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Poems and Their Purpose
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Poems and Their Purpose
Read each little poem aloud. Listen for its beat, its rhyming words and the ideas it shares.
A song for the tūī
Tūī in the flax, Sing your morning song. Rain taps on the puddle— Tap, tap, all day long!
1.In “A song for the tūī”, what is singing?
- A tūī
- A gumboot
- A puddle
2.Which two words at the ends of lines rhyme in “A song for the tūī”?
- flax and taps
- song and long
- puddle and day
3.The words “Tap, tap” sound like what in the poem?
- Rain falling
- A bird flying
- A door closing
A poem to make you smile
My gumboot went to tea, It sat beside my chair. It sipped a cup of water— Then splashed it everywhere!
4.What is the funny surprise in “A poem to make you smile”?
5.What might be one purpose of “A poem to make you smile”?
- To make the reader laugh
- To explain how to grow flax
- To tell the weather forecast
6.True or false: A poem can share a feeling or idea using special words and sounds.
TrueFalse
7.Choose a word to finish the rhyme: “I see a bee, buzzing by the ___.”
- tree
- rock
- pond
8.Which poem would you choose to read to make someone smile: “A song for the tūī” or “A poem to make you smile”?
9.Make up one line for a poem about rain. Try to include a rhyming word.
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