EXAMPLES OF LIST POEMS

A List poem is exactly what it implies; ideas that are written as a list, or which are written with a repetitive style to them. For more details, and an explanation and ideas to help you get started writing list poems yourself, use the TEACHERS’ PAGE, DIFFERENT POETRY FORMS, LIST POEMS to find out more. In the meantime, examples of my list poems are listed below.

Bonfire Night

28 February 2012

  This rhyming, rhythmical alphabet poem is packed full of alliteration, and combines all of the sights, sounds and emotions (good and bad) of bonfire night.  An ABC poem is a good way to think of all of the elements of bonfire night, as there is endless inspiration in the occasion itself, and this poem […]

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World War Two

23 February 2012

    This thought-provoking alphabet / list poem is filled with emotional realities which the city children of world war two were faced with during evacuation, and is all told in rhyme and rhythm, with lots of alliteration for effect.  It has been selected for use by museums, exhibitions, and publishers as an example of […]

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Which Car?

13 February 2012

      This is a very basic list poem with rhyme and rhythm.  It has endless possibilities to extend it or change it, and I have offered some suggestions for making up your own version.

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Highlighted Seaside Senses Poem

30 January 2012

This highlighted version of my Seaside Senses poem shows the examples of metaphors, personification, alliteration , assonance, consonance and word play which can all be found within this simple 8 line list/ senses poem.

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Seaside Senses

30 January 2012

This seaside senses poem includes examples of metaphors, personification, alliteration , assonance, consonance and word play all within an 8 line poem, using the simple format of a list poem.

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My Bogie Collection

29 January 2012

This disgusting (sorry!) list poem includes lots of moments of alliteration, but is too disgusting a topic for my daughter to allow me to read aloud!  For some reason, she thinks that I’m immature!

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Minibeasts

28 January 2012

This rhyming list poem, includes a variety of minibeasts and includes lots of small references to their habitats and behaviour.

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Child Mine Workers

25 January 2012

    This senses poem includes lots of figurative language such as personification, adjectives, alliteration and metaphors that the children of Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary school gave me during a poetry workshop about life down the mines for the poor Victorian children in Britain.

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Beautiful Butterfly

24 January 2012

  This very tiny and simple butterfly poem uses word play (flutter by, butterfly), alliteration (repeating the ‘b’s and the ‘p’s), and is written in the style of a list poem (the repetition of beautiful butterfly).  It has a delicacy and gentility like the butterfly it talks about.  This is a favourite with very young […]

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A Rainbow Poem

16 January 2012

A Rainbow Poem This rhyming acrostic poem goes through the colours of the rainbow in order, using a list poem format, and including some alliteration and assonance.

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