Synonym Poetry:
Choose any word. Write that word in capital letters on the first line. In a thesaurus look up the word and find three to five synonyms for it. Write the synonyms on the second line. On the third line, write a descriptiver phrase about the word. The last two lines of the poem should rhyme. Click here for WWWebster(TM) Thesaurus
Student examples:
LOVE
Attachment, adoration, warmth, adore
Love is so pure, right down to the core.
---Kimiko Brantley (Grade 10)
NOISE
Clamor, uproar, hullabaloo
These things can really annoy you.
---Shasta Inman (Grade 9)