The poets were asked to describe the City of Chicago in both a positive and negative light. Using the poem “Chicago” as a reference, the poets read how Carl Sandburg wrote about Chicago in […]

Lines, Lyrics, and Stanzas

For our first day together at Hamline Elementary 6th grade poets from Mr. Marroquin’s class, we read a poem about a city everyone is familiar with, “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg. Though the poem was […]

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