A sound poem is a poem that uses sounds instead of words. Write a sound poem about a setting connected to your theme or one of your subtopics. If you can, go to this setting a listen to its sound. Try to spell out the sounds you hear so that someone could imitate these sounds using their voice. If you cannot visit this setting, imagine what it sounds like. Try them out. You cannot use words to do this. Arrange these spelled out sounds in order to make a poem that carries meaning. What would the sound of a car crash be like? What would it start with? Would there be screams? Footsteps? Sirens? Think about how you can arrange sounds in order to tell a story.
Ssssssss-snap, rustle, rustle.
Crunch, crunch, crunch.
Caaaaw, caaaaaw, caaaaaw.
Whooooosh, whoooooosh, whoooooosh.
Buzzzzzzzz, buzzzzzzzz.
Crash, crack, smash!
Silence.
Sirens in the distance.
Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
CRACKLECRACKLECRACKLECRACKLE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
VOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM
DUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDU
SMASH
BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
BUMBLEBUMBLEBUMBLEBUMBLE
WEEWOOWEEWOOWEEWOO
KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SHATTER
CRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
CRUNCH
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
HONKHONKHONKHONKHONK
SLAM
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
(Translated:
The sound of a car crash starts with a screech,
Followed by a loud boom and a crackling sound.
People scream in terror and panic,
As sirens blare in the distance.
Metal twists and bends with a thud,
And the sound of a car engine fades away.
Shattered glass tinkles on the ground,
And the air echoes with the screech of brakes.
There's a sense of chaos as cars collide,
And the sound of destruction fills the air.
Horns honk in frustration and urgency,
As the wreckage comes to a final stop.)