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Are You a Poet?
You Know It!
Have you and your friends ever chanted this rhyme while jumping rope?
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, show your shoe, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, that will do! Kids are great poets, but most don’t even know it! The rhymes we learn when we’re very young stick with us for years and years. This is because poetry makes our words more memorable. April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, The Mini Page talked with an expert about children’s poetry.
What is poetry? Poetry is not always rhyming words. But it always uses language in a remarkable way. Ancient people believed that because poets could build a story or a thought in an interesting way, they had more power than ordinary people. For instance, religious texts might be written in a rhythmic (RITH-mic) verse. These words seemed inspired by higher powers. Even some words from the Hebrew Bible are written in verse. For example, from the book of Genesis, chapter 8: While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.Not just religious People also made warnings and curses more memorable with verse, such as this saying: Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning.
Kids are natural poets Children make up rhymes all the time, even using nonsense words. That’s what makes poetry fun! Poet JonArno Lawson plays with words in his poem “Tickle Tackle Botticelli”: Chomp alompa omphalos charber choparoo. Listen up and look around and think a little, too.Favorite poets Some of children’s favorite authors are poets, including Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss, who was famous for nonsense words like these (from “Bartholomew and the Oobleck”): Shuffle, duffle, muzzle, muff!
These girls in Virginia are doing a hand-clapping routine called “My Left, My Left.”
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Words that remind us of poetry are hidden in the block below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: ALLITERATION, ASSONANCE, CALLIGRAM, CONCRETE, CONSONANCE, HEAD, LANGUAGE, MEMORABLE, PERFECT, POEM, POET, POETRY, POWERFUL, PROSE, RHYTHMIC, SIGHT, SLANT, SOUND, VISUAL, WORD.
Poetry try ’nfind
Do you write poetry?
M P B E H E C N A N O S N O C A E K V T E C P O E T R Y H I R R M P L E G N O T G D R T M G F W O R D R A A W H D A E H I E X E R O N C U N E G M O T L C J M G A S U N G O R I P Y L T N A L S B E O O N S F S H A Z V I S U A L W S C A S U R C Q N O I T A R E T I L L A L
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The Mini Page provides ideas for websites, books or other resources that will help you learn more about this week’s topics.On the Web:
• www.shelsilverstein.com• www.poetry4kids.com
At the library:• “Knock at a Star: A Child’s Introduction to Poetry”
by X.J. Kennedy and Dorothy M. Kennedy• “Poem in Your Pocket for Young Poets,” selected
by Bruno Navasky, published with the Academy of American Poets
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Some Poetic Words When someone writes a story using prose (language written or spoken in an ordinary way), the story is the most important thing. But when an author uses poetry, the way the words read or sound is part of the goal, along with the story. Let’s explore some different kinds of poetry.Rhyme Most people think of poems as always rhyming, but they don’t. Even when they do, there are different kinds of rhyming. • Perfect, such as moon and June • Sight rhymes, such as though and bough. These words don’t rhyme when we say them, but they look the same on the page. • Slant rhymes, in which the last consonant is the same, such as whip and top • Head rhymes, in which the beginnings of stressed words sound the same, such as pretty as a picture. This is also called alliteration.
Concrete poetry With concrete poetry, the author might arrange the words and letters on the page to make an interesting pattern. This is similar to visual poetry, but the picture doesn’t go with the poem. It’s usually just a neat design.Sound poetry This type of poetry uses noises that sound interesting together but may not mean anything. You can listen to examples of sound poetry from author Kurt Schwitters here: www.ubu.com/sound/schwitters.html. Poetry terms • Assonance is a vowel sound repeated within a line, such as How now brown cow? • Consonance is a consonant sound repeated within a line, such as Pitter patter.
Visual poetry Visual poetry is meant to be seen. For example, a poem about the ocean might be written in the shape of waves, or a poem about baseball might be written in the shape of a ball. This is also called a calligram.
Can you use some of these different types of poetry to write your own poem?
COPYRIGHT © 1974, renewed 2002 EVIL EYE MUSIC, LLC. Reprinted with permis-sion from the Estate of Shel Silverstein and HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Mini Spy . . .Mini Spy and her friends are listening to a poetry reading at the school library. See if you can find: • exclamation mark • man in the moon• carrot • letter V • lima bean • toothbrush• sock • spade • fish • word MINI• canoe • tin can • letter A • key• candy cane • letter H • ladder • ant• pencil • ring • letter E • question mark
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Rookie Cookie’s RecipeOrange Chicken Stir-Fry
You’ll need:• 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided• 2 cups raw chicken, cut into strips• 2 carrots, sliced in diagonal strips• 1 cup sugar snap peas• 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced• 1 green pepper, cut in stripsWhat to do:1. Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in wok on medium heat; stir-fry chicken for 5 to 8
minutes until cooked through. Remove chicken to separate bowl.2. Heat second teaspoon olive oil; add all vegetables and stir-fry for 3 to 5
minutes until crisp-tender. Add chicken back to wok.3. In a small bowl, combine orange juice with cornstarch.4. Add soy sauce, honey and ground ginger. Mix well.5. Pour sauce over chicken and vegetables; heat until sauce thickens slightly.6. Sprinkle nuts on top. Serve with rice.You will need an adult’s help with this recipe.
