Post-it Poetry Worksheet
Post-it Poetry
Line Breaks, Stanzas, and the Mundane
Name:
Date:
Warm-up: The Grocery List
Shopping List:
• Milk (2%)
• 1 dozen eggs
• Ripe bananas
• Coffee grounds
• That specific cereal
Is this a poem? Why or why not?
Poetry Terms
Stanza
Line Break
Observation
In the poem "This Is Just To Say," how do the line breaks change how you read it?
Activity: Found Object Poetry
Choose a mundane object (pencil, backpack, water bottle) or a text message you sent today. Describe it using specific line breaks and stanzas.
Step 1: Rough Description (Prose)
Step 2: The Post-it Poem (Final Draft)
Reflection
Swap with a partner. As they read your poem aloud, pay attention to the pauses. Choose one line break you used. Why did you put it there? What feeling or rhythm were you trying to create?
Post-it Poetry Slides
Just to
say...
Forgive
me.
POST-IT
POETRY
Line Breaks, Stanzas, and the Mundane
Is this a poem?
SHOPPING LIST:
• Milk (2%)
• 1 dozen eggs
• Ripe bananas
• Coffee grounds
• That specific cereal
Look at the shape and the words.
Why or why not?
Watch: Poetry Structures
Pause at 1:12
Embedded media
The "Post-it" Master
William Carlos Williams
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Line Breaks
Where the line ends. It controls the speed and breath of the reader.
Stanzas
A group of lines. Like a paragraph for poetry.
Found Object Poetry
01
Choose
A mundane object in the room or a text message you sent today.
02
Draft
Write a 1-sentence description. Then, break it into lines and stanzas.
03
Share
Read aloud to a partner. Pause at every line break.
The Pause Test
"If a rule doesn't serve your poem,
break the rule."
How did the breaks change your poem's vibe?
