RIC-0205 Discovering Poetry

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Comprehension Alliteration is the same consonant repeated in a line; for example, We could smell the salty sea. Find examples in the poem and write them below. Adjectives describe nouns; e.g. irritable eel. What four adjectives are used to describe water in the poem? Verbs are action words; e.g. contemplating. What three verbs describe the movement of the eels in the poem? Synonyms are words with the same or a similar meaning. Write synonyms for these words in the poem. (a) beckoning (b) attempted (c) lurking Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Write antonyms for these. (a) deep (b) stony (c) bright (d) disappeared Onomatopoeia is where the sound of a word also expresses its meaning; e.g. rippling, screech. Write an example from the poem. Find two other ways to write the word ‘endlessly’ (stanza 6). ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy Write a short story telling how the ‘silver ring with gemstones three’ came to be in the water and how the eels came to be its guardians. Plan your story below and write it on a separate sheet of paper. R.I.C. Publications www.ricgroup.com.au 31 Discovering Poetry ISBN 978-1-86311-834-7
Find words to describe things in the environment, either harmless or dangerous, that are winding. (a) road (b) snake (c) rope (d) hosepipe (e) power lines Write a poem in the shape below. Choose your own topic, or write about a journey. Try to use some rhyme. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy Write a short ballad that tells a story. Remember; ballads are meant to be spoken aloud and they can have some repeated rhyme, such as ‘winds around, winds around’. (a) Write ideas for your poem in the box. (b) Write your poem on a separate sheet of paper. Read your poem to a friend, your group or the class. R.I.C. Publications www.ricgroup.com.au 32 Discovering Poetry ISBN 978-1-86311-834-7
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