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• 3/4 cup orange juice• 1 tablespoon cornstarch• 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce• 1 tablespoon honey• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger• 1/4 cup sliced almonds or cashews
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Meet Seth Green Seth Green acts as the model for the computer-generated Milo in the Disney movie “Mars Needs Moms.” He has acted in many movies, including “Old Dogs,” “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” and “My Stepmother Is an Alien.” He has acted in several TV shows, even appearing on “Sesame Street.” He co-created a comic book series and has also created his own adult-level animated series.
Seth, 37, was born in Philadelphia. He has one older sister. Their mom is an artist and their dad is a math teacher. He fell in love with acting when he was 6 years old, appearing in a play at a summer camp. By the time he was 7, he had landed a job in a commercial. He acted in his first movie when he was 8.
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Paul: Which poet always did his work carefully and completely? Percy: Henry David Thorough!
Petra: What type of poetry do aliens enjoy?Pierre: Universes!
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All the following jokes have something in common. Can you guess the common theme or category?
Pam: Who was the tallest poet?Patton: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow!
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Poets and Their Poems
The Mini Page StaffBetty Debnam - Founding Editor and Editor at Large Lisa Tarry - Managing Editor Lucy Lien - Associate Editor Wendy Daley - Artist
I had a cat,greysoftfatgiven to grrrringquite softlyand prrrrring.Slipped off one morningnear the green glen.That was my catwho was not seen again.I had a dog,noisy and yellowvery cold nosewonderful fellow.Trotted one eveningout after a packof dog-footed friendsand never came back.I had a bird,bright blue in a cagesang without ceaseon his miniature stage.Sat on my shoulderlooked in my eyesailed out the windowand into the sky.I have a lion,furry and kindsits on a shelfnear the autos that wind.Eyes wild and goldentail like a tufthe never will slip out and leave me.He’s stuffed.
Shel Silverstein’s poems have enchanted kids and adults for many years. Two favorites are “The Giving Tree” and “The Missing Piece.” This poem, called “One Inch Tall,” is from Shel’s book “Where the Sidewalk Ends”:
While weKnow they areEnormous suns,Gold lashingFire-oceans,Seas of heavy silver flame,They look asThough they couldBe sweptDown, and heaped,Cold crystalSparks, in oneCupped palm.
Karla Kuskin is a favorite children’s author and poet.
Karla Kuskin1932-2009
Valerie Worth wrote poems about ordinary and sometimes small things, such as bugs and mud. This poem is called “Stars.”
Valerie Worth 1933-1994
Look for books at your library by these and other poets. Librarians will be happy to help you!
Jack Prelutsky loves to have fun with language. Here’s his poem “It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles”:
Jack Prelutsky1940 -
The Mini Page thanks Joseph Thomas Jr., associate professor of English and comparative literature, San Diego State University, and author of “Poetry’s Playground,” for help with this issue.
Next week, The Mini Page is about the Civil War.
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Copyright © 1959, renewed 1986 by Karla Kuskin. Reprinted by permission of Scott Treimel New York
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If you were only one inch tall, you’d ride a worm to school.The teardrop of a crying ant would be your swimming pool.A crumb of cake would be a feastAnd last you seven days at least, A flea would be a frightening beastIf you were one inch tall.If you were only one inch tall, you’d walk beneath the door,And it would take about a month to get down to the store.A bit of fluff would be your bed,You’d swing upon a spider’s thread,And wear a thimble on your headIf you were one inch tall.You’d surf across the kitchen sink upon a stick of gum.You couldn’t hug your mama, you’d just have to hug her thumb.You’d run from people’s feet in fright,To move a pen would take all night,(This poem took fourteen years to write – ‘Cause I’m just one inch tall).
Copyright © 2000 by Jack Prelutsky
It’s raining pigs and noodles,it’s pouring frogs and hats,chrysanthemums and poodles,bananas, brooms, and cats.Assorted prunes and parrotsare dropping from the sky,here comes a bunch of carrots,some hippopotami.It’s raining pens and pickles,and eggs and silverware.A flood of figs and nickelsis falling through the air.I see a swan, a sweater,a clock, a model train –I like this so much betterthan when it’s raining rain.
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Supersport: Aaron RodgersHeight: 6-2 Birthdate: 12-2-83Weight: 225 Hometown: Chico, Calif. In a world where everybody seems to be in a hurry, Aaron Rodgers had to wait. In his first three NFL seasons, he was a reserve quarterback who rarely played. But his patience and hard
work paid off. Rodgers finally got a chance to start in 2008 for Green Bay and turned into a superstar. Rodgers enjoyed his finest hour on Feb. 6, when he led the Packers to their fourth Super Bowl title with a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Aaron was simply super, passing for 304 yards and three touchdowns, and earning the game’s MVP award. That capped a third straight sensational season for the former California University star, who in six seasons has the highest career completion percentage among Packers quarterbacks (64.4 percent).
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