4BK Class Assembly: Poetry
Yusra
Gillian
Sajin
Lily
Bethany
Rosie
Good afternoon and welcome to our class
assembly.
This term we have been studying poetry.
We have been using the Internet to research
different kinds of poetry.
One type of poem that we have looked at is a
ballad.
A ballad is a simple song where the verses are
all sung to the same melody or rhythm
A ballad is a song that tells a story, and it can
be dramatic , funny or romantic.
The class will perform I often contradict
myself – a funny ballad by Keith Nesbitt
Half Class- I often contradict myself.
Other half class- Oh no, I never do.
Half class- I argue with me day and night.
OHC- That simply isn’t true.
HC- Oh yes it is.
OHC- Oh no it's not.
HC- I do this all day long.
OHC- Oh no I don't.
HC- Oh yes I do.
OHC- That's right.
HC- No way! It's wrong.
HC- I'm really quite agreeable.
OHc- I argue night and day.
HC- I love to be around myself.
OHC- I wish I'd go away.
Presley
OHC- So if you see me arguing,
HC – it’s certain that you won't.
OHC- I like to contradict myself.
HC – I promise you I don't.
Jake
Elliott
Dylan
Lexi
Aafna, Bethany, Lily,
Rosie, Presley
James Jake Tyler Ryley
Leo Michael
Nafiz
Tyler
Leo
Ryley
Etty
Ellis
Natalie
April
Michael
Another type of poem is a limerick.
Limericks have five lines and are silly and
funny.
The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with
each other.
The third and fourth lines rhyme too.
Here is an example of a limerick
There once was an ape in a zoo
Who looked out through the bars and saw
YOU!
Do you think it's fair
To give poor apes a scare?
I think it's a mean thing to do.
Here is another example
An elephant lay in his bunk,
In slumber his chest rose and sunk,
He snored and he snored
Till the jungle folks roaredThen his wife tied a knot in his trunk
Haikus are another type of poem.
"Haiku" is a traditional form of Japanese
poetry.
Haiku poems consist of 3 lines
It is important to write the correct amount of
syllables in a haiku.
The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5
syllables and the middle line has 7
syllables. The lines rarely rhyme.
Haikus are often about nature
Here are some examples:
Green and speckled legs,
Hop on logs and lily pads
Splash in cool water.
In a pouch I grow,
On a southern continent -Strange creatures I know.
The next type of poem we researched was an
Demmi-Lee
Chloe
Kayla
Rhyan
Jak
Frankie
Yusra
Gillian
Sajin
Lily
Bethany
Rosie
Presley
Jake
Elliott
Dylan
Lexi
Aafna
acrostic poem
An acrostic poem is a very fun poem for kids
Each acrostic poem has a topic idea running
down the left side of the poem
Each letter in the topic word has a new
thought that runs off the side from left to right
and is relevant to the topic word.
Here is an example of an acrostic poem
A narrative poem tells you a story
They do not have to rhyme all the time
They do not have a particular number of
verses
Narratives do not have a particular number of
lines.
An example is: Adventures of Isabel by Ogden
Nash
Isabel met an enormous bear,
Isabel, Isabel, didn't care;
The bear was hungry, the bear was
ravenous,
The bear's big mouth was cruel and
cavernous.
The bear said, Isabel, glad to meet you,
How do, Isabel, now I'll eat you!
Isabel, Isabel, didn't worry.
Isabel didn't scream or scurry.
She washed her hands and she
straightened her hair up,
Then Isabel quietly ate the bear up.
Once in a night as black as pitch
Isabel met a wicked old witch.
the witch's face was cross and wrinkled,
The witch's gums with teeth were
sprinkled.
Ho, ho, Isabel! the old witch crowed,
I'll turn you into an ugly toad!
Isabel, Isabel, didn't worry,
James
Nafiz
Tyler
Leo
Ryley
Isabel didn't scream or scurry,
She showed no rage and she showed no
rancor,
But she turned the witch into milk and
drank her.
Isabel met a hideous giant,
Isabel continued self reliant.
The giant was hairy, the giant was horrid,
He had one eye in the middle of his
forehead.
Good morning, Isabel, the giant said,
I'll grind your bones to make my bread.
Isabel, Isabel, didn't worry,
Isabel didn't scream or scurry.
She nibbled the toast that she always fed
off,
And when it was gone, she cut the giant's
Etty
Ellis
Natalie
April
Michael
Demmi-Lee
Chloe
head off.
Another type of poetry is a sonnet
English sonnets consist of 14 lines; three, four
line verses accompanied by a two line closing
verse.
Sonnets have a special rhyming scheme
The first and third lines of each four line verse
rhyme
and the second and fourth lines of each four
line verse rhyme.
The two lines of the closing verse should
rhyme as well.
Here is an example of a sonnet
Kayla
CAT VERSUS
Rhyan
Jak
My cat stares blankly at the wall
Trying to hunt the light.
She flicks her tail and starts to crawl,
Eyes focused, fur upright.
Frankie
I watch her, silently, as she creeps
Slowly towards her prey.
Yusra
I remain still, as if fast asleep
For this is not child’s play.
Gillian
Her moving stops, she is ready
To jump up and attack.
Sajin
I see her ascend, now unsteady;
I gasp, and she looks back.
Lily
Bethany
Rosie
Presley
Jake
Nafiz
Her eyes are chasms, black holes throughout,
And my flashlight goes quickly out.
Finally we have been writing some riddles.
They are all based on animals
Can you guess which animal they are about?
Thank you for listening to our assembly