Rainforest Poems Pyramid Poems using adjectives Features Start

Rainforest Poems

Pyramid Poems (using adjectives) Features Start with the noun Add 1 adjective, Then add a 2 nd adjective Then add a 3 rd adjective Finally add a verb to describe what the animal does. • Make sure the poem ends up in a pyramid shape. EXT: • Don’t use obvious adjectives. i. e. Green grass! • EXT: Try using alliteration (the same letter for each adjective) • • •

What animals do poems (using verbs) Features • Start lines 1 -4 with the noun(animal) • Add 2 verbs on each line to describe the animal (lines 1 -4) • Lines 5 -6, describe what the animal does in more detail. • Lines 4 and 4 rhyme. EXT • Try adding some adjectives in lines 5 -6.

Animal Adverbs (using ly words) Features • First, think of some suitable verbs to describe you animal. • Then, choose an adverb to describe how the animal does each action. • Start each line with the adverb. EXT: • Try adding in some adjectives to add more description. • Try adding a simile or metaphor

Move like the rainforest (verbs and nouns) Features Use the animals from the Kapok Tree to create your own poem. • Start with a verb on lines 1 -3 • Line 4, and ………………. . just like me! Add in a suitable verb to describe you • Change the noun at the end of each line (lines 13) • Make lines 2 and 4 rhyme. EXT • Try adding in some adjectives.

Deep in the rainforest (using lots of description) Features • Keep the repeating phrase for lines 1 and 2 each time. • Change lines 3 and 4 in each verse. • Include a noun and a verb (lines 3 and 4) • Try to make lines 2 and 4 rhyme in each verse • In verse 6, lines 3 -5 repeat each time. Change the verb and adverb. • In verse 6, lines 2 and 6 rhyme EXT • Try adding some adjectives to describe the nouns.

List Poem (In the rainforest you will see: ) Features • Decide on the nouns you would see in the rainforest (animals, plants, river, sun, rain) • Describe these nouns on each line. • Try different descriptive features on different lines. EXT • Try using expanded noun phrases (adjectives) • Try using verbs and adverbs • Try using alliteration (start each word with the same letter) • Try using a simile (using like or as) • Try using a metaphor (using is or was) • Try using personification (giving things human behaviours and emotions).