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A River’s Journey

27 February 2012

I have had requests for journey poems and for a river acrostic poem, and have taken this River’s Journey poem one step further to include aspects of a shape poem. It is great for teaching figurative language as it includes lots of personification, metaphors and alliteration, and some onomatopoeia.

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A Child’s Letter to God

24 February 2012

This letter poem is all written in rhyme and rhythm and was inspired by 7 year old Beth, who was waiting until her brother’s birthday to send her letter to God on the helium balloon when the birthday was over! I loved the idea, so this poem was born……

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A Bitter Pill

24 February 2012

This is just a fun rhyme and rhythm story poem, including exaggeration for effect (hyperbole), with one word play phrase too. It is based on a true scenario that anyone who has ever owned a tom cat will probably be able to relate to!

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World War Two

23 February 2012

This thought-provoking alphabet / list poem is filled with emotional realities which the city children of world war two were faced with during evacuation, and is all told in rhyme and rhythm, with lots of alliteration for effect. It has been selected for use by museums, exhibitions, and publishers as an example of […]

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Who Pushed Humpty?

23 February 2012

This silly story poem is not exactly an alternative nursery rhyme as it is not shadowing the original nursery rhyme but is using it just as the basis of an extended silly version of the tale, from the viewpoint of the suspects to the crime!

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Which Car?

13 February 2012

This is a very basic list poem with rhyme and rhythm. It has endless possibilities to extend it or change it, and I have offered some suggestions for making up your own version.

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What Makes a Winner?

13 February 2012

This encouragement poem encourages the reader to always do their best to reach their own potential, as a winning attitude is far greater than a prize winning performance.

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Personification examples in Waiting for the Evening Bus

13 February 2012

This shows all of the examples of personification that this poem uses in bold italics so is great for teaching personification. It is intended to be read after the poem itself (see Waiting or the Evening Bus), so that you can see how many examples of personification you had spotted without the help!

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Waiting for the Evening Bus

12 February 2012

This poem is packed full of examples of personification, using the scenario of standing at the bus stop in an evening, under the lamplight, and picturing each lamp-post as a sentry, standing tall with a vacant, faceless stare. It also includes lots of similes, metaphors, alliteration and a moment of word play to […]

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