GRADE 5 English Language Arts

GRADE 5 English Language Arts

Poetry that tells a story.

Robert Pottle

With My Foot in My Mouth, by Dennis Lee The reason I clobbered Your door like that, Is cause it's time We had a chat. But don't start getting Talkative- I've got a speech I want to give: "A person needs A pal a lot, And a pal is what I'm glad I've got, So thank you. Thank you." There, it's said! I feel my earlobes Getting red, And I wish you wouldn't Grin that way! It isn't healthy, Night or day. But even though You're such a jerk, With your corny jokes And your goofy smirk, I'm sort of glad You're my old pard. You're cheaper than A bodyguard, And smaller than a Saint Bernard, And cleaner than a Wrecker's yard. I like the way You save on socks: You wear them till they're Hard as rocks. And I think those missing Teeth are keen: Your mouth looks like A slot machine And every time I see you grin, I stick another Quarter in. You make me laugh Till we trip on chairs; One day we nearly Fell downstairs. But I think you're kind of Brave, I guess: Your no means no, Your yes means yes, And even if It makes you shrink, You say the things You really think. In fact your mouth Is never closed- Your tonsils blush, They're so exposed. And your tweety voice Is never quiet; They must put birdseed In your diet. Still, you seem to know, When we kid a lot, A time for kidding A time for not- Cause often things I say to you, I'd ache if any Body knew. You choke me up, You make me sneeze, I've caught you like A rare disease. I'd like to come and Rub your back; I'd like to feed you Crackerjack And send you messages In code And walk along you Like a road And bath you till your Fleas are gone And stuff you like A mastodon, And let's go play In Kendal Park; There's still an hour Before it's dark. Cause some things last and some things end- I want you always For my friend.

Shape or concrete poems are arranged in the shape of the topic. They make a picture that is as much a part of the poem s message as the words.

STRUCTURE: 3 lines, 17 syllables: First line, 5 syllables Second line, 7 syllables Third line, 5 syllables Capital at beginning of each line. But punctuation and indention is up to you, the author to put it in your poem (or not). EXAMPLES: Gracefully slither He sneaks to the net untouched With one swing he scores. Falling to the ground, I watch a leaf settle down In a bed of brown. White flakes fall across My test paper. Snow day? Or Should I wash my hair? The wind is blowing It is blowing very hard I don't like the wind. I walk across sand And find myself blistering In the hot, hot heat Haikus are easy But sometimes they don't make sense Refrigerator. Green and speckled legs, Hop on logs and lily pads Splash in cool water. An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, Splash! Silence again.

DESCRIPTION: Line 1: One word (noun; serves as title) Line 2: Two words (adjectives; describes your title) Line 3: Three words (verbs; action words - ing) Line 4: Four words (describes a feeling or opinion on your topic) Line 5: One word (noun; another word for your title) EXAMPLES: Watermelon Juicy, sweet Dripping, slurping, smacking So messy to eat Yummy Penguins White, black Waddling, swimming, eating Playing in the water Emperors Celery Stringy, bitter Groaning, grimacing, gagging Tastes like horrid medicine Garbage

Limericks, like all poetic forms, have a set of rules that you need to follow. The rules for a limerick are fairly simple: They are five lines long Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme with one another Lines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other They are usually funny They have a distinctive rhythm: da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da DUM da da DUM da DUM da da DUM da DUM da da DUM da da DUM EXAMPLE: There was an old man of Peru Who dreamt he was eating his shoe. He woke in the night, With a terrible fright, And found it was perfectly true. OTHER EXAMPLES OF LIMERICKS: There once was a baby named Lou And he grew and he grew and he grew And he grew and he grew And he grew and he grew, But he stopped when he reached six foot two.

There once was a Martian named Zed With antennae all over his head. He sent out a lot Of di-di-dash-dot But nobody knows what he said. There once were two back-country geezers Who got porcupine quills up their sneezers. They sat beak to beak For more than a week Working over each other with tweezers There was a young schoolboy of Rye, Who was baked by mistake in a pie. To his mother s disgust He emerged through the crust, And exclaimed, with a yawn, "Where am I?" There was an Old Man in a boat, Who said, 'I'm afloat, I'm afloat!' When they said, 'No! you ain't!' He was ready to faint, That unhappy Old Man in a boat. There once was a turkey named Chummy, Mom thought that he might be quite yummy. He waddled away On Thanksgiving Day -- But still ended up in my tummy!

Formula poems follow a basic set of directions. Here are some examples: I wish poems I am poems If I was poems The Senses I like poems I believe poems I like scary movies on really dark nights. I like writing adventure stories. I like riding horses. I like rain dancing on the roof. I like getting good grades. I wish I was a super human being. I wish I could go anywhere I want to go. I wish that I had my own tree that grew oranges. I wish I could make it snow and rain. If I were a duck, I would swim across the pond. I could race the fish that swim with the light. I could float in the wind. I could waddle where I please.

I Am Poem 1st Stanza I am (two special characteristics you have). I wonder (something you are actually curious about). I hear (an imaginary sound). I see (an imaginary sight) I want (an actual desire). I am (the first line of the poem repeated). 2nd Stanza I pretend (something you actually pretend to do). I feel (a feeling about something imaginary). I touch (an imaginary touch). I worry (something that really bothers you) I cry (something that makes you very sad). I am (the first line of the poem repeated). 3rd Stanza I understand (something you know is true). I say (something you believe in). I dream (something you actually dream about). I try (something you really make an effort about). I hope (something you actually hope for). I am (the first line of the poem repeated).

A Tanka poem contains 31 syllables arranged in five lines, 5 7 5 7 7.