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Poetry Features Introduction

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Poetry Features Introduction

Join Ngaio and Rawiri on a rainforest walk. Read the poem, then spot the poetry features and try some of your own. You can read your answers aloud to hear the rhythm.

Read the poem

Rainforest Walk Soft feet follow a winding track, Ngaio spots a shining black beetle. Rain taps a tune on the leaves above, While tūī call from trees we love. Fern fronds sway in the misty air, A silver stream is sparkling there. Step, step, listen—what can we hear? The forest is full of sounds so near!

Spot the features

Use the poem above for Questions 1–5.

1.Which line from the poem has a repeated word that helps make a beat?
  • Soft feet follow a winding track,
  • Step, step, listen—what can we hear?
  • Fern fronds sway in the misty air,
2.Find the two words at the ends of lines 3 and 4 that rhyme.
3.Which pair of words rhymes?
  • fern / air
  • track / black
  • stream / trees
4.In “Rain taps a tune”, what sound do you hear in your imagination? Choose a word or phrase.
5.Match each poetry feature to what it does.
  • Rhyme
  • Repetition
  • Rhythm
  • A word or phrase used again
  • Words with matching end sounds
  • A beat you can hear when words are read aloud

Make poetry

Now use what you noticed to create and play with words.

6.Choose the word that completes the rhyme: “A tūī sings up in a tree; / I listen quietly, _____.”
  • with glee
  • so slowly
  • each day
7.Write two words that rhyme with “rain”.
8.Write a short list poem called “Rainforest Sounds”. Include three sounds and repeat one word or phrase.
9.Read this line aloud: “Step, step, listen—what can we hear?” Which word would you stress to make the walking beat clear?
10.Complete the sentence with one poetry feature and an example from the poem: “I noticed _____ when _____.”

3 printable pages

  • Poetry Features Introduction, page 1 of 3: Read the poem, Spot the features

    Page 1

  • Poetry Features Introduction, page 2 of 3: Make poetry

    Page 2

  • Poetry Features Introduction, page 3 of 3: 8. Write a short list poem called “Rainforest Sounds”. Include three sounds and

    Page 3

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