Poetry Packet

Name_______________________

MELINDA MAE
BY SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Have you heard of tiny Melinda Mae,

Who ate a monstrous whale?

She thought she could,

She said she would,

So she started in right at the tail.

And everyone said, 'You're much too small,'

But that didn't bother Melinda at all,

She took little bites and she shewed very slow,

Just like a little girl should...

...and eighty-nine years later she ate that whale

Because she said she would!!!

HOW NOT TO HAVE TO DRY THE DISHES

by Shel Silverstein

If you have to dry the dishes

(Such an awful, boring chore)

If you have to dry the dishes

(Stead of going to the store)

If you have to dry the dishes

And you drop one on the floor

Maybe they wont let you

Dry the dishes anymore.

 MY NEIGHBORS DOG IS PURPLE

BY JACK PRELUTZKY

1. Draw a RED box around each STANZA.

2. Put a BLUE dot at the end of each LINE BREAK.

3. Circle words that RHYME in GREEN.

My neighbors dog is purple;

its eyes are large and green,

its tail is almost endless,

the longest I have seen.

My neighbors dog is quiet,

it does not bark one bit,

but when my neighbors dog is near,

I feel afraid of it.

My neighbors dog looks nasty,

it has a wicked smile

before my neighbor painted it,

it was a crocodile.
1. Draw a RED box around each STANZA.

2. Put a BLUE dot at the end of each LINE BREAK.

3. Circle words that RHYME in GREEN.

My Noisy Brother

By Bruce Lansky

My brothers such a noisy kid,

when he eats soup he slurps.

When he drinks milk he gargles.

And after meals he burps.

He cracks his knuckles when hes bored.

He whistles when he walks.

He snaps his fingers when he sings,

and when hes mad he squawks.

At night my brother snores so loud

it sounds just like a riot.

Even when he sleeps

my noisy brother isnt quiet.

1. Draw a RED box around each STANZA.

2. Put a BLUE dot at the end of each LINE BREAK.

3. Circle words that RHYME in GREEN

CARMEN STAAR Questions-

1. Does the poem have

 Question Your answer
A serious subject ?
Plot and conflict ?
A rhyming pattern ?
A common theme ?

Question Your answer

Are there Stanzas in the
poem?
Is there repetition in
the poem?
Are there short lines in the
poem?

What did you learn in the paragraph above the poem?

I learned
that_______________________________________________________

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CARMEN STAAR Questions-

2. The reader can tell that the poem is written in free-verse form because
it does not have-

A. A serious subject

B. Plot and conflict

 C. A rhyming pattern

D. A common theme

3. Which poetic structure is found in the poem?

A. Stanzas

B. Use or repetition

C. Short line length

4. The paragraph above the title of the poem is included to-

A. Help readers understand how the students feel about their teacher

B. Persuade readers to write a poem about a special school event

C. Encourage readers to think about their school experiences

 What does the author
mean when he says. Run,
jump, flip, hang, double
jump and climb?

It means
that_______________
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What helps the reader

know that, A Love Poem
is a lyrical poem?
A.It includes dialogue

B. It has a rhyming
pattern

C. Its divided into

paragraphs

D. It has emotion and

is told by one person