poetic device: List Poems

A “list poem” is a poem that incorporates some kind of list, often in the middle of the poem. It can be a list of objects, actions, ideas, or even words or people. If you’d like to learn to write your own list poems, check out this lesson.

All of these poems are list poems to some degree. Many of them are pure list poems, while others have a small list somewhere in the poem.

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The First Week of School by Kenn Nesbitt
The First Week of School
The Man from Planet X
My Puppy Ate My Earbuds by Kenn Nesbitt
My Puppy Ate My Earbuds
My Sister Should Be an Explorer
I Tried to Play Soccer by Kenn Nesbitt
I Tried to Play Soccer
Everyone's Screaming by Kenn Nesbitt
Everyone’s Screaming
Swinging from the Lights by Kenn Nesbitt
Swinging from the Lights
With Christmas Coming Soon by Kenn Nesbitt
With Christmas Coming Soon
Today I Wore a Costume
How to Eat a Chocolate Bunny
The Birds Are Chirping Happily by Kenn Nesbitt
The Birds Are Chirping Happily
I Helped My Mom Make Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
I Helped My Mom Make Dinner
On New Year's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
On New Year’s Day
Mrs. Mandy's Candy Shop by Kenn Nesbitt
Mrs. Mandy’s Candy Shop
Bob’s Job
The Principal Is Missing
Saturday's My Lazy Day by Kenn Nesbitt
Saturday’s My Lazy Day
Hank the Helpful Helper
Hank the Helpful Helper
Dear Santa, Did You Get My Tweet?
Rules for School by Kenn Nesbitt
Rules for School
Halloween Checklist by Kenn Nesbitt
Halloween Checklist
Opposite Day
My Parents Both Are Humans by Kenn Nesbitt
My Parents Both Are Humans