POEMS ABOUT ANIMALS

These are all of my poems which are about, or which mention animals. I have also provided a brief description of the figurative writing and poetic techniques that are used in each one to help you to ascertain which ones will be most useful in teaching or learning these specific things.

Poor Little Pit Pony

30 January 2012

This acrostic poem includes alliteration and is inspired by a visit to Wakefield Coal Mining Museum where a visit underground helps to build up some empathy for the kind of life the pit ponies had.

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My Mum’s Menagerie

29 January 2012

This silly word play poem is full of lots of animal sayings that have double meanings.

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Horse: A Champion in His Field

28 January 2012

This descriptive ‘story’ poem uses rhythm to give emphasis to the subject, and is FULL of figurative language.  It includes an enormous amount of alliteration, imagery and metaphors, with a small amount of personification and word play.

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Guessing Game

27 January 2012

How soon can you guess the animal from the clues in this rhyming, descriptive haiku?

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Bad Behaviour At The Alliteration Zoo

21 January 2012

    I wrote this poem specifically as an example of alliteration poetry, demonstrating alliteration to children in an obvious and humorous way…

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A Poetic Nature Trail

15 January 2012

A Poetic Nature Trail   This children’s poem is full of alliteration and word play, with some hyperbole (exaggeration for effect) and similes and metaphors.  The poem is deliberately written to be ‘performed’ by a teacher, as if on a nature trail, with the purpose of encouraging children that they could be undiscovered poets.

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Animal Rescue

5 December 2011

  Welcome to my animal sanctuary. I have absolutely anything that you could possibly ever want. What was it you were looking for?

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Alliteration Al

23 November 2011

  An Alliteration Poem , specifically written for the purposes of demonstrating alliteration.  (Please note that I have used something called “poetic license” here, which basically means that poets can get away with anything! )   However, please make sure that you spell the word “Thankyou” correctly or I will be in trouble with the spelling police! […]

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