I Know Poem/Descriptive Poem

Brainstorm for possible topics

Brainstorm for descriptive details in the following categories:

Sights

Sounds

Tastes

Smells

Touch/Feels

Using three of the above senses (one must be sight – select two other senses) create the poem in the following format:

Line One I Know____________

Lines Two – Four are to be an organized list of sight details describing the first line

Line Five repeat Line One I Know___________

Lines Six – Eight are to be another organized list of details on a different sense

Line Nine repeat Line One I Know_________

Lines Ten - Twelve are to be another organized list on another sense

Line Thirteen is to repeat Line One I Know__________

 

 

I Know a Family Barbecue

I Know a Family Barbecue

Red – checkered tablecloth on a picnic table laden with food

Brown bubbling baked beans, juicy hamburgers, and white creamy potato salad

Relative of all ages, the faces of many generations, smiling, laughing, and having fun

I Know a Family Barbecue

The clinking of the horseshoes

The cracking of the bat, and the cheers of the excited cousins as Johnny rounds the bases for home plate

The solitude and quietness of the pond while one watches the graceful swans gliding across the water

I Know a Family Barbecue

The sweet fragrance of the corn boiling in the large black pots

The smell of the flame-broiled burgers and hotdogs

The pungent and inviting aroma of the freshly brewed coffee

I Know a Family Barbecue.