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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The river makes his way along the mountain path he chooses Shamelessly eroding rocks, as on his way he cruises. Starting at a steady pace, he’s happy to go slow And meanwhile smaller tributaries come to join the flow. Then he descends the mountain as excitedly he speeds Splishing, splashing, tumbling, while onwards he proceeds. Then all at once the heady heights encourage him to dive… Enthusiasm leads the way, the w a t e r f a l l arrives! Acrobatic, somersaulting, D I V I N G As From t r i b The top u The river reaches base with one t almighty belly flop! a His bubbling intensity r i e Soon begins to show… s contribute, so he begins to grow Swiftly riding on the rocks, He weaves his way along. Passing through the estuary But keen to carry on. Then finally, his destination Comes within his view; the sea is beckoning from waters deep and oh so blue… So finally, what started as a river’s gentle motion Is all encapsulated in the wide and mighty ocean. |
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