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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