PROSE POEM

•	PAVILION (Circle One): East, West, South, North

•	FLOOR (Circle One): Terrace, Plaza, 2				

•	WORK OF ART

•	ARTIST:_________________________________________					

•	TITLE:___________________________________________ 

Pick an artwork that grabs your attention. Write a poem based upon the artwork. Follow the instructions below for each line:

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Choose one-word title based upon the work of art

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Write an action phrase

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Write a simile (a phrase that uses “like” or “as”)

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Give the artwork another, longer title

Example:
 	King.
Standing with all his jewels.
Like a butterfly showing off its wings.
Royalty for all to see.

Stand and read your poem to your classmates. Have your classmates’ poems helped you to see the artworks they wrote about in new ways?  How? Why?