LIT: Shape poems

These are the two shape poems we read in class. But what is a shape poem? It is a poem (poetry) with a particular form. The form of the poem gives us information about its topic (theme, content).

In the case of "Rain" by Claudia Golden, we can see that the poem makes the shape of a tap (or faucet) and a drop of water coming out of it. This way we know the poem is connected with water.

Similarly, we can understand what the poem is about just by looking at the form in "Raindrop" (Anonymous = we don't know who the author of this text is).

Have a look at the texts and see it by yourself!
Leave us a comment! Which one did you like better? Why?

Rain

by Claudia Golden

                                       Rain

                               Like a faucet the water fell. When will it stop?

                               I cannot tell. Maybe God should turn

                               the spigot, all

                               the way to off.

                                         I

                                       am

                                     not a

                                   fish, so

                              what I really

                         really wish, is once

                       this water goes away

                     I can go outside to play

                      but if this water hangs

                         about, I am afraid

                            I won't get out

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Raindrop

Anonymous

                                          A

                                       drop

                                    of rain is

                                 like a sudden

                             knock at the door.

                        Unexpectedly, yet often

                      welcomed with a smile. It

                   can brighten your day or ruin

                your plans. It can make you laugh

            or make you sad. Whether the raindrop

           is moving fast or slow, or is big or small,

          it always gets everyone’s attention. A rain-

        drop contains many secrets. It is a bubble of

      anticipation and surprise. It cleanses the earth,

         it feeds the flowers, and fills the holes. The

            raindrop is never silent. It bangs on the

                 roof, spatters on the window, or

                         splashes into a puddle.

                                  A raindrop.