Write a free verse poem of at least fifteen lines. Use at least three kinds of figurative language and at least two different sound effects.

To write a good poem, Use at least three kinds of figurative language and at least two different sound effects. When you feel you can express your poem well, have your teacher listen and comment about your voice quality. Have your teacher evaluate you on effectiveness, voice strength, expressions, and voice flexibility. When you have heard your teacher’s comments on your reading, write a paragraph describing good reading techniques and a paragraph noting your areas of weakness and your ideas for strengthening them.

Explanation:

This old house

This old house is 125 yrs.

The paint has peeled

the boards are warped

the windows crack

The stairs creak

Once filled with family

A girl a boy a mom and a dad

Now I am alone in this old house

And it is very sad.  

I love it dearly  

I wish it could talk.

we would have a conversation of the love it once held

We would laugh at the jokes we once told .

And watch the children as they grow old.

Explanation:

"With a bald spot in the middle of my hair—" and "They will say: “How his hair is growing thin!”

Explanation:

The lines that indicate that the speaker is concerned about what others think of him are: "With a bald spot in the middle of my hair—" and "They will say: “How his hair is growing thin!”