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Writing Your Own Poems

English · Writing Composition · ages 6-7
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  1. Which poem repeats the same opening words on every line? A slash marks a new line.

    • The dog runs. / Birds sing songs. / Rain falls down.
    • I like red. / I like blue. / I like green too.
    • My name is Sam. / I am seven. / This is my home.

  2. Read the poem. Line 1: The sun is up so high. Line 2: It shines up in the sky. Line 3: I run and jump and hop. Line 4: I never want to stop. Which pair below has rhyming end words?

    • Line 1 and Line 2
    • Line 1 and Line 3
    • Line 2 and Line 4

  3. A poem can have rhythm even when its line endings do not rhyme.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Keep the same opening words in this poem: 'We hear rain. / We hear birds. / ___ the wind.' Which words fill the gap?

    • We hear
    • We see
    • They hear

  5. Complete this rhyming couplet about a kite: 'My kite goes sailing through the sky. / The wind can lift it way up ___.'

    • green
    • slow
    • high

  6. You recite the line 'The pond is still; the duck sleeps.' You want it to sound calm. How could you use your voice?

    • Rush through the line without taking a breath
    • Speak calmly and let the words be clear
    • Shout all the words as loudly as you can

  7. Ana remembers the first line of her poem but forgets the next one when the page is covered. What could help her learn the two lines together?

    • Practise the next line, then try both together
    • Practise only the first line until she can say it fast
    • Say the first line faster, then skip the next line

  8. Rui wants a rhyming couplet: 'I watch a little boat. / It passes by a tree.' Which new second line would make the end words rhyme?

    • It passes by a tall green tree.
    • It passes by the sandy shore.
    • I see it bob and gently float.
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  1. I like red. / I like blue. / I like green too. · The poem about colours begins every line with 'I like'.
  2. Line 1 and Line 2 · Line 1 ends with high and Line 2 ends with sky. Those words rhyme.
  3. True · Rhythm is a pattern of beats. Rhyme is matching end sounds. A poem can have rhythm without rhyme.
  4. We hear · 'We hear' repeats the opening words used in both earlier lines.
  5. high · High rhymes with sky and fits the idea of a kite being lifted upwards.
  6. Speak calmly and let the words be clear · A calm, clear voice matches the quiet scene of a still pond and a sleeping duck.
  7. Practise the next line, then try both together · Practising the next line and joining it to the first builds the poem in memory a line at a time.
  8. I see it bob and gently float. · Boat and float rhyme. Using 'I see it bob and gently float' makes a rhyming couplet.
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