Color Poem

Colors can be used as symbols

• Symbol: a person, a place, a thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well. • For ex. The bald eagle

Black•

• Power, sexuality, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, evil, sadness, remorse, anger, anonymity, underground, good technical color, mourning, death (Western cultures)•

White• • • • • •

• Reverence, purity, birth, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, winter, snow, good, sterility, marriage (Western cultures), death (Eastern cultures), cold, clinical.• • • • •

Grey/Gray

• Security, reliability, intelligence, staid, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring

Purple

• Royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, arrogance, mourning.• Lavender symbolizes femininity, grace and

elegance.• • • • • •

Blue•

• Peace, tranquility, cold, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, technology, depression, appetite suppressant.

• • Turquoise symbolizes calm. Teal symbolizes sophistication.

Aquamarine symbolizes water. Lighter turquoise has a feminine appeal.

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Green

• Nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune, vigor.•

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Yellow

• Joy, happiness, betrayal, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard and friendship.

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Orange

• Energy, balance, enthusiasm, warmth, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, demanding of attention.

Red

• Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, all things intense and passionate.

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Brown/beige/ivory

• Earth, stability, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort.

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• Beige and ivory symbolize unification.• Ivory symbolizes quiet and pleasantness. calm and

simplicity.•

Pink

• Pink symbolizes love and romance, caring, tenderness, acceptance and calm.

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Simile

• Simile: like or as• • I am like a yellow daisy, bright and cheerful.• I am as yellow as a light bulb, smart like a

teacher.• I am like the sun, bright and warm.

Metaphor

• Metaphor • I am a tall tree• I am a $100 bill• I’m a fast cheetah• I’m a black cloud• Furious storm• Shy Panda• Great eagle• Volcano waiting erupt•

Alliteration

• Alliteration: the repetition of a consonant. • Ex. Sally sold seashells• Green grass grew,

Assonance

• Assonance: repetition of a vowel sound. • Ex. The mean wife screams in her dreams

Personification

• Possible Bonus points:• Personification, giving human traits to

something not human. • ex. The stars danced.• ex. The moon walked• ex. The radio screamed•

5 by 7 max. size• 5 by 7 or smaller!•

• Name, Period, Date on front•

• Minimum 10 lines•

• Simile (“like, as, than, resembles”)•

• Metaphor (direct comparison)•

• Alliteration or Assonance•

• Creative design•

• Bonus: Personification•

• Quality of poem•

Imagery

• language that appeals to the senses (see, hear, taste, touch, smell)

• ex. The red barn • ex. The red barn• ex. The smell of rotten eggs• ex. The chirp of birds