exploring poetry for young learners

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EXPLORING POETRY FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

Prepared By:Cm Nizwan bin Che GhaniNorshazila bt. RosleeNursha-Irma bt. Zainal

Syaimaa bt. Abd. Halim


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DEFINITION OF POETRY

The art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful,

imaginative, or elevated thoughts.


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ALPHABET (ABC)

Each line in the poetry begins with subsequentletters of alphabets.The poetry need not be rhythmic and the flow of alphabet is given more importance.

Example

A young girl was walking in the rain.

But her umbrella didn't open.Couldn't run, couldn't hurry,Dressed in new shoes,Entered a house full of chocolates.Found all her friends enjoying them.


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ACROSTIC

This is a typical form of poetry where the first letter of each line form a word itself.The letters are vertically aligned to form a word,

that may be the subject of the poem.

Example

Crisp and colorful Adorable and crunchy Nice and tasty Delicious and tempting Yummy and best


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AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL

An autobiographical poem is personal - it revealssomething about the person writing the poem.It does not have to rhyme

Example

I'm a Jilly JoeI love to sail and row I love flying kitesonly to end up with fightsMy friends hate meFor I'm a wannabeI love myself For I'm Jilly Joe


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CINQUAINS

Cinquains have five linesLine 1: Title (noun) - 1 wordLine 2: Description - 2 wordsLine 3: Action - 3 wordsLine 4: Feeling (phrase) - 4 wordsLine 5: Title (synonym for the title) - 1 word

ExampleCatsFurry, friendlyPurring, playing, sleepingFriends when you need themPets


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BALLAD

Ballad is one of the types of poems for children that hasto be rhythmic.The poetry retells a historical event or one can also pen

down personal experiences in the form of a rhyme.Example

It ' s Snow Wonder

It's snow wonder that we cheer Snowflakes when they fall each year ~Charles Ghigna


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HAIKU

It's a kind of poem that evolved from Japan and isbased mainly on nature.It's usually has three lines where the first linecontains 3 syllables, the second line 7 syllables and

the third line 5 syllables.

Example

'Nigh t and Day ' The stars are shining

they will shimmer and they'll glow until the sun shines~ Mattie M.


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RHYMING

Rhyming is a kind of poetry that has a rhythmicpattern and it flows in the form of couplets, tripletsand quatrains

Example

'Couplets ' Twinkle twinkle little star How I wonder what you are!

'Triplets ' All that I could say,I was happy and gay,For it's the month of May.


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LIMERICK

It's a poetry that consists of 5 lines.The last word of the first, second and the fifth linerhymes and the last word of third and fourth linerhymes.

ExampleThere once was a fellow named Tim

whose dad never taught him to swimHe fell off a dockand sunk like a rock

And that was the end of him


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I WISH

Each line of the poem begins with the word I wish. Example :I wish I had three day weekends

I wish I had a nap at noonI wish I had more time to playI wish I had greener grassI wish I had whiter teethI wish I had summer year roundI wish I had six pack absI wish I had a magic wandto make all my wishescome true.


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TEACHING STRATEGIES IN CLASSROOM

Introduce and explore a variety of poems

Help students to understand the poems

Engage students with poetry* A Poem A Day * Reading aloud


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Get them excited in reading and learning poetry

* Choral reading * Duet * Competition

Help them to express their feelings through poetry

Help and guide them in creating poems*step by step guide

Give constructive comments and praises

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