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April is…. National Poetry Month. Let’s learn about. Free-verse poetry. What is Free-verse poetry ?. A type of poetry that does not rhyme. Punctuation, line breaks, font, and arrangement on the page matters!. It can have any number of lines and be about any subject.
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April is… National Poetry Month Let’s learn about Free-verse poetry
What is Free-verse poetry? • A type of poetry that does not rhyme. • Punctuation, line breaks, font, and arrangement on the page matters! • It can have any number of lines and be about any subject.
Featured free-verse:MacLachlan, Patricia. Once I Ate a Pie. 2006.
For each poem… • Observe the illustration of the dog. • Listen to the dog’s behaviors. • Decide if you would like to own the dog or not. Thumbs up = would like to own Thumbs down = would NOT like to own 4. HAVE EVIDENCEto support your thinking!
Looking for more poetry? Non-fiction section 811