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Look at Animalia by Graeme Base
A fun and easy kind of poem to write is an “alliteration poem.” Alliteration is when you repeat the beginning consonant sounds of words, such as “big blue baseball bat” or “round red robin.”
Writing alliteration poems is a terrific creativity exercise. Not only is it an easy way to write a poem, it’s a great way to get your brains working. You’ll need to think of a lot of alliterative words, and then form them into rhyming sentences.
WRITING AN ALLITERATION POEM IN FIVE EASY STEPS
Step 1: To write an alliteration poem, first pick a consonant. It can be any letter of the alphabet except for the vowels a, e, i, o, or u. For example, let’s say you choose the letter “B.”
Step 2: Think of as many words as you can that start with your letter and write them down. You’re going to need nouns, verbs, and adjectives, like this:
Nouns (things)
Verbs (actions, doing words)
Adjectives (describing words)
Step 3: Form a sentence or two with some of your words, like this:
I bought a black banana,
And a broken baseball bat.
Step 4: See if you can add another sentence or two and a rhyme.
I bought a black banana,
And a broken baseball bat.
A burst balloon, a busted boat,
A beat-up bowler hat.
Step 5: Finally, see if you can come up with a reason for all of these things as a way to end your poems. Here’s what I thought of.
I bought a black banana,
And a broken baseball bat.
A burst balloon, a busted boat,
A beat-up bowler hat.
I wasn’t being brainy, bright,
or brilliant, but you see,
My brain was boggled after
Being bitten by a bee.
Assessment - Write your own alliterative poem for your poetry packet
Look at Animalia by Graeme Base
A fun and easy kind of poem to write is an “alliteration poem.” Alliteration is when you repeat the beginning consonant sounds of words, such as “big blue baseball bat” or “round red robin.”
Writing alliteration poems is a terrific creativity exercise. Not only is it an easy way to write a poem, it’s a great way to get your brains working. You’ll need to think of a lot of alliterative words, and then form them into rhyming sentences.
WRITING AN ALLITERATION POEM IN FIVE EASY STEPS
Step 1: To write an alliteration poem, first pick a consonant. It can be any letter of the alphabet except for the vowels a, e, i, o, or u. For example, let’s say you choose the letter “B.”
Step 2: Think of as many words as you can that start with your letter and write them down. You’re going to need nouns, verbs, and adjectives, like this:
Nouns (things)
- Banana
- Bee
- Bat
- Baseball
- Boat
Verbs (actions, doing words)
- Buy
- Be
- Bust
- Beat
Adjectives (describing words)
- Black
- Bad
- Big
- Brilliant
- Broken
Step 3: Form a sentence or two with some of your words, like this:
I bought a black banana,
And a broken baseball bat.
Step 4: See if you can add another sentence or two and a rhyme.
I bought a black banana,
And a broken baseball bat.
A burst balloon, a busted boat,
A beat-up bowler hat.
Step 5: Finally, see if you can come up with a reason for all of these things as a way to end your poems. Here’s what I thought of.
I bought a black banana,
And a broken baseball bat.
A burst balloon, a busted boat,
A beat-up bowler hat.
I wasn’t being brainy, bright,
or brilliant, but you see,
My brain was boggled after
Being bitten by a bee.
Assessment - Write your own alliterative poem for your poetry packet