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The Purple Cow

The Purple Cow. I never saw a purple cow,. I never hope to see one;. But I can tell you, anyhow,. I’d rather see than be one. - Gelett Burgess Talking Like the Rain, p. 35. Quatrain: 4 line poem. The Purple Cow. I never saw a purple cow,. I never hope to see one;.

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The Purple Cow

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  1. The Purple Cow I never saw a purple cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I’d rather see than be one. - Gelett BurgessTalking Like the Rain, p. 35

  2. Quatrain: 4 line poem The Purple Cow I never saw a purple cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I’d rather see than be one. - Gelett BurgessTalking Like the Rain, p. 35

  3. Mud Turtles On the rock the turtles get When they are tired of being wet. Back into the pond they slide When they are tired of being dried. • Grace Taber Hallock • The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom, p.24

  4. Rhyme Scheme Activity1.Color rhyming words the same. Use a different color for each rhyme.2. Write the rhyme scheme in the answer box at the bottom of the page. • Queen Nefertiti • Spin a coin, spin a coin, • All fall down; • Queen Nefertiti • Stalks through the town. • Over the pavements • Her feet go clack. • Her legs areas tall • As a chimney stack; • Her fingers flicker • Like snakes in the air, • The walls split open • At her green-eyed stare; • Her voice is thin • As the ghosts of bees; • She will crumble your bones • She will make your blood freeze. • Spin a coin, spin a coin, • All fall down; • Queen Nefertiti • Stalks through the town. • Anonymous • Talking Like the Rain: A Read-to-me Book of Poems, p. 70 ANSWER BOX: What is the Rhyme Scheme of the poem? ABCB DEFE HIJI KLML ABCB Bonus Question What other poetic devices are in the poem? List at least 1 example for each. Repetition Onomatopoeia

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