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5th Grade Poetry Unit
5th Grade Poetry Unit
Label me activity
Rhyme Schemes
• Drop and stop rhyme
• Must be labeled with letters
• Opossums
Oppossums at times take a notion to drop a
Whatever they’re doing and come to a stop. a
It’s called “playing possum,” and clearly it’s why b
They’re mostly ignored by the folks passing by. B
Jane is an angel.
Steve is a volcano ready to erupt.
Sarah is a bright start in the class.
Dan is a clown in class.
Simile
• A simile compares two things USING the
words “like” or “as”
• Examples
– Mr. Walker is like a giant.
Eyes and Nose
His eyes were bright blue
like the sky's nearly night.
His nose was like a bulb
with a red shaded light.
Metaphors & Similes
Assessment
• Butterflies are as light as feathers
They a paper bags floating in the air
And are as beautiful as dancing spirits
I think they are small stars in the sky.
Sometimes they are as blue as tear drops
I bet they love flowers swaying in the
breeze
Butterflies are so cool!
Responding to Poetry &
Reading Fluently
• Night (poem in booklet)
• Turn and Talk
– I think this poem is about _____ because
_____”.