Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes. They are usually the traditional poems orfolksongs. The language of these rhymes, like Poem A, is to the point but has a storyline. Many...
Marring floors with dirty toes, Shedding on the furniture, Crud you’ve rolled in cakes your fur. Snoring, scratching, snorts and whines, Odors one cannot define, So many things best left unsaid, For now, it’s late. Hop in my bed. For dVerse Quadrille #130 ~ smudge Posted inAnimalia...
Day 20 of National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) Today’sNaPoWriMoprompt is to: write a poem informed by musical phrasing or melody, that employs some form of soundplay (rhyme, meter, assonance, alliteration). One way to approach this is to think of a song you know and then basically...
Which of the following words rhymes with "snow"? A. show B. how C. shower D.pool()4. The students in Class 5 work much harder than in Class 8. A. that B. this C.those D. these()5.-I left book here just now.-Is it blue one? Jack took it to the teacher. A. a; a ...
Here’s another one for you to play around with. A triplet rhyme scheme involves a tercet (three lines) where the last word in each line rhymes together in an AAA format. For inspiration, look at an excerpt from Hilaire Belloc’s whimsically dark poem “Lord Lucky”: Excerpt...
Notice the second and third lines rhyme (“me” rhymes with “lucky”), but not the first: we use a shorthand, ABB. The next two lines match lines two and three, but the sixth line does not: BBC. The poem finishes with DBE. ...
The meaning of WHAT is —used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of an object or matter. How to use what in a sentence.
Many children enjoy nursery rhymes because they rhyme, have a strong rhythm, and often repeat the same words. The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite. By playi...
Riddle:I go up & then come down, A sight to the sour eyes, people love me. Rhymes with mountain, a pen in my name, A state of matter, who am I? I Am Not Your Boss But I Guide Your Decisions... Riddle:I am not your boss but I guide your decisions, I am not your trainer...
In Reading Eggs, each letter of the alphabet is introduced in its own lesson with a focus on reinforcing letter‑sound relationships and highlighting the alphabetic principle. Try a sample lesson of Reading Eggs here. The sequence of instructional activities includes rhymes, alliteration, breaking...