RIC-0205 Discovering Poetry
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Abbreviations are words shortened<br />
from their original form. Find two in this<br />
poem and write them in full.<br />
Why do you think this poem is written<br />
without punctuation or initial capital<br />
letters?<br />
Homophones are words with the same<br />
sound but a different spelling and<br />
meaning. Find homophones for the<br />
following words from the poem.<br />
(a) site<br />
(b) there<br />
(c) through<br />
(d) wait<br />
Use a dictionary to help you write<br />
three different meanings for the word<br />
‘server’.<br />
(a)<br />
(b)<br />
(c)<br />
Write another meaning for:<br />
(a) logging<br />
(b) surfing<br />
In the third verse the poet has used<br />
two words to describe a web site.<br />
What are they?<br />
Communicating through email and SMS (mobile phones) is becoming increasingly<br />
more popular. Have a class discussion about emailing and using SMS and think<br />
about the effects these new forms of communications will have on letter writing and<br />
the importance of using correct English. Write about your discussion below.<br />
• letter writing (the old-fashioned way)<br />
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